To save myself and others the effort of having to locate the manual for this radio: http://www.dewaltservicenet.com/documents/English/Instruction%20Manual/Vector/VEC438.pdf

I love the Foxy Sniper Series.  I was even more estatic when I saw that Foxy Sniper 2 came out!  What to do?  Write a walkthrough of course!

Foxy Sniper 2

mission 1

Look at the house where the party is.  Shoot the guy in the third window from left to right

Mission 2 – LAUNDRY MAN

Shoot the guy in the trench coat walking on the sidewalk.  He will be walking behind 3 other guys ahead of him.

Mission 3 – THREESOME GRUESOME

Shoot the guy in the car first, then the guy that runs up, then the guy that runs down.  head shots are not important.  I also speht time in the shooting range and bought the 2000 dollar scope.  It helped.

Mission 4 – Train Pain

Shoot the third carrage.  Aim for the tracks and not the carrage.

Mission 5 – PIMP MY RIDE

The van is coming from the tunnel.  Shoot both wheels on the right side of it.

Mission 6 – FLY TRAP

Manuver through the crowd and get to the payphone

Mission 7 – unknown

Look for a white male with organe shorts and a metal detector

Mission 8 – CITY CRAWLER

PENDING

VMware Workstation installs fine in Gentoo, for the most part. There are a few steps that must be taken first, luckily they’re pretty much self-explanatory.

# create init.d symlinks
cd /etc
ln -s init.d rc0.d
ln -s init.d rc1.d
ln -s init.d rc2.d
ln -s init.d rc3.d
ln -s init.d rc4.d
ln -s init.d rc5.d
ln -s init.d rc6.d
ln -s init.d rcS.d

# now, install vmware
sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130.x86_64.bundle

# and then copy gentoo's init scripts over vmware's
mkdir -p /etc/vmware/init.d
mv /etc/init.d/vmware /etc/vmware/init.d/
cp /usr/portage/app-emulation/vmware-workstation/files/vmware-workstation.rc \
/etc/init.d/vmware
chmod +x /etc/init.d/vmware
rc-update add vmware default

Short version:

sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130*.bundle
yum install gcc kernel-devel-`uname -r`
mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old
vmware-modconfig –console –install-all

Slightly-less-short version:

1. The .bundles available on VMware’s site are just huge shell scripts. Thus, we execute them like one:

sh VMware-Workstation-6.5.1-126130*.bundle

2. The install should finish successfully, but it won’t run because the modules will not fit into Fedora’s running kernel. To fix that, we first need to install gcc and the kernel-devel package for your running kernel:

yum install gcc kernel-devel-`uname -r`

3. Move the directory where the module object files were installed, then run vmware-modconfig. Because you moved the object files directory, it will try to recompile them.

mv /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary /usr/lib/vmware/modules/binary.old
vmware-modconfig --console --install-all

VMware should now run.

rsync is a software application for Unix systems which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another while minimizing data transfer using delta encoding when appropriate. (Thanks, Wikipedia.) Since this is supposed to be a quick tutorial, we’ll skip the formal lecture and get on with some usage examples.

1) sync a whole directory from one location on the local filesystem to another, while keeping all metadata such as ownership and permissions in tact:

rsync -azvrP /media/disk/source /home/user/destination

Important note: if source does not have a trailing slash, it will create the directory source/ inside destination/ — if it does have a trailing slash, it will copy only the contents of source but not source/ itself. This is similar to `cp /source` vs. `cp /source/*`

2) sync from a local machine over ssh to a remote server

rsync -zvrP /home/user/source user@10.10.10.100:

rsync uses ssh for remote connections by default, so there is nothing special you have to do besides the remote destination syntax which is identical to scp. (Obviously, sshd must be running on the server.) In this example there is nothing after the colon, meaning it defaults to the user’s home directory.

3) sync from a local machine over ssh to a remote server on a non-standard ssh port to a non-home directory

rsync -e ‘ssh -p 12345′ -zvrP /home/user/source root@10.10.10.100:/usr/local/

The -e flag takes a string identical to what you would use if you were using ssh manually. In this example, ‘ssh -p 12345′ connects using port 12345 on the server. The other difference is the destination directory on the end of the remote IP. To copy from a server to yourself, simply reverse source and destination.

