So yesterday i just came across this wonderful program that can convert your image to ASCII for free (opensource) named Ascii Generator dotNET while i was lurking at Michael Sync Weblog and guess what ? the ascii produced by this image to text converter software is just great because i’ve tried many similar programs like this before and none of them can really give me good results (well … but that was more than four years ago). Other than that, this program can also produce colored ascii too

Anyway just in case you’re wondering how good this program, here’s a sample image (if Michael use Tifa from FF Advent Children as his sample, then i’m using Keiko Kitagawa as sample) :P

Original Image :

Colored ASCII :

Black & White :

P.S Full credits to the person who took this photo (i can’t remember where i get this image and i’m 100% sure it’s not from Google Image search because i rarely use Google Image search)

Related Links :

SourceForge Projects Download Page

Author Homepage

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Open Source, Software

Call me freebies or anything you like (in this case of course), but i just noticed today (finally i can use rss reader again) that one of the most popular rss feed reader for Windows based machine named FeedDemon now available for free of charge … as written on the Newsgator website

NewsGator also announced that all of its client RSS reader products are now available free of charge and include free synchronization along with other services. Users can now enjoy the great features and performance of all of NewsGator’s Web, desktop and mobile readers for iPhone, Windows Mobile, and BlackBerry (powered by FreeRange), all synchronized to provide the same view of their RSS content no matter when or where they read it. Enterprise customers will continue to enjoy the extended value of having all these clients synchronize with NewsGator Enterprise Server (NGES). The combination of innovative client reader features and the ability to leverage core platform data and capabilities have made NewsGator products dominant in the enterprise.

I’ve to admit that unlike many other people that loves to use online web based apps to read their favorite feeds such as Google Reader or Bloglines, i prefer to use desktop based programs mainly because i’m not using a reliable internet connection (although it’s a dsl connection) that is practically unusable during the day … and so i can read it anytime i want without too much hassle (if you lived in Indonesia, i’m sure you already know the name of the Internet Provider i’m using now) :P

Anyway to those who are interested on seeing how FeedDemon look like, here’s a screenshot

Looks great isn’t it ?

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Software, Windows

Another Mangos release time, and this time i choose to include two database again (Unified Database 0.8.0 Changesets 323 and Project Silvermoon 18.5) unlike my previous Mangos 4602 release so you can choose which database you like best :)

Other than that, in this new release it’ll only support WoW 2.2.3 Client only because Mangos has officially support the 2.2.3 client (which mean there won’t be any er. So to those who are still using the old WoW 2.1.3 client, you’ll need to upgrade your WoW client first into patch 2.2.3 :)

As an important note, if you want to upgrade safely from any previous release (especially from my old 4488, 4505, 4524 release, etc). Make sure to copy the backup file (backup-db.sql and backup-realmd.sql) from the reaper-eazy-mangos directory into somewhere else first, so if anything goes wrong at the upgrade process you can still restore it (although i’ve done everything possible to make sure you don’t lose your character data)

And here are on how to use it :

Requirements :

1. MySQL and it’s install guide

Update : Mangos 4651 has been released … and i’d suggest you to grab the new version instead ;)

2. Reaper Mangos 4629 with the Database (15012 KB) :

• Reaper Mangos 4629 | ScriptDev2 150 | UDB 0.8 323 & PSDB 18.5 | Rapidshare
• Reaper Mangos 4629 | ScriptDev2 150 | UDB 0.8 323 & PSDB 18.5 | Megaupload

Fresh Installation :

1. Extract the self extracting archive somewhere (or you can also choose to extract to current directory) and don’t worry it’ll automatically create ReaperMangos4629 folder for you :)

2. And then you’ll need to extract Maps, VMaps, and DBC files from your WoW 2.2.3

3. Run the reaper-x-mangos.bat inside the reaper-eazy-mangos directory / folder, and you’ll be greeted with this screen, and all you have to do is just write the full path to your mysql installation directory (or where mysql.exe and mysqldump.exe can be found) ;)

4. After finished writing the full path to your mysql installation directory, now you just need to choose option #1 to install the database for you and when prompted for your root password, you just need to write your mysql root password (and no it’s not your mysql.com account password) ;)

