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Build a touchscreen LCD on the cheap

Darren — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:17:49 +0000

Adding a touch screen to a LCD is pretty straight forward and fairy inexpensive. There are a few different places to get the touch screen kit, we got ours from ebay for around 80 bucks + shipping. Dealextreme.com has a small selection of smaller touch screen kit perfect for netbooks, because they come with a controller made to connect internally instead of external usb. When buying a kit to make sure it comes with the matching controller to avoid any head aches.

Episode 609 – Touchscreen Mod and VirtualBox vs VMware

Darren — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:00:35 +0000

This time on the show Jason Appelbaum joins with a touchscreen LCD mod that’s a lot easier than one might think. Then Darren and Matt pit their desktop virtualization platforms, Virtual Box and VMware Workstation, against eachother over a game of Halo.

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When it comes to desktop virtualization Matt and I think very differently. While I agree that VMware’s ESX and (free) ESXi solutions are killer, I can’t seem to justify the price of target=”_blank”>VMware Workstation when Sun’s Virtual Box is free, open source, full featured, super speedy and rock solid. Matt doesn’t agree.

Matt wouldn’t agree with my assessment, but he doesn’t write the show notes so I’ll just go ahead and link to this totally unbiased comparison.

Season 3 Episode 9

Darren — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 21:12:46 +0000

In this episode Matt uses PowerGUI to command the new Windows PowerShell, Chris Gerling demonstrates Helix, an open source forensics toolkit and Darren builds a simple web mashup using Yahoo Pipes. Plus haksnacks including router passwords, uninterrupted file copying, password strength auditing, and Firefox keyword shortcuts.

Oh yeah and some bloopers. A lot of bloopers. Actually, pretty much most of the episode is one ongoing blooper. We’re kicking it oldschool Hak5 style. Call it senioritis if you will .

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Running time: 40:00

Production Notes

The new scan converter (device that takes the VGA output from our computers and inputs them into the video mixer) had great resolution and clarity however that isn’t seen in this episode. Unfortunately the video signal was a bit borked and everything captured was slightly pink. I’ve done my best to balance the color in post. Better luck next time I guess

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Season 3 Episode 7

Darren — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 22:59:57 +0000

In this episode Chris Gerling shows us a little reverse engineering with Crackmes, Darren unlocks OpenWRT on the Fon router, Will Coppola demonstrates inprotect, a nessus/nmap web frontent, and Matt fixes the Rock Band guitar once and for all. Plus HakSnacks including installation package building with Iexpress, a Rock Band drum kit for your PC, converting flash videos to mobile media formats, and browsing the Internets with calculator. Grab some pwnj00z, the next hour is designated for technolust!

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Running time: 50:20

Production Notes

The white balance on our scan converter (little boxy thing that converts our laptop’s display into something the video mixer can use) was a bit off making some of the full screen video difficult to read. Thankfully (and thanks for MassiveH) we’ve got a new scan converter that should make everything look a lot more clear for next episode. Everything has been detailed in the Show Notes and feel free to post in the forums if you have questions.

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Season 3 Episode 6

Darren — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:22:31 +0000

In this episode of Hak5 Darren uses the eeePC, BackTrack 3, and Aircrack-ng to audit the security of our WPA encrypted wireless access point. Wess reviews Herbie the Mousebot from Solarbotics, a great electronics projects for beginners/intermediates. Chris Gerling comes by to show us Rockbox, the open source firmware alternative for your portable media players as well as a brief tutorial on building your own songs for frets on fire. Grab a companion cube and gather ’round for some technolust.

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Season 3 Episode 5

Darren — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 04:34:50 +0000

In this episode Simon Jakesch from Zenoss joins us to talk about the open source network management suite. Wess shows us the science behind the infrared camera mod. Chris Gerling hacks the Nokia 770 Internet tablet. Darren builds a one-click remote assistance package to help save the holidays, and Will Coppola drops by with an EVDO antenna mod sure to boost signal. Plus details on the upcoming Hak5Live / meetup at the East Coast LAN as always trivia. Grab some hax0rflakes, it’s time for a heavy dose of technolust.

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Running time: 56:00

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Season 3 Episode 4

Darren — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:19:44 +0000

In this episode Paul and Matt hold down the fort and hack the Gibson. Check out Guitar Hero modding, easy media streaming, and a great Linux setup for video creativity in this borderline absurd Hak5.

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Running time: 24:10

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Season 3 Episode 2

Darren — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:27:58 +0000

In this episode Wess mods the Linksys WRT54G wireless router and adds Power-over-Ethernet functionality. Darren checks out Anywhere.FM which pretty much lives up to its name. And our pal Mubix joins us via Skype for a paranoia inducing look at anonymous enumeration tools online. Plus this month’s Trivia, LAN Party, and of course, the saga continues.

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Running time: 37:12

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Season 3 Episode 1

Darren — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 05:37:26 +0000

In this season premiere episode of Hak5 Wess brings us an underwater camera enclosure mod, Alli shows us how to make our own nifty Photoshop brushes, and Darren gets his hack on with some cracked USB Wi-Fi for packet-sniffing goodness. Plus this month’s Trivia, LAN Party, and the latest in the EvilServer saga.

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Running time: 37:00

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Season 2 Episode 10

Darren — Sat, 05 May 2007 20:24:03 +0000

In this season finale episode of Hak5 Paul cracks open the Apple TV for a little hacking, Wess shows us how to virtualize physical servers, Mubix joins us to show off some goodies for your USB drives, Darren benchmarks budget home servers, and we tread into web two-oh mashup territory. Plus more janky products for your rofling enjoyment, deets on the LAN party, trivia, poll, web 1.0 fan site contest, and info on a new show pilot.

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Season 2 Episode 4

Darren — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:08:28 +0000

In this episode Paul takes a look at Q, the open source CPU emulator for Mac. Erin Shahan joins us to talk about RSI, the geeks natural predator. Alli shows off an idiot-proof Nintendo DS mod chip with plenty of hackability (and Doom of course). And Wess brings us a blingin’ modded mouse for micro with style. Plus this month�s trivia, poll, & LAN party details.

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Production Notes

Special thanks to Ashley Witt for the killer Hak5 Theme, and Pronobozo for the awesome bumper music and 3D animations!