4) sync one directory to another, except for files ending in .iso and .img

rsync zvrP –exclude ‘*.iso’ –exclude ‘*.img’ /home/user/source /media/destination/

Nothing new here except for the –exclude option. (Those are TWO dashes, not one! WordPress likes to change things without my permission.) This is useful for when you’re backing up a directory but don’t care to transfer huge files that you can easily re-download. For more details about fine-grained exclusion, see the rsync man page.

Command line options
Personally, about 95% of my rsync usage is accomplished with -zvrP. Below is a quick table of all the options seen in the previous examples.

-a: archive (implies -rlptoD)
  -r: recursive
  -l: copy symlinks as symlinks
  -p: preserve permissions
  -t: preserve modification times
  -g: preserve group
  -o: preserve owner (root only)
  -D: (implies --devices --specials)
    --devices: recreates character/block devices
        (receiving end must be root)
    --specials: transfer special files like named sockets

-z: compress during transfer
-v: verbose
-r: recursive
-P:
  --partial: keep partially transferred files
  --progress: show progress during transfer

-e: specify the remote shell to use
--exclude: excludes files matching PATTERN

Adding DVDs and video files to your iPod that aren’t in iTunes.  I don’t have an iPhone, but I imagine this process could work for that too.

Want to add your favorite DVDs to your iPod, but don’t want to pay to download content from iTunes that you already own? The process is surprisingly simple. I’ve done this with both videos on my computer, and commercial DVDs. You need a program that can convert video files to the iPod format, and I use Xiisoft Video Converter 3 and Xiisoft DVD Ripper Platinum 4 to accomplish this.

Converting a DVD.

1. Insert the disk into the disk drive.

2. Open Xiisoft DVD Ripper.

3. Goto File->Add DVD Folder. Select the drive you put the disk in.

4. All the videos are loaded onto the screen. Make sure you check only the ones that you want. You can tell by the duration of the file. The others are title screens and special features, which you can preview and check if you so choose. (If you’re ripping television shows, there will often be a ‘play all’ track thats a couple hours long)

5. At the bottom of the window, choose a destination, and select ‘iPod Video2(640×480) MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)’

6. Click the button with the red circle, or select ‘rip all checked’ from the file dropdown.

7. Add to iTunes and your iPod the usual way. If you sync, ripping these files to the proper folders should be enough. If you don’t, you need to goto File->Add Folder to Library in iTunes, and then move those added videos onto your iPod.

Converting an existing video. Perhaps something you’ve downloaded.

1. Open Xiisoft Video Converter

2. Click Add and select the files you want to convert.

3. Select a destination. (Perhaps your iTunes folder) Make sure profile reads ‘iPod Video2(640×480) MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)’. Make sure all videos are checked.

4. Click Encode. Or File->Encode.

5. Add to iTunes and your iPod the usual way. If you sync, ripping these files to the proper folders should be enough. If you don’t, you need to goto File->Add Folder to Library in iTunes, and then move those added videos onto your iPod.

Listen/Watch and enjoy.

Sometimes when you strip away graphics and advanced computing, you can still have a blast playing a simple game. We all probably remember what space invaders is: aliens in a grid slowly advancing down screen towards your ship, shooting at you as they do. Your job is to return fire, slaying all the aliens and advancing to the next round. The Atari version features three bunkers that you can hide behind, that slowly decay as they get hit. As you slay more and more of the aliens, they get faster and faster, and you need to use more skill and timing to take them down.

Simple, yet fun. It’s a challenge to work within a game’s parameter, because the Aliens will get faster, but you never do. The game is not complex or long, but it still provided, and can continue to provide, plenty of fun times. It’s fun to get back down to basics where you simply move left and right, and press a button. Rather than worry about secondary triggers, strafing, reloading, and camera angles, it’s nice to play a simple push button, kill alien type of game occasionally.

A co-worker of mine just figured out why a push installation of Veritas backup was not working correctly.  Feel free to read what he did to resolve the issue.