5. Now you’ll need to choose option number 99 as shown on below image

6. After finished with the above process, now you just need to choose option #4, and adjust each option accordingly (as a side note, the most important thing is your datadir location)

7. Now you need to go into your World of Warcraft Installation directory and open the realmlist.wtf file using notepad and then change these lines :

set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
set patchlist us.version.worldofwarcraft.com

into :

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

8. The first thing you should do of course run the mangosd.exe and realmd.exe and create a new account for you, and this can be done by typing create username password in the mangosd window as shown on below image

But a normal account can be boring of course, so we need to configure our username to be a GM, and this can be done by simply typing setgm username 3 (the highest level of course, so you can do anything you want in your server) :P … and done :)

as a side note, if you can’t choose Blood Elves or Draenei, then you just need to type setbc username 1 at the mangosd window ;)

and here’s a screenshot taken using Unified Database

Upgrading from 4602 Release :

1. Run the reaper-x-mangos.bat, and then go with option #99 and wait until finished

2. Then choose to backup your database

3. After finished with the backup process now you just need to choose the first option to install the database

4. Now you just need to choose the restore option

5. For the last step you just need to continue with configuring datadir (or you can copy the previous mangosd.conf if you’re upgrading from 4577++ and already have the DBC files extracted from WoW 2.2.3) :)

Upgrading from 4577 Release :

1. Run the reaper-x-mangos.bat, and then go with option #98 and wait until finished

2. Then choose to backup your database

3. After finished with the backup process now you just need to choose the first option to install the database

4. Now you just need to choose the restore option

5. After finished restoring your data, now you just need to choose option #99

6. For the last step you just need to continue with configuring datadir (If you’re using ReaperMangos4577 previously, or you can just simply copy the previous mangosd.conf and realmd.conf) :)

Related Links :

Creating 2 Realmd in Mangos
Mangos GM Commands
Creating Private Server for Lan Party

Just like before if i miss anything just let me know :)

and here's another screenshot showing nether drake in Silvermoon City

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Reaper Mangos, Software

So today i just upgrade my previously installed Winamp 5.35 into Winamp 5.5 and guess what ? i think the Winamp team has improved the Winamp skins considerably. Back then when Winamp 3 was launched it introduces us to their new skinning engine which was more powerful than the previous 2.x series, but the problem is … it take too many of your system resources which is not that great considering most people only use Winamp to listen to their favorite songs (even lots of my friends doesn’t really use Winamp 3 skins type anyway)

And actually because of that reason, i choose to use the previous Winamp 2 skin until today (before upgraded into 5.5). To be honest i was quite suprised when installing this over the previous Winamp installation, because right after i installed the Winamp 5.5, instead of launching the winamp directly it’ll ask you first whether you want to use the new skins or not … and since the new skin looks nice, i think i should give it a try then … and all i can say is … amazingly done, and here’s a screenshot just in case you want to see the new Winamp 5.5 skin :

Dang … i just love their new layout, because their new skin layout match perfectly with my old winamp setup (I put the playlist on the right side of the main window, and put the media player directly below those two), other than that you can also see directly what decoder you’re using on your currently played media file just to the left side of the Playlist window

But just in case you want to know why i choose Winamp as my music player (not media player simply because i use another player to play video / movie file), that’s because i can use FFDshow with Winamp, in order to improve it’s output quality (or you can also says a free DSP effect but in this case FFDshow offers more features) ;)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Software, Windows

Another WoW Mangos Release, and this time the WoW Client Supported is from WoW 2.1.3 into 2.2.3, but please note that currently the Mangos team still hasn’t fully support the 2.2.x client yet so you might see various opcodes related message being displayed on your mangosd window. Though it doesn’t really affect the gameplay itself, because i have tested this release with the newly released WoW 2.2.3 and … so far everything is working (unless it’s database related of course)

Anothing thing to note is, if you get various database related error message such as Item (Entry: xxxx) have wrong (not-existed) spell in spellid_1 … and so on when you run the mangosd.exe process, you can just safely ignore that message … because i also get that message but still the mangosd server process is still up and running and i can play just fine ;) … and no … mangosd process isn’t crash even when i talked to city guard in various place :P

As a lasy note, this new release contain two database from Project Silvermoon and Unified Database so you can switch between those two database freely and decided it by yourself which database is good for you

