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Entries for April, 2005

Sony drops the ball on the PSP’s wireless security

Ars Technica weighs in on the WEP-only security of the PSP:Sony drops the ball on the PSP’s wireless security.
Could a simple firmware update fix this?

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CPTV - PSP Video

New video content for the PSP, and this time it is all club and nightlife-focused: CPTV - PSP Video | nightlife, nightlife style, night club, new years, new years eve, nite club, nightclub, nightclubs, clubbing, night club promotions, club dance, club search, dance clubs, bar, party, techno, rave, free games, special event, tickets.

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engatiki.org » And so it begins…

My friend Jay has launched a new WordPress weblog: engatiki.org » And so it begins…
Check it out.

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Tintagel

These pictures of Tintagel in Cornwall really grabbed me yesterday: Arthurian Castle. I was there in ‘93, walked down by the shore and through the cave, and collected a bag full of naturally polished rocks.
I keep them in a small leather pouch that I made. Something you’d imagine Robin Hood carrying on his [...]

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PSP-formatted Star Charts

Here’s a PSP-nugget for all you astronomers out there.

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A Take on DRM

This is a rant, albeit an interesting one if you can get past all the expletives early on:

I don’t want any of them controlling how I use the stuff I paid for. They have shown themselves to be bad stewards of their customer’s trust, more concerned with the needs of the fatcat labels than the [...]

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Wow!

Walt Mossberg reads TUAW and replied to my post. Wow. Cool.
UPDATE: More on this here.

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The President ATE the O.C.

He just talked through the entire O.C. and now we are left with the Simple Life. What the heck?
I hate President Bush.

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Variance Press - Downloads

More comics formatted for viewing on the PSP: Variance Press - Downloads.

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PSP as WebPDA

So, the PSP can run all these little Java bits through the browser hack, but why aren’t there any executables via the Memory Stick Duo card yet?
In any case, this is cool (albeit limited):

The Sony PSP portal offers PSP Memo Pad, PSP Calendar, PSP Contacts and PSP Calculator. The PSP portal can also be customized [...]

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That’s Hot

Sony looks to be doing something cool: Free PSP Hotspots Coming.

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Get your RSS feeds on your Sony PSP

This one is PC only, but hopefully someone will come out with a Mac version soon (shouldn’t be too difficult to code): MioMediaBox for PSP: Get your RSS feeds on your Sony PSP | Mioplanet.

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Publishers put bloggers between the covers

Check this article out: USATODAY.com - Publishers put bloggers between the covers.
I just want to put this out there: I’m a blogger. I’m a writer. I’ve been writing short stories since I was in my teens. If any publishers trip across my blog and are at all interested in possibly publishing some of [...]

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Play PSP Media On Your TV VIA PS2

This is cool:

PSP-Spot -> Play PSP Media On Your TV VIA PS2!!!
Put Action Replay Evo or what ever that has the Media Player into the PS2. Start the Media Player. Hook up the USB to the PSP and into the PS2. Then start up the PSP go to USB MODE and BOOM! You got your [...]

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