It s a Mod Chip World

•Is it Possible to Back up Your Nintendo Wii Games
So you finally broke down and dropped a huge wad of cash on one of those hip new Nintendo Wii game consoles you’ve been hearing so much about. You get the thing home, plug it in and it’s like living a dream. Soon you’re waving your arms about swinging controllers like nunchucks, annoying your mom and scaring the hell out of the dog. Yeah, your day has come! But wait. What would happen if you scratched that game DVD that you’ve paid $80 for? Maybe you’d like to download and play some of those...

•Interview With a Wii Mod Chip Maker
As I was researching the history of Wii mod chips and electronics modding in general a friend mentioned he could get me in touch with someone actually in the mod chip manufacturing business. I jumped at the chance and soon I was having an email correspondence with Chipsuhhoi. Chips made a number of stipulations to secrecy before granting a formal interview, so there are some obvious omissions of what Chips insisted were telling details that could be used to identify him later. A digest of our...

•The History of Game Console Mod Chips
Since the advent of home video game consoles there have always been ‘tinkerers’ intent on making the consoles do more than the manufacturer intended. Ironically, it was the earliest game consoles that were the best protected from users attempting to make modifications, with the first dozen or so home consoles having a limited number of unchangeable games built in. In 1976 the Channel F was the first programmable video game system, having plug-in cartridges containing ROM and microprocessor code...

•The Difference Between Gas Blowback and Non Blowback Gas Airsoft Guns
Airsoft games are becoming increasingly popular all over the world, particularly in America and Europe. It is a very competitive sport that has many variations but generally involves two teams that shoot BBs or pellets at each other with airsoft guns or rifles. The games can be set-up in acres of woodland, urban environments or other varied terrain. Airsoft guns are often exact replicas of actual firearms and can easily be mistaken for the genuine item. Although they travel at speeds that are...

•African Wildlife Safari 5 Great Reasons to Choose an African Safari Holiday
If you're looking for a vacation that includes exotic locations, wondrous landscapes and a host of cultural and action activities, look no further than an African safari in Kenya. An African wildlife safari will satisfy all your dreams of romance and action and give you a host of other benefits besides. Here are five great reasons to choose an African safari hotel now. Firstly there's the sheer romance of it. Few other vistas in the world can match a herd of wildebeest sweeping majestically...

•The Long Journey to the Vacuum Cleaner of Today
As with many common items that are used in the world today there are almost never clear cut answers as to who is the person responsible for the invention of these items. The vacuum cleaner falls into this same category as it seems there are those who started out with the intention of a unit that would do the job of a vacuum cleaner however the evolution of their dream is perhaps a creation by an entirely different person. Back in the early 1800’s housewives or domestic staff would be...

•Don t Forget Your Local Customer Base Market to Them
You don’t have to have an online sales or service business to be listed on the internet. The use of internet marketing is very important to the growth a local business. Many of your local customers will be using the internet to search for your business services and products, so when your potential customers do a business search, you want to ensure that those in your local area find will find you! Often businesses will focus on their online market but lose sight of their local potential customer...

•Blog Your Way Back to Your Family and Friends
The term Blogs relates to diaries or logs of activity. In the year 1997 the word weblog became common and in 1999 the creation of the word blog evolved. It is estimated that in 1999 there were approximately 200 or so web diaries or blogs and now it is estimated at more than 60,000,000 worldwide and that figure is perhaps on the low side as well now. Blogs are popping up almost daily all over the world. Blogs are basically an online journal whether it is a news blog, a business blog or a...

•Florida Vacation Rentals For Your Dream Vacation
With its balmy climate, beaches and legion of attractions, Florida seems to exist solely to offer you a magic vacation. It was the US vacation destination of choice long before shows like Miami Vice and CSI Miami put its main city on the map. Miami is one of the world's great cities for a holiday, but the Sunshine State offers a host of other alluring vacation spots - Orlando, Tampa and the Florida Keys are just a few examples. And by taking advantage of Florida vacation rentals, you can have a...

•New Years Eve in New York City
Celebrating the New Year in New York City has to be one of the most exciting times to visit this fascinating cosmopolitan city. The main event at this time of year, and one you don’t want to miss, is standing in Times Square and being part of the thousands that see in the New Year when the ball finally drops from the flagpole in One Times Square. And this is no ordinary ball, it’s actually a 2 foot geodesic sphere whose surface is covered in 2,668 Waterford crystal triangles and it weighs...