Screenshot taken using Silvermoon DB

Okay and here are the steps …

Requirements :

Update : Mangos 4602 has been released :)

• MySQL (required in order for Mangos to work)
• Mangos 4577 ScriptDev2 Rev 140 with Project Silvermoon 18 and Unified Database 0.7.5 | 14.1MB | Rapidshare
• Mangos 4577 ScriptDev2 Rev 140 with Project Silvermoon 18 and Unified Database 0.7.5 | 14.1MB | Megaupload

Fresh Installation :

1. Extracting VMaps, Maps, DBC and configuring it (to make thing easier, i’ve created a separate guide for it)

2. Extract the self extracting 7–zip archive somewhere, or you can choose to extract it in current directory. And you’ll get ReaperMangos4577 Folder

3. Go inside the reaper-eazy-mangos directory and then run the reaper-x-mangos.bat , and you’ll be prompted with this screen :

All you have to do is just write the full path into your MySQL bin directory (where mysql.exe can be found)

Note : The above step is important, if you don’t write the correct path you’ll get problem later

4. Now you just need to choose option number 1 (Install), and insert your mysql root password when prompted)

5. Now you need to configure which database you’re going to use in your Mangos Installation, in this release i have included Project Silvermoon Database and Unified Database. In below example, i choose the Unified database

As a side note, you don’t need to worry about choosing the correct database because you can always switch it later even if you already created your character with full set equipment. I choose to include 2 database so you can pick which one perform best for you

6. When you’ve finished the above process, now you just need to choose option number 4 to configure your mangos installation

If you follow my previous post about the Maps, VMaps and DBC extraction guide … you can just simply write C:\wow\data when prompted for your data directory. As for the rest (adjusting the rate) i think it’s self explained :)

7. Go to your WoW installation directory and open the realmlist.wtf file

and change the realmlist into using this one :

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

8. Run mangosd.exe and realmd.exe

9. Create new account as shown like below image for an example :

10. Done :)

Switching Database or Upgrading :

1. Run reaper-x-mangos.bat and then choose to backup your character

2. Now choose the first option (Install / Upgrade) and continue with the step until you get back to the main menu

3. Choose the third option (Restore Backup) and you’re done with switching / upgrading database

To those who’s upgrading from my previous release

4. Choose the fourth option (Mangos Config Editor) to adjust your datadirectory, and if you already configured your server to be accessible from LAN then you’ll also need to choose the fifth option to adjust your realmlist again

Here’s a screenshot taken using Unified Database (and yep i almost die there even with Custom Weapon that gives all stats plus 1000 bonus) :P

Related Link :

• Mangos GM Commands
• VMaps , DBC, and Maps extraction guide
• Creating Mangos Server for Lan party

Official Project Related Link :

• Official Forum of Project Silvermoon
• Official Forum of Unified Database (Previously called SDB before merged with MoDB)

Of course the above already tested with WoW 2.2.3 enUS Client :)

Forgot to tell you this, but just in case you want to try my character that is usually shown on my screenshots, i also included my backup character for you to use :) … all you have to do right after installing the database, just choose the restore backup option

Note: If you choose to restore my character backup directly you’ll lose all your character data

The username to login using my test character is Reaper and password is reaper .. enjoy ;)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Emulators, Freeware, Reaper Mangos, Software

Just in case you didn’t know and / or hasn’t updated your old Internet Explorer 6.0 into the latest Internet Explorer 7 because of various reasons like avoiding the Windows Genuine Advantage validation because you couldn’t find any good WGA Remover from around the web or you’re using a pirated copy of Windows XP. Because …

Just as the title says, recently Microsoft has announced that they’ve removed the WGA Validation from their popular Internet Explorer browser … here’s what Steve Reynolds said about this on IEBlog

Because Microsoft takes its commitment to help protect the entire Windows ecosystem seriously, we’re updating the IE7 installation experience to make it available as broadly as possible to all Windows users. With today’s “Installation and Availability Update,” Internet Explorer 7 installation will no longer require Windows Genuine Advantage validation and will be available to all Windows XP users. If you are not already running IE7, you can get it now from the Internet Explorer home page on Microsoft.com, get a customized version from a third-party site, or, if you haven’t already received it via Automatic Updates, this version will be delivered to you as we described previously. If you are already running IE7, you will not be offered IE7 again by Automatic Updates.

