deadbird’s lair

Jailbroken iPhone: my very own setup

5Apr by deadbird

I’ve had an iPhone since the 3G. It kinda changed the way I use phones and computers: as I bought it I stepped into the world of Apple. And I wasn’t disappointed at all. It made me discover the world of Apple computers, and now I’m full-Mac.

But that’s not the point here. Some iPhone user know well what Jailbreak is. Once jailbroken, you can install on your iPhone some great tweaks, but although most of those in favour of jailbreak say it’s 100% safe, my experience says that’s it’s not. I’ve crashed beyond recovery a 3G and a 3GS iPhone and had it changed. And I had to recover my successive phones many times. Why? Because of packages being incompatibles between them, most of the time. Many tweaks hook themselves deep inside iOS’ core, so if you like fiddling your system: beware. I also noticed that some tweaks considerably slow your iPhone. Therefore, I tried to banish them.

This way, I made a selection of cool tweaks that will not crash your iPhone, make it even cooler and won’t slow it… Continue reading →

Posted in Useful | Tagged airblue, appsync, bitesms, blurriedncbackground, cydia, fullscreen for safari, ifile, installous, jailbreak, ncsettings, protube, redsn0w, smsninja, tweaks, weekillbackground, weetrackdata, xbackup | Leave a comment

Modifying a momentary footswitch

15Mar by deadbird

Every effect pedal tweaker know this kind of switch: the momentary SPST switch: I myself often need these ones, so I often order some of these on eBay. And sometimes it happens that they are shipped badly configured. Let me explain: what you’re expecting that kind of switch is OFF-(ON): if you push it it closes the circuit; if you … Continue reading →

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Reproducing Muse’s Map of the problematique guitar sound

16Feb by deadbird

Today, let’s discover the secret of Matthew Bellamy’s guitar sound on Map of the Problematique song. Yesh, I like to promote myself To achieve this projetct, you will need a Whammy 4: Yes, it’s part of the secret. Et oui, c’est une partie du secret de cet effet. Let me say that this trick only works with the fourth version … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic stuff, Music, Programming | Tagged arduino, map of the problematique, muse, whammy | 2 Comments

Compiling an example app with resources for inPulse Watch

24Jan by deadbird

hi everyone.

Today I will show you how to compile an app for the inPulse Smartwatch. For those of you that ask themselves what is an inPulse, head for these websites:

inPulse Smartwatch Home
another website full of developper resources.
Once you’re done, let’s have some fun.

Or not. You probably noticed that compiling an app to send to your watch is no straightforward, no? So here I’m going to show you how. In a second part I’ll show you how to handle resources, such as fonts or images… Continue reading →

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More to come soon…

24Dec by deadbird

I’m working on a library for the amazing uLCD-32PT from 4d Systems. On the agenda: serial port graphicals, arduino, SD card, images, touch screen…

Posted in Electronic stuff, Programming | Tagged arduino, library | Leave a comment

Backing up your WordPress site

24Dec by deadbird

You have noticed, the site has undergone a little downtime these past two days. Nothing serious, my database had self-destroyed …
Yet the site was back on his feet in less than 30 minutes, thanks to a backup system. And I will explain you how to never lose anything!

First, you need a dropbox account and a GMail address… Continue reading →

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Minecraft: labyrinth of the Cathedral of Reims

2Dec by deadbird

I discovered Minecraft lately, and immediately I felt the urge to build something huge. After extensive testing in survival mode, I switched to Creative mode to give free rein to my imagination. Today, I present a construction so cool which will serve as an annex to my castle, the labyrinth of the cathedral of Reims. For those who live in … Continue reading →

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PirateIOBay

26Jun by deadbird

PRELIMINARY NOTE: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DOWNLOAD. PLEASE ASSURE THAT WHAT YOU DOWLOAD IS LEGAL ACCORDING TO YOUR COUNTRY’S LAWS. Tonight, tiny project. The aim is to create a software that establishes a link between put.io and thepiratebay. No real challenge in terms of programming, but a few interesting notions to approach: requests sending results gathering use … Continue reading →

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Electronic price tag, part 1

6Apr by deadbird

Today we will focus on a small electronic gizmo that just begs to be opened in half to reveal its insides. Here is the clientIt is a “pricer”, an electronic tag as it is everywhere now. To get one: sort this out yourselves, I’m not going to spell it our for you! Do not pinch one in a store either, … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic stuff | Tagged arduino | 22 Comments

Eeepc & touch panel

17Mar by deadbird

Tonight I’ll show you how to add a touch screen for less than 50 € to your precious. This may be an EeePC or another laptop or even an LCD screen, the possibilities are endless. The only challenge is: – the ability to disassemble the entire case out of the computer. And when I say completely, you’ll see that I’m … Continue reading →

Posted in Electronic stuff | Tagged eeepc | 25 Comments