I have hosted the latest Jungle Flasher here on my blog as I have found alot of the Jungle Flasher links are down.

Jungle Flasher V0.1.65 beta – http://www.colinjensen.co.uk/blog/download/JungleFlasher.0.1.65.Beta.rar

Jungle Flasher Tutorial – http://www.colinjensen.co.uk/blog/download/JungleFlasher.pdf

I am asked “How do I convert an array or object into a string” very frequently so I thought I would put a quick little tutorial together explaining the various different methods.

Converting an array OR object into a string(BEST METHOD)

We are going to use the functions serialize and unserialize.

These functions are very easy to use, for example converting an array or object you would do the following:


$string = serialize($objectorarray);


Now to convert the string back into an object or array we would do:


$objectorarray = unserialize($string);


It really is as simple as that, however sometimes the serialize function doesn’t do a good job at escaping characters so to get around this we do the following:


$string =base64_encode(serialize($objectorarray)); // This converts into a string

$objectorarray = unserialize( base64_decode($string)); // This converts a string into an array or object


Converting an array into a string (OLD FASHIONED METHOD).

Implode and Explode can be used to convert an array.

Look at my example below.


$myarray[] = 'Apple';

$myarray[] = 'Orange';

$string = implode('|',$myarray);

echo $string; // This would return Apple|Orange


Using the example above, the implode function takes two parameters.  First our separator and second our array.

To now convert the string BACK into an array we use explode. See the example below.


$string = 'Apple|Orange';

$myarray = explode('|',$string);

print_r($myarray);


The explode function takes pretty much the same parameters as implode except it looks for a string rather then an array.

Why would you want to convert an array or object into a string?

When saving vast amounts of data into a mysql table or even a text file, all you would need to do using the method above is save the string into the file or into a table row.  Very useful if you have plenty of dynamic data… No need to create lots of column names when you can save the object or array into a single row!

There are many leaked screenshots of the Sky Player available online. I have gathered a few and posted them here for you!

I really am excited about the Sky Player coming to the XBOX 360 – I really do think it will be a great addon! It is expected to be released around September 09.

Pricing has not been confirmed but people are speculating it will be based on similiar pricing of the actual Online Sky Player.

Resources

http://www.homecinemachoice.com/blogs/team+hcc/sky+tv+offer+sports+and+more+through+microsofts+xbox+360+29+05+09

http://xboxhornet.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/sky-tv-coming-to-xbox-360/

http://beighton360.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!873E0BCB08A3E4A!445.entry

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/24407/gallery/sky-player-comes-xbox-360-1.html

I have recently put together a little website that allows anybody to upload an image for free!

Please note that if the image you upload is not viewed for any longer then 3 months it will be deleted.

Click here to visit the website TheImageDump.com

Spread the word please!

Ixtreme 1.5 is now out

This is what many people have been waiting for!

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD

This a big update: firmware is ready for the very latest Xbox 360 drives.

There are reports that people are having trouble using a VIA chipset with the Liteon

Click here for more information

Release date is confirmed for the 24th of December!
Beta testing is going well!

2008-12-20
[07:29] <c4eva> ix15 for sammy,benq,liteon has been
marked final and are undergoing final testing!
[07:31] <c4eva> merry christmas everyone!
[07:32] <c4eva> happy new year as well!
[07:34] <prankster> c4eva: are the flash tools for liteon cli or gui?
[07:34] <c4eva> both
[07:35] <c4eva> liteon truely is the best drive! very impressed!

For more information and to view the chat log click here

If you are a website developer like me or just download files from FTP servers every now and then you will be using some kind of FTP client but does it really have any useful features?

After doing some hard core research I found some people mention BitKinex, the name doesn’t really do it any favours as it doesn’t stand out to be an FTP client in any way but I thought hmm I will give it a shot.