So what are you waiting for ? grab it before Microsoft change their mind :P … or at least to those who has moved into Firefox completely, i guess it’s still better to grab the IE7 also … (nothing beats a combination of Firefox 2.x series with IE7 and Opera 9, instead of Firefox 2.x, Opera 9 with IE6 combination only) :P

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Browsers, Freeware, Software, Windows

I just uploaded another update to WoW Mangos Emulator, this time i’m using Mangos Revision 4505 plus ScriptDev2 Rev136 and with Project Silvermoon Mangos Database Revision 18. Other than that i also create a small batch script to help you simplify the upgrade process if you’re using my previous Mangos 4488 files, thought i’m quite sure that you can also use it even if you are not using my Mangos 4488 :)

UPDATE : I just uploaded a new Modified version of WoW Mangos 4524 for WoW 2.2 client and WoW 2.1.3 Client … and also i’ve changed the batch script to make things even easier especially to those who’s still having problem with Mangos 4505 and 4488 ;)

UPDATE : Many thanks to Caldaga for telling me that i forgot to include the VMaps Extractor and Assembler into this 4505 Release (although it’s included in my previous 4488 release). So if you’re using this 4505 release (small version or full version) … make sure to download the VMaps Extractor and Assembler too (no wonder there’re some people who’s experiencing VMaps related error message)

# VMaps Extractor and Assembler (143 KB)

As a side note, VMaps is different than Maps. Maps are required for WoW Mangos to work, while VMaps not required except that you want support for line of sight and height calculation (but i’d suggest you to use it too)

And just like before, i uploaded two version of my mangos release. The first version is to those who’s already have Mangos installed and configured, and / or already using another database (SDB for an example). Already familiar with importing each mangos core update manually, and so on … Or it might also be useful to those who’s using slow connection like me and prefer a smaller file size to download

Mirror:

#1. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 | Mediafire

#1. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 | Megaupload

Inside the small version you can find DBC, Maps and VMaps extractor, and also a batch file inside the Backup Directory just in case you want to Backup your important Mangos Character Data or the Realmd table and data

As for the second version, basically is just the same like the above version with the exception this one also included the Project Silvermoon Rev18 database, and also contain a batch script to import the database

Mirror:

#2. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 plus Project Silvermoon DB Rev18 | MediaFire

#2. Mangos Revision 4505 with ScriptDev2 Revision 136 plus Project Silvermoon DB Rev18 | Megaupload

If you’re using my previous Mangos 4488 release, and are not familiar with importing the core update manually, i’d suggest you to get the second version instead :)

As a note, i created the batch script inside to help simplify the upgrade process from Mangos 4488 to Mangos 4505 to those who download my previous full database / without db which mean that it has been tested only with Mangos 4488 only (if you’re using lower version it might or might not work for you) … and i only tested it on Windows XP SP2

And here are the instruction to those who’s going to use the Full Database version :

If you’re upgrading from my previous Mangos 4488 :

1. Extract the archive somewhere in your harddisk, for example C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full

2. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\Backup and then execute / run backup.bat

3. When prompted if you’re using my previous Mangos release, answer yes .. and then when asked for your mysql bin path, write your Mysql bin path there for example C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 5.0\bin if you follow my previous mysql guide and is using the default path

4. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\reaper-eazy-mangos and then run import.bat. When prompted for your MySQL root password, just write your mysql root password there and then continue the rest and wait until it finished

5. Now go back C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\Backup and this time you need to run the backup-importer.bat file, and continue the process like before until it finished

6. Now for the last step, you just need to open mangosd.conf and edit the datadir path into the correct datadir path … that’s it … you’re done :)

If you’re installing for the first time (some part copied from my previous wow mangos 4488 guide) :P

1. Copy the ad.exe from MapExtractor Directory into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft

2. Create new folder called maps, and then run the ad.exe … and wait until this process finished (don’t interrupt it)

3. Copy all files inside VmapExtractAssembler into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft and run the makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat … and wait again until it finished

4. Copy all files inside DBC Extractor into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS … and run the extract.bat … and wait until it finished