When a media server makes a connection with a remote system, the initial connection will be initiated on port 10000. The Remote Agent will be listening for connections on this pre-defined port.

To get around this problem I performed the following steps:

1. Instead of pushing the Remote Agent For Windows Servers (RAWS)I instead ran the installation locally on the server in which I intended to backup. For this expample the location of the installation files were X:\BEWS_11D.7170_32BIT_VERSION\WINNT\INSTALL\RAWS32.

2. Run setup.exe and select the appropriate media server in which this agent will publish it’s information to. You may have an issue in which the Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems service will not start. The event log will most likely have the following event:

Event Type:Error
Event Source:Backup Exec
Event Category:None
Event ID:58117
Date:3/9/2009
Time:12:21:17 PM
User:N/A
Computer:ALTIGEN4
Description:
The Backup Exec Remote Agent for Windows Servers Service did not start. The application failed to listen on the NDMP TCP/IP port. Check the network configuration.

For more information, click the following link:

http://eventlookup.veritas.com/eventlookup/EventLookup.jhtml

3. You will need to reserve the port for this service to listen on. For this situation I used port 9000.

Note- For Backup Exec 11d and above: These steps only need to be done on the the affected remote server(s). All other remote servers can have the existing/default NDMP Port.

To reserve the port on the remote machine you will need to do the following:

3a- Go to C:\WINDOWS or \WINNT\system32\drivers\etc and modify the “services” file
3b- Go to the bottom of the file and add the following line:

ndmp 9000/tcp #Network Data Management Protocol

3c- Save the change.

4. Start the Backups Exec Remote Agent for Windows Systems service and then launch the Symantec Backup Exec Remote Agent Utility usually running on the task bar or you can launch via Programs->Symantec Backup Exec For Windows Servers->Backup Exec Remote Agent Utility

5. Navigate to the “Publishing” tab and check off “Enable the Remote Agent to publish information to the media servers in the list” click “Add” and enter the name of the media server. You may now see the remote server’s FQDN in the “Published names for this agent” field.

6. On the media server go to Tools->Options->Network and Security and check off “Enable remote agent TCP dynamic port range” and specify as such.

Note- for this situation I chose to use the dynamic port range of 9000-10000.

7. Click OK in the Options Dialog box and you should now be able to see the remote system under “Windows Systems” when configuring a new job.

The next game up for walkthroughs is Panda Tactical Sniper 2!

http://www.addictinggames.com/pandatacticalsniper2.html

NOTE: This walkthrough was taken from BubbleBox…

To get an awesome rating on any mission you will need to fire as few shots as possible and do the mission as quickly as possible.

The ducks are hidden on the levels (one per level) but they will hide when you use the scope hide ability so you will only be able to spot them when in firing mode.

Level 1: Basic Training

There are 4 targets that appear at intervals above the wall. Just make sure that you shoot them all. It really shouldn’t be too hard.

Level 2: The Construction Site

Get rid of the guard by shooting out the bolt holding the girder that he’s standing on in place. After that it should be pretty straightforward. The levers for the crane and the forklift control their movement so use them to get the girder to the top so that Mr Brown can walk over to the ladder. Then shoot the ladder so that he can climb down to Panda.

Level 3: Prison

Shoot the first grill in front of Panda and then use the walkie talkie to get him to move into the vent. Then get the guard to go outside by shooting the satellite and disrupting his football game. Shoot the second grill and use the walkie talkie again to lower a rope for Mr Black to get out. You will then need to shoot the satellite dish again to make sure that the guard goes back inside as the bears make their getaway.

Level 4: Ice PrisonGet the guard to go outside by shooting the two milk bottles. Then trap him out there by shooting the door to the igloo. Shoot the rope to release Mr White and then shoot the ice beneath him to complete the rescue.

Level 5: Obstacle Course

The treadmill is easily stopped by shooting the two wheels that are keeping it running. The second obstacle is a bit trickier but still shouldn’t cause too many problems. The machine on the right of the screen controls the movement of the platform. To get it running, first shoot the middle of the small cog so that it drops into place. Then shoot the lever. You will see the platform start moving. To get the bears across you will need to stop it in the right place so shoot the lever again at the right time (it may be easier to hide the scope so that you can see where the platform is – if you have unlocked this ability then you can use the space bar to activate it).

