New Youtube Theme Song?
Revisions:
1-26-12: Inital release.
So the other night I had uploaded a video to my gamedexterity channel that was a youtube tutorial request that showed you how to play this old school Windows 95 game called Super Solver’s Gizmo & Gadgets. Well, after further research, it turned out that the person who submitted the request is actually a rising musician artist in Chicago.
After helping him out with his fond for gaming, I asked him if he would be interested in maybe creating a theme song of some sort for the channel, and he said yes!
I have no idea what the themesong is going to be, but I know that 2012 is going to be an awesome year. Once I get the song figured out, I will definitely feature it in a future intro. I want to thank all you guys who have followed me since the beginning. It has been a wild ride, and for 2012, it’s just going to get nuttier.
I know that most of the time it feels as if a lot of my time and effort goes into video making, and I have to say that is true. However, I’m not going to let this place go dry either. As usual, I’m looking for new writers all the time, so if you are interested in writing and contributing, let me know and we can make something happen.
Over the next few days, I’ll get back into the swing of things and start posting a few more articles as making videos all the time is strain. Have fun, and keep it real.
January 22nd, 2012 Blog Update
Revisions:
1-22-12: Initial release.
Hey blog readers,
With the month of January almost over, let me get you guys a quick update in regards to what I’ve been doing off the blog, and why this place is not as updated with content as it used to be in the younger days.
If any of you guys are viewers of my Youtube channel, GameDexterity, I’ve been working hard along with my partner HelloMe7 in producing videos last week. In one week alone, we had about 14 video uploads within 7 days, which is actually a lot since most of the time I don’t get time to make videos until the weekends.
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Creating a Team of “A” Players – How That Helps In So Many Ways
Revisions:
1-11-12: Initial release.
So this last week I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about work, life, and other random stuff. Actually, what really got me recently is that in my Youtube channel (GameDexterity), I run into a lot of internal political stuff that is inevitable to happen.
I won’t get into the whole story, but long story short I’ve had throughout 2011 a lot of issues with one of my partners about what constitutes as a valid troll statement found on our videos, and what criteria should be used to block that particular youtube user.
Farewell to 2011, and Hello to 2012!
Revisions:
12-31-11: Initial release.
In year 2011, I have to admit the the blog activity, in terms of me writing has been down compared to past years, and this was partly due to a combination of things: work, life related events, as well as more focus on the GameDexterity wikipage.
I’m not sure how many of the Underground readers follow my Youtube channel (GameDexterity), but this year has been busy. Not only have I cranked out various game tutorials, modding tutorials, and a bunch of misc videos, I have also kicked started a wiki for the youtube channel here.
This past week we broke the 7k subscribe mark, so next week I got a special giveaway to do for handing out some serial keys for a dvd ripper program courtesy of SoThinkMedia.
But enough about the youtube channel. As the year progressed, I have learned to appreciate that both mediums have their pros and cons (doing a video tutorial versus a written one).
There are some trains of thought where making video tutorials is preferred. After all, you just click the record button and do your think. But even video tutorials need some guidance and structure. Similarly, some people don’t want to watch a 5 minute video, so in this case, a text tutorial might be preferred as the user can just skim the text and pick out what he needs to know.
However, there is no way I’m going to make a text tutorial here for ever video tutorial I make. Granted, I made about 144 videos this year, with about 80% of them being tutorial related. If you do the math, thats a lot of tutorials.
So what am I going to do about it in 2012? Well, its tough to say. I love the youtube channel, and right now I am working on a special intro project in Adobe After Effects as a way to give back to the Youtube Community. But because of all the work I do on Youtube, I am sort of neglecting my roles here at the blog. Sure, I come here everyday to answer comments, but I am not posting as much as I used to in my younger years.
The reason for that is surprisingly simple…I just focused on the blog and nothing else. Now that I have a blog and a Youtube channel to maintain, with all the growth really in Youtube, this is the main drive to focus on that more than here. But you know…I love to write and I will not stop writing.
So one of the things that I will focus more on in 2012 is more blog writing, at the very least as least one blog post per week. As GameDexterity grows, I’m trying to get more volunteers and staff to maintain the youtube comments there as we easily get over 20-30 comments a day. Answering comments with thoughtful answers takes time, in addition to everything else I got to do. As the work load goes down on Youtube, then my focus here can increase.
Don’t worry though, there are a handful of tutorials I still want to write which include modding tutorials on the PSP which I got a month or two ago. I modded it in 5 minutes, so it was an easy mod to do, but I understand not everyone knows how to mod. My PS2 modding journey is done, as I have done everything I could do to it known to man, except playing it online with kali. 2012 I will look into the wii more, and of course, spend more time with adobe after effects and cinema4d on the side as a hobby to make more interesting intros.
As usual, if you are a writer, or love to write and want to contribute to the blog, let me know and something can be arranged. Thank you for following the blog, and let 2012 become a better year! Happy new year!