5. Move vmaps, maps, and dbc folder from your World of Warcraft installation path into C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\data (create folder named data first)

6. Open Mangosd.conf using Wordpad … and then find this line :

DataDir = "I:/WoW/Data"

Change it to :

"C:/reaper-mangos-R4505-full/data" (include the quotes)

7. Go to C:\reaper-mangos-R4505-full\reaper-eazy-mangos and then run the import.bat

8. Open realmlist.wtf file from C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft using Notepad and change the :

set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com

into

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

11. Run Mangosd.exe and Realmd.exe (and keep it running)

12. At the Mangosd window type these :

create MyUsername MyPassword

setgm MyUsername 3

to create a test user with MyUsername as username and MyPassword as password, see below image for an example :

13. Now run the WoW.exe from your World of Warcraft Game Directory, for example C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\WoW.exe (not the launcher)

and you’re done :)

And now here’s the link for the Mangos Commands

Okay that’s it … if i’m missing something just let me know :)

Note to those who’s changing the database name : If you changed the database name from the default name, you’ll also need to change the db name manually in the backup-importer.bat, and import.bat … i’ll add it for the next release as for now … you need to do it manually (i’m sorry, i completely forgot about it … perhaps that’s because i haven’t sleep since yesterday and too tired to think … beside it’s already morning here lol)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Emulators, Freeware, MMORPG, Quick Fix, Software, Windows

I just compiled another Mangos revision and this time it is using Mangos SVN Revision 4488 with ScriptDev2 revision 134 (it’s clean compile without any other patch). As a note, i only tested on my own computer using World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade 2.1.3 enUS client, so if you’re using other client version i don’t know if it’s going to work or not with your wow tbc

The first file is to those who’s already have Mangos database installed and already configured, and don’t want to start all over again (i assume you already know on how to upgrade your mangos database) :) … so all you have to do is just importing the mangos core updates and the scriptdev2 sql into your database and you’re finished

Update : I just released the new Mangos 4505 with Scriptdev2 R136, so try using the new version instead :)

#1 – Mangos R4488 with ScriptDev2 R134 (DBC Extractor, VMaps Extractor and Map Extractor Included) (2.14MB)

While the second file, is to those who’s just want a fresh start or want to create their own private wow server for the first time (i know the pain of using slow internet connection to download large file). The only differences between this version with the above version is, this version include the Project Silvermoon Database Revision 17 (and all the necessary sql update already included too). So without further ado here are the steps :

#2 – Mangos R4488 with ScriptDev2 R134 and Full Database Dump (DBC Extractor, VMaps Extractor and Map Extractor Included) (9.98MB)

Update : To those who’s having problem on extracting the DBC files, i just uploaded mine (WoW-TBC-2.1.3–enUS DBC 2.85MB) … btw because i’m using the enUS client i’m not to sure if it’s going to with other region version, but it’s not hurt to try, right ?

Note : I assume you’ve configured and installed MySQL properly, if you want to know how to install MySQL, refer to my previous post about MySQL installation Guide for Windows

Note 2 : Adjust your World of Warcraft Game installation path accordingly

1. Extract the rar archive somewhere, for example C:\Mangos

2. Open Command Prompt

3. Execute these commands (must be in order) :

• cd C:\Mangos\reaper-eazy-mangos
• mysql -u root -p -v < drop_mysql.sql
• mysql -u root -p -v < create_mysql.sql
• mysql -u root -p -v -D realmd < realmd.sql
• mysql -u root -p -v -D mangos < rx-mangos-4488-silvermoon17-scriptdev134.sql

4. Copy the ad.exe from MapExtractor Directory into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft

5. Create new folder called maps, and then run the ad.exe … and wait until this process finished (don’t interrupt it)

6. Copy all files inside VmapExtractAssembler into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft and run the makevmaps_SIMPLE.bat … and wait again until it finished

7. Copy all files inside DBC Extractor into C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Data\enUS … and run the extract.bat … and wait until it finished

8. Move vmaps, maps, and dbc folder from your World of Warcraft installation path into C:\Mangos\data (create folder named data first)

9. Open Mangosd.conf using Wordpad … and then find this line :

DataDir = "@prefix@/share/mangos"

Change it to :

"C:\Mangos\data"

