New Track – The Haunted House of Mirrors

September 5th, 2009 | Posted by deCoder in Personal - (3 Comments)


This attached video contains a new track that I composed today.
If you want to listen the HQ mp3 feel free to contact me.
The photo was taken one year ago, near Ettlingen, Germany.
Enjoy!

DIY Steadicam, Glidecam

September 5th, 2009 | Posted by deCoder in Misc - (0 Comments)

DIY Steadicam, Glidecam.

The Old New Thing : Woe unto PROGMAN.INI

September 5th, 2009 | Posted by deCoder in Life Hacks | Work - (0 Comments)

Ceva invataminte despre formate de fisiere documentate ;-)

The Old New Thing : Woe unto PROGMAN.INI

Change Scale Factor to get more pixels on your Mac

September 4th, 2009 | Posted by deCoder in Life Hacks - (1 Comments)

For you guys (me included) wanting better resolution on your 1024×600 netbook (Eeepc, MSI Wind, etc.)

Here is a cool tip from troniu.

Start Terminal and type:

defaults write -g AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.8

killall Finder

And you got 20% more pixels ;-)

For Free!

More details here.

Problems that I found on EeePC 1000h:

  • Safari doesn’t open anymore
  • PhotoBoth effects page 2,3,4 shows shifted
  • Context menu on dock icons shifted up
  • OS tray bar icons not scalled correctly
  • It seems there is a conflict with SwitchResX application and is not possible to rollback after a reset. It only worked after I uninstalled SwitcResX

My recomandation is to use this per application, since there are some big problems when downscaling the entire desktop.

To do that, just type in terminal the following command:

defaults write com.applicationpath AppleDisplayScaleFactor 0.8

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Sandberg Wireless Multimedia Touchpad Keyboard for HTPC

September 1st, 2009 | Posted by deCoder in Life Hacks | review - (0 Comments)

sandbergFor my Acer Aspire Revo HTPC I look around to get a decent Wireless Multimedia keyboard, that includes the functionality of a Mouse or Touchpad and doesn’t cost half the price of the Revo ;-)

My requirements:
- Small
- trackball/touchpad included
- Light
- Wireless (no bluetooth)
- ergonomic for drag and drop
- a price tag bellow 50 Euro

After searching around I found the Sandberg’s Wireless Touchpad Keyboard from Jakob Elektronik for 44 Euro.

After using it for two days I’m pretty satisfied.

The precision of the touch pad is good as is the navigation. I can navigate with the right thumb and use the left thumb for drag and drop operations. The touch pad supports single click, double click and two finger (multi touch) for scroll.

If you have a HTPC on your LCD/Plasma TV, in the living room this keyboard is pretty good. You can navigate the web, write emails, chat, watch movies, photos, record dvd’s, etc. right from the sofa. You don’t need any surface to use navigate your PC. Being so light you can even keep it in one hand and type with another.

The only annoying thing, I’ve observed so far. It doesn’t look very solid even if Sandberg offers 5 years warranty.

So, don’t forget it on sofa and stay on it later.

It may bend and break ;-)

Update! I found a small problem with the touchpad. It seems that the touchpad is tricked by watter or dirt. So… If you have problems with the touchpad just clean it a little.

PS: I’m not affiliated with Sandberg or Jacob Elektronik. I simply like this piece of hardware and I just wanted to share my experience with you.

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