Tag Archives: hacks

Parsing the Windows sfc log from unix

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

Just a quick line to mention that the Windows System File Checker tool produces logs that are nearly unreadable, and a pain to parse. A friend of mine had some system files that did not check out, and could not … Continue reading →

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Shameless Plug: underwares.org

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

I just made a new website, mostly for fun. See it here: http://www.underwares.org I finally decided to fill the void of my primary domain with something. This website will act some kind of hub between all the services I run … Continue reading →

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Building the MONOCHRON kit

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Alexandre Gauthier

So, a while ago, I took an interest in the MONOCHRON kit from adafruit, which is a lovely, fully hackable, open source clock kit, powered by an Atmega328 MCU. You can get other fun firmwares for it including fun adaptations … Continue reading →

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I’m weak

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Alexandre Gauthier

I really am. I got an iPhone 3G. Mitigating factors are that the camera is really awesome, and also that I got root on it, voiding my warranty a mere fifteen minutes after unboxing it. You might also enjoy:Building the … Continue reading →

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Bypass WGA for downloads (From Mac and Linux too!)

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Alexandre Gauthier

Some clever folks over at ghacks.net found a neat way to download to your heart’s content from microsoft while bypassing the silly WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) check. Simply put, all you need is the mgadiag.exe tool and the URL you … Continue reading →

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Curse you global variables!

Posted on February 12, 2005 by Alexandre Gauthier

My server got compromised, backdoors were planted, awstats blows and my sink is clogged.

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