10. Open realmlist.wtf file from C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft using Notepad and change the :

set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com

into

set realmlist 127.0.0.1

11. Run Mangosd.exe and Realmd.exe …

12. At the Mangosd window type these :

create myusername mypassword

setgm myusername 3

13. Run World of Warcraft … and then login using myusername as username, and mypassword as password

14. Done …

As a side note, if there’re many people downloading this … perhaps i’m going to simplify the steps in the future by creating batch file :)

And to those who prefer to see a detailed guide with images, feel free to look at my previous post about Creating WoW Private Server … enjoy ;)

And here's for the list of Mangos GM Commands

P.S If i’m missing something just let me know about it

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Open Source, Quick Fix, Reaper Mangos, Software

Microsoft Office 2003 gets another upgrade, and based from it’s description it seems that Microsoft really wants to enhance the Office 2003 security because most of the fixes included mainly related to security issue while also improving the stability of their Office 2003 application

Here are some examples what has been changed in Offices 2003 Service Pack 3 :

• The Fast Save setting in Microsoft Office Word has been removed
• Certain macros in older Excel file formats have increased security
• MAPI forms do not run in public folders and user folders
• Access add-ins can no longer be configured for use by all users
• Documents saved in certain formats no longer contain the version number of Office

And of course many other fixes as well … and just in case you want to see a more detailed description about this new update, feel free to check it directly on Microsoft Web site

While here’s the download link (117.7 MB)

But please note, this update only support the following operating systems :

• Windows 2000 SP 3
• Windows Server 2003 SP 1
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP SP 2

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Software

Having problem on converting specific file format (such as document, pdf, mp3, images, etc) to another format ? now you don’t have to worry anymore because Yoav Ezer from Cogniview already made a great list of various tools to convert various file format (especially if you love converting files from one format to another)

To be honest, i haven’t tried most of the tools listed there especially those that’s involved in document or pdf processing because i rarely use Office application (the last time i’m using PDF or Office related application is when i help my friend creating his company profile)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Software

Just in case someone still looking for Cogswap, or many other PS2 Related Tools such as ExecFTP, PS2 Reality Media Player, etc … i’ve decided to upload my currently used PS2 Tools made by Stinky (it’s called Stinky’s All in One PS2 Tools) because the original page where i found these tools is no longer available

As a note, i’ve uploaded 2 version of this ps 2 tools. The first version is ISO Images that is ready to burn to those who prefer ready to use ISO Images, while the second version is the original Stinky’s AIO PS2 Tools (you’ll need to burn it manually, but you don’t need to worry there’s README file located inside the archive)

Here’s the link :

• ISO Version : Click Here
• Original Version : Click Here

And if you’re wondering what tool / PS2 ELF Binary included in this All in One PS 2 Tools, here are the description for each tool copied from the Readme file :

1. BOOT - This is the first boot that the SYSTEM.CNF points to. It is LAUNCHELF
2. CDLOADER - This is used to boot copied CD's with a fliptop
3. COGSWAP - Similar to CDLOADER
4. FAPLINK_FTP - This is the client that MUST be running on the PS2 when using, FAPLINK on your PC to transfer ISO's to the PS2
5. GENESIS_EMU - Pretty clear what that is
6. SEGA MASTER SYSTEM - Play your SMS on your PS2
7. HDDMANAGER - This is the HDFORMAT utility that came with DMS4 chips. You use the HD partition manager fuinctions to delete game installs that went bad, or add more space to current installs. Its really neat.
8. STINKYS_HDLOADER - This is a modified version of HDLOADER.(My custom skins)
9. STINKYS_DVD9_HDLOADER - This is a patched version of HDLOADER that allows you to play DVD9(Dual Layer) games off the hdd (GT4, Xenosaga, God of War) Read the "read me" for this to see how to do it
10. ID-CHANGER - If you got banned from SONY's servers for online you can use this tool to change the ID of your machine and get back on. DO NOT USE THIS PROGRAM IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN BANNED!!!
11. IPCONFIG - The IP data that FAPLINK uses to connect to your PS2
12. MCFORMAT - Cleans out MC's that are full of corrupt data. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. It gives no warnings before wiping out your ENTIRE MC.
13. MCLOADER - I find this to be useless, but you may find a good use for it
14. MP3_PLAYER - Does just that. Read the "README" for it to see how its used
15. PS2MEDIA - Use this to play DIVX movies on your PS2
16. SNES_EMU - Plays Snes roms on your PS2 (MY wife loves this one)
17. TETRIS BASTIT - You know how when you play tetris you SWEAR it purposly gives You useless pieces? Well this one REALLY DOES ON PURPOSE!!!
18. USB_ADVANCE_HDLOADER - This is a hacked version of USBEXTREME. It will allow you to put a USB HDD on your PS2 (V12 included) and play games off it just like a regular HDD. Note that loading times are very slow due to the USB 1.1 format the PS2 uses.
19. USBTEST - Use it to test out your USB key, or other USB devices