Level 6: Grand Theft Auto

First get the guard into the toilet by shooting the drinks machine, causing a can to fall and the guard to go and drink it. Then trap him in there by shooting the lock on the door. Now you can open up the garage by shooting the padlock off it. This will reveal a mini on a platform that Panda plans to steal. To help him achieve his cunning plan, shoot the green button to raise the car up and then shoot the choc out from behind its rear wheel so that it rolls back into the waiting van.

Level 7: Blueprints

Pretty tough level this one because you don’t have a lot of time to think things through like you usually do. Shoot the traffic lights to stop the van over the manhole cover so that Mr Black can sneak in. This will only give you a limited amount of time though because the lights will turn green again soon so once they are stopped at the lights shoot the sign holder above the billboard so that Panda Cola smashes into the car below. Job done, right? Sadly not – the recovery service is very efficient and will be along shortly to tow the damaged car away. Stop it doing its job by shooting the towing arm. Now it’s just a case of waiting for Mr Black to finish stealing the plans and you’re away.

Level 8: Mission: Impossible

Use the walkie talkie to lower Panda down to the computer but be careful to steer him safely past the laser beams. He will break the code for you (at last Panda doing something useful!) and then will give you instructions on what to do next. Shoot the squares that appear on the screen like he says and then use the walkie talkie to hoist him up (again taking care not to hit any lasers). You will need to do all of that before the guard comes back.

Level 9: The Heist

This level boasts a pretty tricky laser grid that is actually impossible to disable completely. You can use the walkie talkie to radio in Panda and Mr Brown but take care because they will both move forward at the same time so you will need to disable the lasers in front of them before sending them forward. Each laser will affect itself and another laser when you shoot its panel. You will need to find out which lasers to shoot to disable the lasers in front of the bears but also being careful not to turn on the lasers where they are standing as that will set off the alarm.
If you’re still having trouble then the exact order to shoot the lasers is as follows (although there are other solutions). After each step use the walkie talkie to get the bears to proceed:
1. Top right
2. The one just to left of that (still on the top row)
3. The one just to left of that again (still on the top row) and then the one slanting down in front of Panda
4. Top right and then bottom right
Once you have got past the grid Panda will disable the alarm on the diamond case and you can shoot off the lid. Then you can use the walkie talkie one last time to get Mr Brown to lower a device to grab the diamond.

Level 10: Escape

Shoot the painting where there is no guard first and then move Panda along the ledge once the guard has gone to check out what’s going on. Then shoot the other painting to get him to move back. The second guard can be rendered useless by shooting the shutter on the window above him. To get past the camera just time it so that Panda hops down when it is looking the other way.

Level 11: The Bus

Shoot everything off the right hand side of the bus (4 objects to shoot off in total) to stop it from rocking and gain some balance. This will allow you to get panda off the bus using the walkie talkie and he will trot off to fetch a recovery vehicle that you can use to secure the bus in place. Plain sailing from here. Radio in Panda one last time and he will hop onto the bus and reclaim the diamond.

I will say, this is not the best sniper game out there.  It did fill a void though, so without further ado, I bring you the Mort The Sniper Walkthrough!

http://www.addictinggames.com/mortthesniper.html

Level 1

Go all the way to the left and shoot the guy in the tree

Level 2

Shoot the black guy in the right window above the window cleaner

Level 3

Wait for Tiny to walk close to the limo driver.  Shoot tiny, reload, and shoot the limo driver

Level 4

Shoot the police offier that is with the dancers.  Wait for a clear shot of his head.

Level 5

Shot them all.  It takes a bit to get used to their little jump run thing.  Shoot them on the down step.

Level 6

The pickpocket is coming from the left to the right.  Wait for him to pick pocket a guy, and shoot him in the head.

Level 7

The pimp is hiding behind the red brick wall.  Wait for a hooker to walk by him, and he will go to smack her.  Take him out when he does.

Level 8

Shoot them all. I went from left to right…