Author Archives: Snake

Maximum phatness is the theme for today’s post. First, I’ll start off with something that anybody can do and looks really awesome afterwards. If you have an OEM computer, you’ve probably seen that company’s gay logo and name in your system properties (mainly in the system properties in the control panel, but some of it will appear in the System Information program under Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools).

Ok, begin by downloading this file if you don’t have a OEM system, or even if you do, you may want to start with blank templates. Make sure to extract to the Windows>System directory. The file “oemlogo.bmp” is the logo that will appear in your system properties. It should not change from the template size and color depth of 180x114x8. The template’s transparent color is red, but you can change it to whatever you want (just make sure any parts you don’t want seen are transparent). The file oeminfo.ini is pretty straight-forward, just don’t use any quotes around the information you entered. Here’s what my system properties box looks like:

Now for something whacky…I wrote up a Mini-Column with a few pics for a segment that you may have seen on other hardware sites; but I am going to call it Snake’s Ghetto Hardware Modifications. Unlike at Icrontic (formally Apu’s Hardware), though, my mods will hopefully actually work. So, check out my first installment here.

For today, I’ve got some news, a couple good articles to check out, and some rockage.
I noticed in the last few days that every god damn news site has a post about the new WinAmp release. I don’t know what version it is and frankly I couldn’t give less of a shit, but I just wanted to remind you that WinAmp sucks large cock and should not be used. The Module decoder-for one-works like a fat, milky turd and the mp3 decoder has always been bullshit. For Modules, nothing is better than ModPlug Player 1.44, and Sonique 1.9 handles layer3 MPEGs with style and an intense sound.
S&L’s Standing on WinAmp: Sounds like shit.

HAHA, Intel! Looks as if the next core from the losers at Intel will be delayed a few months because of troubles obtaining the 0.13-Micron process. When will they learn that it doesn’t matter how much you crank the clock if your core has the makings of a coffee can? (Remember, though: I got my Pentium3 back when Intel was still tied with AMD in the benchmarks.) Here’s a bit that I found interesting:

“AMD is planning to ramp up its own 0.13-micron processing in Fab 30 in Dresden, Germany, by the end of the year. Analyst Ross said even if Intel is able to launch its 0.13-micron chip production at about the same time as AMD, the rival’s next generation processor chip at 80-mm square would still be 40% smaller than Intel’s 0.13-micron Northwood Pentium 4 at 140-mm square.”

Finally, I saw some of the best hardware advertising on [H]ardOCP, today. In fact, it gives me some “hardware” of my own. See for yourself, they’re just amazing. Kyro II Ad

Tweak3D has been delivering more than enough crappy articles recently (i.e. a Ford Taurus Tweak Guide…wtf?). There was one that some people might need to read for an easy to understand
overview of heatsinks. Half of it is bullshit about how good the Alpha heatsink is, though.

This isn’t an article, but I recommend you download the last Infiltration radio show. That shit is quite humorous but still grants all the latest on what’s to come with INF. There has also been another news post yesterday, check it.

Ok, this is the absolute last thing for today…Loogie and I rocked on our favorite CS server yesterday (more I then Loog, but he was still kicking ass). I’m gonna start making our previous rank pages on GameDomain’s stat system available on our server just for a moral boost. Here are two screenshots from last night:

Just some stuff you might enjoy for my post today:
1: I just read an article at [H]ardOCP about the next Windows…Windows XP. It’s about the piracy protection they will add to it. I’m not saying that I’m gonna be impressed by XP or at most wanna use it, but it’s good to keep an eye on Microsoft always. The most important thing to notice is

“We’ve determined that a crack will be out for this method of activation within one week after RTM, but this is not to stop those guys. This is to stop the casual piracy of Windows, and I think it will be a viable solution. Bottom line is you should pay for the software you use.”

The article/letter can be found here.

2: I collected up all the phat Infiltration wallpapers for viewers to download from our site instead of searching for them on the INF Team News. The models and texture work is awesome on all these guns. It makes a pleasant start to your fragging day to see 2 FN FiveSevens laying on your screen, makes you feel like playing some Counter-Strike. (These are at 800×600; so if you want larger versions, have fun hunting on the Infiltration Site.) Enjoy, and make sure to save them as Bitmaps (Windows supports JPEG wallpapers, but I’ve found them to be bothersome):

3: The new DEMOBOARD format is complete…Loog just has to plug it all in (be about a month). All the graphic work was done by yours truly, so expect some good shit. Also, I’ve been getting a lot of comments on my new official (yes, it’s official) S&L photo. Lemme see…it’s been called “imposing”, “great”, “excellent”, and “sexy…”. You can see it on my staff page as well as the Photo Album. Have a good day and…

Frag on!!!