Enjoy …

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, PlayStation 2, Software

I don’t know why people are still looking to get a downloadable copy of swapmagic. I guess they just didn’t know, even if you manage to find a copy of swapmagic from torrent or from some forums out there you won’t be able to use it / run it from their ps2 console

The reason why it's not going to work is simply because if you download swap magic iso from somewhere and then burned the iso’s into a blank cd, that means you already created your home made cd

And like most people already know that in order to run home made cd’s from your playstation 2 console, you’ll need to install or use :

1. a modchip into your ps2 first
2. use original swap magic cd

Which defeat the purpose of running the burned swapmagic (well if you has modchip installed inside your ps2 console then there’s no need for you to use swapmagic anymore)

So instead of looking for downloadable iso’s of swapmagic, i’d suggest you to start looking for Cogswap instead (i do have a copy of cogswap in my hdd although i never use it because i'm using modchip)

Update : If you’re looking for Cogswap or other PS2 Tools, you can check my latest post about All in One PS2 Tools

Related Links :

• Guide to use Cogswap => Click here
• Another guide to use Cogswap => Click Here

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, PlayStation 2, Software

So yesterday i just installed a fresh Windows XP SP2 into my HDD, because my previous Windows XP SP2 gives me a lot of problem. Beside i think this is the best thing to do because i have changed my computer hardware completely (new chipset, new vga, processor, etc). And i’m sure that problem was caused because the previous driver installed for my old motherboard / chipset, etc is still left in that previous windows installation

And after finished reinstalling windows, device driver, and any other important program … of course i need to create ghost image from the first partition using Norton Ghost 2003 (using Ghost 2003 DOS executable only because i do not like to install the Windows version) … but what happens next ?

• I tried booting into DOS using Bootable CD i’ve created
• Change drive into C:\ (i have one FAT32 partition for this purpose) and then go into the Ghost directory
• Run the Ghost executable
• The ghost program hang so i have to press CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Tried it again for about 3 times or so … and still get the same result

Now … i get confused, because that tricks always worked for me (and to be honest that’s what i always do since few years ago and havent experience any problem like this before). And i think this problem was caused because the Norton Ghost 2003 doesn’t support one of my harddisk drive or in the simple words, it does not support my computer

As an addition, although i have Norton Ghost 12 ready to be installed. I prefer not to use it because i prefer the old ghost version, because the Ghost 12 doesn’t have the DOS Executable included unllike Norton Ghost 2003

Because i can not live without Backup Image from my primary partition (believe me, if you have created Ghost Image before, you’ll always want to use it again in the future because it really helps you if your system crash / windows not booting completely), i tried searching the web for similar program like Norton Ghost 2003 and found one from Acronis, but the question is … does Acronis True Image have the DOS Executable like Ghost 2003 ? or it’s a full Windows application like Norton Ghost 12 ?

Now because i never use Acronis True Image before, i decided to skip it and continue with searching and in the end i found nothing except that i found An all in one BootCD image that contains all of the stuff required for this purpose (it’s called Hiren's BootCD 9.1)

Thanks God, because this time i have CDRW hardware available in my computer (and one blank cd available), i decided to download it and then burned it right away and boot directly from the CDRom

My first impression was … WoW !! … this thing is great … there’s Norton Ghost 11 and Acronis True Image available to use and many other useful programs (although i only need the Acronis / Norton Ghost program only) :P … but in the end i'm using Acronis True Image for my backup purpose because i want to try out something new

So what’s the conclusion ? if you really care about your computer and want the fastest way of doing recovery when your system fails … make sure you try using Hiren Boot CD or other similar BootCD. Because it really helps you alot when you can’t access your Windows Installation ;)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Computer, Freeware, Journal, Software

My friend introduces me to this free MMORPG games a week ago if i remembered it correctly, after not playing MMORPG (online not offline) :P for more than 4 years (the last time i played MMORPG is Ragnarok Online 3 years ago, and quitted before the sakray or turtle dungeon was released) … but let’s keep that aside shall we ?

