DrSpud.no-ip.com :: DrSpud's projects and interests

Generate passcodes to all the blue sphere levels! For the original Genesis games and Sonic Mega Collection (Plus) for Gamecube/Xbox/PS2. Updated 2007-05-13: Now includes the option to show the password from locking on a non-Sonic1 Genesis cartridge, and the form is now one completely dynamic page (which means no page loads at all). Note that you can try Esraels's SS View program which can also show which level/stage the game lets you play when a given ROM is 'locked on'.

I made a lot of progress, but I have now officially given up trying to hack Doom 64's password system. I did, however, find the remaining passwords to Level 32: Hectic that everyone else thought were blocked (including the 'Hard Starting Status' pass). So to everyone who still enjoys great classic gaming - and the last true-to-the-original edition of the Doom series - I hope you appreciate this reason to get back into the game :-)

Rockbox is an open source replacement firmware for mp3 players that runs on a number of different models, including my iRiver iHP140.

My contributions are as follows:
Simple Theme - My preferred theme, intended to show only the neccessary info simply and cleanly. Font chosen to make it better fit iRiver size screens, but works well with small fonts on any model. Screenshot
Long Filename Fix - Prevents crashes from very long filenames in the simulator and from copy & paste operations. Committed on 2007/04/13 :)
Sokoban Improvements - A major rewrite with a large number of improvements and fixes for the game Sokoban. Committed on 2007/02/13 :)
More Sokoban Improvements - Full support for text format levels, including RLE levels, solution/progress saving/loading, menu with level select & playback control, pausable/variable speed solution playback, corrected levels that differed from the 'official' versions, and a few more misc tweaks & code cleanup. Committed on 2007/06/28 :)
JavaScript Sokoban RLE Encoder/Decoder. You can use it to convert levels to or from RLE format. (You can also save the page for offline use).

(How to patch)

Does a quick check for JPEG/JPEG2000 header and footer bytes in files to verify JPEG file format and detect truncated files. You can run it from the command-line, or just drag & drop files/folders onto the exe. This tool was originally designed to detect partially downloaded pictures, and is exceedingly useful for checking thousands of files at once to identify bad JPEG files. It won't, however, detect problems with the actual JPEG data (like random corruption in the middle of files), just the very beginning and very end. Runs on Linux and Windows.

Download sjpgchk v0.1.4

Why you should switch from Internet Explorer to Firefox:

Addons: Firefox is the most customizable browser, be it extensions or themes. And once you experience the joy of browsing with extensions like Adblock and Mouse Gestures, you won't want to browse any other way.
Security: During 2006, IE had critical unpatched vulnerabilities for 284 days. Firefox was vulnerable for 9 days. Most other browsers had similarly limited time with unpatched security flaws.
Standards: Standards allow different computers running different software to communicate, interact, and display information in an agreed-upon manor. That is what makes the Internet possible. The absolute worst browser when it comes to supporting established standards is Internet Explorer.
Freedom: Firefox is completely free to use and distribute, on any platform.

What? You still use Kazaa? Get yourself one of the many file sharing programs that are better, such as eMule or Bittorrent. All the old KCF documentation and files are still here for those that should know better, but don't.
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