If you use Windows Terminal Services for remote desktop access, it’s common to run into this nasty error message from time to time: The terminal server has exceeded the maximum number of allowed connections. The error refers to the maximum 2 remote connections that are allowed to a Windows 2000 server (or up… XP only […]
An image I saw in Phil Dangler’s photostream clued me into this awesome application: This Atari 2600 Label Maker produces authentic looking Atari 2600 “Picture Labels” using your own image and title. The “Picture Label” is the most common Atari 2600 label and features a large image on a black background. The game title is […]
Philipp Lenssen of Google Blogoscoped is working on an upcoming book on Google Office: I’m happy to tell you I’ve started writing a book with O’Reilly’s Maker Media group, currently titled Google Office Hacks! The book will not focus on search, but on the existing & growing applications suite Google provides. It will provide tricks […]
With a little quick soldering, you can convert your Linksys router to receive it’s DC power through the ethernet uplink instead of through a separate power cable. This is incredibly useful if you want to place your router above the ceiling or in a location that is inconvenient to get power to. After the conversion, […]
Here’s an hack that takes on the challenge of burning a visible image into a CD-R. Data on a CD, or any optical media, is stored as a sequence of pits of varying lengths. To be precise, a 1 is represented by the change from pit to no-pit or the change from no-pit to pit, […]
racketboy has a great roundup of NES console options. These include Nintendo Entertainment System work-alikes. You should be able to plug most of your old 8-bit game cartridges right into one of these and be up and running right away: I received a friendly email the other day asking what NES clone I would recommend. […]