First of all here’s some description about this game taken from the Tales of Pirates Website :

Tales of Pirates is a fully 3D designed multiplayer online game based on 5000 years of background history with Piracy as its central theme. It is comical in nature and has humorous looking characters and creatures. The game is painted in bright and beautiful colors. The exaggerated movements and actions of characters as well as objects, topped with an atmosphere that is overall relaxed, the game makes it always interesting and fresh for new and old players alike. There are also different styles, themes and architecture for the different towns, islands and dungeons. The multitude of elements designed captivates players and keeps them immersed while they explore all different possibilities available in game.

But i do not think anyone are going to read that, right ? i’m sure most MMORPG Players just want to download the game client after heard it from their friends, then continue to register step and play without reading the game intro any further :P

Pirates King Online (PKO) or Tales of Pirates (TOP) basically is just the same like any other MMORPG which means :

1. You choose your character class / job
2. Click on monster and wait until the monster die
3. Collecting some rare equipments or cute equipment to show off
4. Leveling your character to reach the max level

But if all MMORPG offers the same features, i’m sure no one are going to play it no matter what … and that means in this game there’re some new features i havent seen before like :

1. Building your own ship and use it to go to someplace (i do not know much about this for now, because my ship still at level 1) :P
2. Getting life skills like woodcutting, salvage, repair, etc which is different from the skill point (btw i think World of Warcraft also have this features)
3. World Chat which means you can chat to anyone on the server you choose at the beginning of the game

I know post about MMORPG can be considered incomplete without a screenshot, so here goes the screenshot ;)

This one taken at Argent City (the largest city) when i play in Pirates King Online Server

People trying to get good items from fortune tree (i never tried this one since i havent learned the woodcutting skill yet)

While this one is my ship (rarely use it and just recently bought it)

And if you ask me what are the differences between TOP and PKO … the answer is nothing with the exception Tales of Pirates server is located in United States while Pirates King Online server is located in Singapore (which is the closest to my country)

At first i played this game on US Server on Pinguin isle (until level 30), unfortunately because of the lag problem (can’t even move my char) i decided to download the PKO client and choose to play on Singapore server (Engine server, until now)

So If you’re bored and looking for something to do, then i’d suggest you to try this game too. Also you don’t need to worry because this game is a forever free MMORPG. Although if you want to looks really cool in game you’ll need to buy something from their item mall … and in the end … i just want to invite you to play this game too :P

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, MMORPG, Misc. Games, Video Games, Windows

Do you frequently check your website statistic manually and currently looking for an alternative method to check your website statistics especially the referer address, and the current page your visitors viewing ? and even better you can look at the updated data without refreshing the page or without logging in into their website first

If that’s what you’re looking for, then maybe you should try to signup with the web stats tracking service from Reinvigorate. Although they’re currently only accepting beta registration (try applying with them), but i'm sure you wont regret it since recently they introduced a new feature to check your website statistic using their new Desktop Application program called Snoop (still in beta stage and even better it does not use installer so you just need to run it directly from where you extracted it) :P

Currently by using this program, you can get live data on who’s accessing your site (if you use their name tag feature), the currently accessed page, their ip address, and their referer (if there’s any). Although i hope in the future maybe they could also implement showing the visitors browser user-agent directly from Snoop or if its possible perhaps maybe they should change the currently viewed page into currently viewed url and also made a direct link from it :P

And the conclusion is, i really like the idea on checking website statistic from desktop without the need to login first from it’s website since i never saw / use anything like this before

As a reminder, Reinvigorate is still in beta (program or their website) … so you’ll need to wait before getting accepted by them but i think it is worth the time ;)

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0x87485B96 | Tags : Freeware, Software, Webmaster Tools, Website Monitoring