The Nintendo Switch controllers are natively MFi compatible

I recently discovered an interesting little thing: the Nintendo Switch controllers (Pro Controller and Joy-Con) are MFi compatible…

Posté le 16/02/2022 par

The snowman ☃ easter egg on iPod 5G

While reading a blog post on the Panic site (who makes cool software and games), I came across a cool easter egg: an emoji hidden in the menus of the 5th generation of iPod. I tried to find it, since the author (@cabel) had only found a photo of the said easter egg (probably on this old page of the iLounge site).

Posté le 22/11/2021 par

Les meilleures promotions du jour

Sur cette page, je vous mets les promotions du jour. Ce sont celles que je poste de temps en temps sur Twitter, et les liens sont sponsorisés, ce qui me permet d’acheter certains accessoires pour le site. Je mets des liens vers des promotions intéressantes, idéalement des produits que j’ai essayés ou que je connais bien, avec évidemment une orientation vers les nouvelles technologies.

Posté le 22/11/2021 par

A monochrome CRT display on a modern Mac

I had mentioned my monochrome display (a 12 inches from the Macintosh LC era) a while ago, but had failed to make it work with a modern Mac. Quite regularly, I tried to figure it out, and I tried various adapters, before – finally – realising where the problem was and making myself the necessary adapter.

Posté le 06/01/2020 par

Matt Card, a simple way to steal a Mac

Today’s subject is a little delicate, and I hesitated a long time before writing this article. The product I’m going to talk about, the Matt Card, is originally used to help technicians, and I do not really like to explain how to override Apple’s protections. But I have to say the solution is a little too obvious and a little too easy.

Posté le 01/03/2019 par

The SDK « Power Mac G5 » for the Xbox 360

Many years ago (in 2015), I told you about my Xbox 360 development kit, based on a Power Mac G5. And I finally managed to make it work.

Posté le 12/01/2019 par

Playing a CD+MIDI, the CD that contains hidden MIDI

Talking of weird CDs, the CD+MIDI is a special case: it’s rare, obscure, and complicated to read. And it’s been a while since I’ve been trying to find one, so it’s been a little hard to read. Demonstration.

Posté le 09/08/2018 par

How I saved my Parrot Flower Power

Several months ago, I explained my concerns with Parrot’s Flower Power. One day, my sensor had decided to stop working, just like that. And I saved him.

Posté le 04/12/2017 par

A floppy drive for the Bandai Pippin

In the accessories of the Bandai Pippin, the Apple console, the floppy drive remains rather rare. A French reader who had one loaned it to me for a test on this blog. I took the opportunity to clone the card.

Posté le 08/04/2017 par

The LaserDisc with PALplus

After a long search, I finally collected an interesting device for a test: a PALplus decoder. Coupled with a compatible LaserDisc, this technology significantly improves the picture quality in widescreen.

Posté le 23/02/2017 par

How to activate the G4 Cube speakers on a modern Mac

My readers (you) are great. A few years ago, I was asking for help with a little project: the reuse of the Power Mac G4 Cube speakers on a recent Mac. Then Jean designed a small program that allows it.

Posté le 15/02/2017 par