Merry X-Mas 2011!
Everyone from the Underground Staff wishes you a Merry Xmas today. Tell us what gifts you got today? See you around!
How To Play Modern Warfare 3 Spec Op and Survival Mode LAN Online
Revisions:
12-10-11: Initial release.
12-11-11: Added Text Tutorial, no screenshots.
1-22-12: Fixed links for 1.4 game patch, and added 1.3 launcher mediafire link.
Thanks to Teknogods, loader 1.2 has been released and it allows you to play spec ops online without steam. This means you can use VPN programs, direct IP, or internal LAN for your spec op play fun.
For sake of time, please see the youtube video I did until I get a proper text tutorial written within the next few days.
Text Instructions:
- Install Modern Warfare 3.
- Download the following items:
- .net framework 4.0: Install after download.
- MW3 Launcher 1.3: Extract to the MW3 game folder where iwsp3.exe is located.
- MW3 1.4 game patch: Extract to main MW3 game folder where iwsp3.exe is located.
- This is where instructions will slightly differ. If you are using a VPN program, then join the MW3 network. This can be in tunngle, hamachi, or whatever. If using direct IP or internal LAN, then go to step 4.
- Run the “TeknoMW3.exe”, click Settings, and setup your Name and FOV (field of view).
- Follow the instructions below depending if you are HOST or CLIENT:
- HOST: Select “I’m the host”, press “Start Game” and in-game press “Multiplayer”
- CLIENT: Enter the Host-IP, press “Start Game” and in-game press “Multiplayer”
- If you need an IP address, ask the Tunngle room, friends, or whatever method you are using of the other gamers.
- It is at this point that the HOST select the game options, and then start either one of the missions or survival mode.
- If there are game issues, ask the Tunngle room, hamachi room, or wherever you are playing.
Troubleshooting Tips:
What ports do I need to port forward?
- Answer: For teknogods loader, UDP 3074 and 29184. If using tunngle, port forward udp 11155.
Video Tutorial:
How To Play Fifa 11 LAN Online Using Tunngle
Revisions:
11-28-11: Initial release.
Fifa 11 has LAN, and for the longest time people thought it would not work online with a popular VPN gaming service like Tunngle. Well, it turns out all you need to do is remember the disconnect trick! See the simple instructions below:
# ***************************************************************************************
Warning: Both the host and client must turn off the internet connection before launching
the game! The multiplayer wont work if that’s not done!
# ***************************************************************************************
Tutorial:
Installation:
Variant 1:
1. Install the legit version of FIFA 11.
2. Update the game to version 1.01.
Download: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/WYWL5YTL/FIFA11_PATCH101.exe_links
3. Install the crack if needed.
Variant 2:
1. Install a repack of the game that is version 1.01.
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Multiplayer:
1. Launch Tunngle and join the FIFA 11 network.
2. Press the Windows Startbutton. —> Control Panel —> Network and Sharing Center
—> Change Adapter settings
3. Disable all the network adapters except the Tunngle adapter.
4. Start FIFA 11. —> Online modes —> LAN Play —> Type in your Nickname
5. Minimize the game. —> Turn on the disabled adapters.
—> Restart Tunngle and join the same network. But do not restart the game!
6. Maximize FIFA 11.
7. Join or host a server. =)
# ***************************************************************************************
Want a video tutorial? See mine below:
Crossover Cable Adapter – Convert Regular Ethernet Cables Into Crossover Cables!
For the longest time, I had this dongle around at my house. Did you know that there is a simple Ethernet crossover adapter available that will take any regular CAT5E or CAT6E cable and convert it to crossover cable on the fly?
The adapter itself can be had for $10 or less depending on where you go and find it. I got my dongle a few years ago back at Frys for 3 or 4 dollars. All you do is plug in one end of the ethernet cable into the back of the adapter, and then you got a crossover cable on the fly!
See below picture of amazon.com and its offering:
Or if you just want to go buy a dedicated crossover cable, you can go to a site like monoprice.com and buy a 3 or 6 ft cable for 5 dollars or less. So what do you think? If you got a lot of cables laying around, then maybe having an adapter handy couldn’t hurt!
Leave a comment about how useful crossover cables have been in your daily tech lives. I’ve used it for sharing PS2 games between my PC and PS2 or the Xbox on the fly. How about you?
Happy Thanksgiving!
Everyone at the Underground Blog wishes those who celebrate Thanksgiving a safe and fun holiday!
Black Friday 2011 – Are You Ready?!
Black Friday is almost here and a lot of shoppers are getting ready to gear up to get some sweet deals. A good website for checking out deals is go to bfads.net, and there you can search for whatever you want. If you get a hit, then you will see it in different search ad results, click, and you are good to go!
Are you going to go to black friday? Leave a comment and let us know what you are trying to get this year!
