TechKnack

I bought this Duke-style Xbox controller off of eBay. When I got it, the cord was frayed just above the stress reliever. Recently, it just quit working. Turned out the +5V power cord inside had broken completely. Fortunately, I was able to rearrange some things and get it in near-perfect shape. Check out [...]

To complement my recent XBox softmodding project, I bought a Linksys WRT54G router to install DD-WRT on. For those not in the know, DD-WRT is a third-party, linux-based, model-specific router firmware. It basically does to routers what Ubuntu does to your desktop or notebook, XBMC does to your XBox, and RockBox does to [...]

Softmodding the XBox, provided you have the right tools, is as easy as installing a program in Windows. Run the given installer, following the step-by-step, and hope everything goes right. Usually it does, until something isn’t clearly explained, and then you have to troubleshoot it. Although the key phrase there is “having [...]

This is probably the hardest step involved in this process. Two days of frustration and troubleshooting have resulted in two working XBox/USB hybrid cables, a fried XBox Controller, and a fried 512MB USB flash drive. Yes, fried, complete with that burnt electronics smell, and a distinct lack of functionality. But perhaps I [...]

A while back, LifeHacker posted an article on how to turn your xbox into a killer media center. Since that article, I have dreamt of such a thing. About a week ago (shortly after receiving a bunch of b-day money, muwhaha ), I decided to take the plunge.
The goal is to take [...]