Archive for April 28, 2007

tehjay | April 28, 2007
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Review: Creative Fatal1ty 1010 Mouse

I was in need for a new mouse for my laptop and I was browsing around a local store for mice. I came across the Creative Fatal1ty 1010 mouse. Originally I thought the mouse was going to be expensive because of the Fatal1ty name on it, but I was able to pick the mouse up for $29.99 canadian (~35 bux taxes included)

I was impressed with the list of features for such an inexpensive mouse.

  • True Grip – 5 Point Control System
  • G-Weight – Interchangeable Modular Weight System
  • Rapid Res – One Click Resolution System with Color Indicator
  • SpeedWire – For fast connections
  • HD-Optix – Optical Engine 1600 CPI

This mouse is fairly comfortable to use for long gaming sessions. It has adjustable weights to suit your gaming style. The resolution can be changed on the fly, for any game or application simply by hitting 1 button.

Its pretty durable, I’ve dropped it many times on a cement floor by accident. The most that ever happens is the weight pops out.

The One-Click CPI system is pretty cool, you get a button right under the scroll wheel that lights up 3 different colors, green for 400 CPI, amber for 800 CPI, red for 1600 CPI.

You also get 3 different weights included inside of the box: 3.5 grams, 11 grams and 26 grams. I’ve been using the mouse for about 2 months now. Originally it was purchased to be used with my laptop, but I have since gotten a new mouse for that and started using this mouse on my main system.

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tehjay | April 28, 2007
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HOWTO: Upgrade your PSP to Firmware 3.40 OE-A

In the off chance that YOU brick YOUR PSP during the upgrade process, please do not complain here. I moderate all comments and yours just will not be added.

Sony has released a couple firmware versions since my last posting, but here is a tutorial for getting the OE version of 3.40 running on your PSP. I am going to structure this HOWTO a little bit as a test, if you like this structure, let me know.

*NOTE* You will need atleast 75% battery charge. You may also want to have your PSP plugged into the wall just in case. You will also need a larger memory stick, the 32mb one doesn’t cut it. 1 gig sticks are uber-cheap now.

Step 1:

Download the 3.40 OE-A Firmware, uncompress it, then copy the uncompressed files as follows:

PSP 1.50 Firmware: You will place the uncompressed files in /PSP/GAME

PSP 3.XX OE Firmware: You will place the files in /PSP/GAME150

Step 2:

Goto the game menu and run the 3.40 OE-A Update Maker. This will take a couple of minutes to create the DXAR file.

Step 3:

You will need to access the USB menu on your PSP go into the oeupdmaker directory and copy the newly generated data.dxar file to the 340oeflasher directory.

Step 4:

Once again go back to the game menu and now run the 3.40 OE-A Firmware Install. You will need to agree by pressing X. This will check the integrity of the DXAR file before attempting to flash the firmware to prevent bricking. Once this is complete, press X to turn off your PSP. Turn your PSP back on, and you are now running 3.40 OE-A!

This is the easiest way to upgrade your PSP. I upgraded mine in under 10 minutes following these exact steps.

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