Running Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 Beta 2 (or Beta 3/Beta 4) Side-by-Side

Published at: 03:12 pm - Thursday December 27 2007

Forum member DrNathan posted a quick write-up on how to use Firefox 2 and Firefox 3 Beta 2, Beta 3, and Beta 4 side-by-side without causing any profile conflicts or corruption. It only takes minutes and is a nice way to give the new iteration of Firefox a spin before the final version is [...]

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Akimbo Hacks Part 2: VGA Port Installation

Published at: 01:12 pm - Friday December 14 2007

Forum member Cerberus continues to hack away at his Akimbo IP1150, and this time he has added a VGA port to the box.
I can’t wait to see what the final product will look like when he is finished modding it.

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RCA Akimbo Serial Port Hack

Published at: 02:12 pm - Thursday December 06 2007

Forum member Cerberus has a walkthrough on his web site demonstrating how you can add a serial port to an RCA Akimbo IP TV/PVR box, enabling you to gain console access to the machine.  It is a pretty easy hack, but really its the first step in hacking these things for personal use.
Not familiar with [...]

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