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Updated version of the iPhone iLock

Ah, remember my previous post on the iLock for Java enabled phones like my Sony Ericsson P1i. It was Java based, so it’s like executing an application to key lock your phone, it’s slow and ineffective.

Now here comes the newest beta of the iPhone iLock by Kwull. It’s a UIQ3 app and it’s fast, upon unlocking, it stays in the background with minimal memory resources.

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Great VMware resource on tweaking your .vmx

I was looking for a way to force my VM to boot up with a specific date and time without going into the VM BIOS to change it every time I boot up.

I just need a VM for testing and evaluating certain software or platforms but I don’t like re-building it when the licenses expires.

Especially when trial software always expires in like 15 or 30 days ? 7 for a particular secure os and 15 for a particular secure platform. 🙂

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To backup a Non-Data DVD

Well, if you have some DVDs that you will like to backup, here are the steps to do it.

Note: For non-encrypted DVDs, meaning like personal home videos, non-commerical created DVDs, etc.. 🙂

Step 1:

dvdbackup -M -i /dev/dvd -o ./outputdir/

-M tells it to make a full backup, there are other parameters to backup selective chapters.

dvdbackup will create the DVD folder structure under ./outputdir/<volume-name>

Step 2:

mkisofs -dvd-video -o dvd.iso ./outputdir/<volume-name>