If you want to create a script that toggles a setting in a Source engine game like Left 4 Dead, you need to know the console variable name that controls it, but sometimes you don’t know. One way to figure it out is to blindly search using the “find” command to look for a command that looks like it controls what you need. The other way is to dump the cvar list to disk, change the setting in the GUI, dump the list again, and compare the two lists. [Read more →]
Monitoring CVAR changes in the Source engine
July 5th, 2009 · Games
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New File, Updated Files, Sneak Peaks
July 4th, 2009 · Games, PortableApps, Programming, Windows
I have a bit of a backlog of stuff so I guess I better start posting some of it. [Read more →]
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Software Picks: ANYTHING BUT iTunes
July 4th, 2009 · Software Picks, Windows
So recently I got a $15 iTunes gift card and now a 22-free songs code for iTunes so I decided to check it out. I expected a slow lumbering beast that would try and take over my whole OS so I booted up my favorite XP Virtual Machine and created a snapshot so I could then install iTunes on it without fear of it breaking anything permanently.
It was worse than I had feared. [Read more →]
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Get The Facts
June 19th, 2009 · Windows
If they can skew the truth, so can I! Except mine will be more accurate and not as skewed. Still fun to do a LITTLE skewing though. [Read more →]
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Garry’s Dir Mod Update
March 3rd, 2009 · Programming, Website
I made some changes to my mod of Garry’s Directory List script. The latest version of garry’s script is seen here.
Mine is here. The biggest change is I’ve gone for the look of the new Windows 7 Content view for files and folders … I like it very much. 🙂 [Read more →]
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Google Chrome Portable 2.0.162.0
February 12th, 2009 · PortableApps, Programming
Google Chrome’s dev branch is finally looking a bit more stable so it’s time for an update to Google Chrome Portable. [Read more →]
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My Personal Windows 7 Tips and Tricks
January 20th, 2009 · Windows
- Drag and drop notification icons between the overflow and the visible tray to set them to always show or always hide (if you want to reset an icon to the default auto-hide option, you need to use the “Customize…” dialog still).
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OpenSearch Google in Windows 7
January 14th, 2009 · Programming, Website, Windows
I just hacked together a neat little PHP script that allows me to Google search right from Windows Explorer in Windows 7. I was inspired by this guy. I don’t wait around for Google, I’ll do it myself. 😀 [Read more →]
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Windows 7 Tip: Superbar Shortcuts
January 13th, 2009 · Windows
Shift+Click a superbar button to launch a new instance of that program (even if one is already open).
Ctrl+Shift+Click to launch a new instance as administrator. Great for Command Prompt or a Task Manager replacement. 🙂
That is all.
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Google Chrome Portable Minor Update
January 9th, 2009 · PortableApps
The first 2.0 beta of Chrome was released today so I updated my download to support it. The new little features are nice!