Zac’s Pad
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GW620 Serial Console
CyrilLD over at XDA found the serial console header on the GW620! It’s the 5 contacts in a row underneath the SIM card. The center one is the TX pin. This is a 3.3v serial port, so you’ll need a level converter of some sort to connect it directly to a PC’s serial port, but […]
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Full of Fail
*cry*
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Trying to merge LGs changes to Kernel 2.6.27 in to 2.6.29
To quote King Crimson: “Frustration will be my epitaph.”
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LG GW620 Source code released
LG Just gave us access to the GW620’s open source code!
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Apps2SD for the LG Eve GW620
Update:
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Nandroid for the LG Eve GW620
Important note: There’ve been a few reports of people being unable to boot their restored backups. This is due to the version of unyaffs installed on the system. It is very important that you use the patched version detailed here.
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LG Eve GW620 Rooted!
A few of us over at XDA have been trying to root the Eve for a few weeks now, and we’ve finally done it! W00t!
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LG GW620 Eve/Etna Review
After playing with this phone for almost a week now, I can say that I am very impressed. Not since the first time I played with a Palm Pro have I been so enamoured of a handheld computer. This little beauty is amazing! I know it’s not as slick as the Droid, but it fills […]
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Aluminium MacBook Review
The short version: This laptop rocks. End of story. 😉
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Wedding Band Workshop
I got married on Feb 27th to my lovely wife Pixy. A few weeks before the wedding we took a wedding band workshop at Devil’s Workshop to make each other’s bands. It was absolutely amazing! The instructor was friendly, patient, and very encouraging. She made sure we were all comfortable with what we were doing, […]
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Aluminium Macbook
I just got myself a new Aluminium Macbook. It’s my first ever Mac, after being a PC user for decades. I’ll write a review of it shortly, but so far I’m loving it!
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Test Drive Unlimited Car List
Pixy and I have been playing a lot of Test Drive Unlimited recently, so we created this spreadsheet to help us make car buying decisions. Enjoy!
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Logitech G25 Review
The short version: If you can afford it, go get this wheel right now!
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*CRY* Farewell Majel Roddenberry
You’ll be missed. Majel Barrett Roddenberry Passes Away/
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Rack Cleanup
A few months ago I was tasked with cleaning and organizing one of our client’s cable racks. After a quick site visit, I understood why… This pic will explain more than words possibly could:
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Adding a USB serial port to an Asus WL500W
There are a few reasons you might want a serial port on your router. Maybe you’re a firmware hacker, or maybe you’re running a bleeding edge version of OpenWRT, or maybe you just want to watch the beastie boot up. Regardless of your reasons, here’s how you do it.
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G25 Review Coming Soon!
I will be a reviewing the Logitech G25 force feedback wheel as soon as I get my grubby mitts on one! I should be getting one this weekend! Stay tuned!
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Hello World
Welcome to the start of my new site! Obviously, there’s not much here yet, but I’ll be adding whatever comes to mind in the future.
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Ode to Motor City Online
Many moons ago there was a racing game. Not just any racing game, but a game featuring cars from the golden age of automobiles. The newest car in the game was a 1973 Firebird, and the oldest was a 1932 Ford.
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Happy New Year!
May your next year be filled with love and happiness!
Got any book recommendations?