What I like about BitKinex

There are many FTP clients out there such as Smart FTP and File Zilla but they all lack one important feature for me:  FTP Websites Management

BitKinex has this awesome straight in your face window with a tree structure of all the saved ftp server profiles, you can organise them into folders which is very handy for being a website developer with all the different client websites I have access to.  Just take a look at the  screenshot below:

Click on the image to enlarge

Another great feature I love about BitKinex is if you need to have more then one FTP server open all you do is go back to the main tree window and double click the server and it opens a new window then automatically connects!

For each FTP Server window you can drag items in from windows explorer, drag between each window and also set a default directory for when you connect! The features are endless!

For speed you can set the amount of connections it will use on each ftp server so you can upload and browse files MUCH much faster.

You can specify rules, what to download and what not to download by the file types etc.

I did use Smart FTP and Filezilla for a very long time and I thought they were the best clients out there until I tried BitKinex.

Want more information and the developer’s full description / features?

Click here to view “Why use BitKinex”

Where do I download BitKinex?

If you are interested click here to download BitKinex.

What does FTP stand for?

File Transfer Protocol.

2008-12-13
[23:38] <+c4eva> ixtreme 1.5 benq – fixed all read issues, now reads same as liteon!
[04:14] <+c4eva> 0800 > kreon always!
[04:16] <+c4eva> 0800 for sammy,benq or liteon is best, oops last one not released yet!
[04:20] <+c4eva> benq ixtreme 1.5 reading backups flawlessly now! on par with sammy/liteon!
[04:21] so what is left now c4eva?
[04:21] <+c4eva> sammy and always hitachi last
[04:25] <+c4eva> liteon is done coding, hence the benq update!
[04:26] hey c4eva is there new checks that MS can do to ban 1.41 benq or is it necessary to update to 1.5?
[04:26] <+c4eva> there will be a 0800 for liteon, so yes
[04:42] <+canolyb1> i guess samsung/benq doesnt give a fuck about booktype
[04:42] <+c4eva> booktype is not required for some time

We are closing in on the release date of 24th of December.

Click here for the log

Controlling your Pocket PC or Windows mobile device is very simple! For those of you who have used Remote Desktop to access a computer it is pretty much the same concept – It is just like remoting into your Pocket PC / Windows mobile device.

I currently have a HTC Kaiser, I found that when I was sat at my computer and I wanted to do something on my HTC Kaiser it was just annoying having to pick the device up each time from its cradle (Bought from Ebay).

So I went in search for an application that would allow me to control my Windows Mobile from my computer and that’s when I came across MyMobiler.

MyMobiler is a very easy to use application! It works along side ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center (Vista’s version of ActiveSync) – When it detects that ActiveSync finds your phone it fires up the MyMobiler application instantly, this allowing you to view your mobile phone using your mouse AND keyboard!

Screenshots

MyMobiler viewing HTC Kaiser Windows Mobile

MyMobiler detecting HTC Kaiser connection to computer

Ok, so where do I get this amazing MyMobiler?
http://www.mymobiler.com if for any reason the website is down (Which as of writing this article it seems to be) I have provided a mirror for the download.
Click here to download MyMobiler 1.23 (516kb)

Resources

http://www.wikipedia.com

http://www.mymobiler.com

IMPORTANT: You should only ever burn a game that you already own. Downloading a burning games that you do not own is illegal.

What you need.

• DVD Writer
• High quality DVD-R discs – I use Verbatim they are by far the best quality (Click here to view)
• The game ISO that you have downloaded from Usenet or Torrents.
• Nero Burning Rom or something similiar.

Instructions

1. Open up Nero Burning Rom and go to File -> Open -> Browse to the ISO, Click it and then Click “Open”. For Nero Express Click “Image, Project, Copy” and then Click “Disc Image or Saved project”
2. Now it is very important that you burn at a low speed, the Wii console will simply struggle to read it if you burn at a fast speed.
   If you are using Nero Burning Rom you will now see a window titled “Burn Compilation”. Make sure “Write” and “Finalize Disc” are ticked. Make sure “Write Speed” is set to 2x now click burn.
   If you are using Nero Express you will see some options appear.  There should be a little arrow to the left of the window, click it and some more options will appear.  Change the “Write Speed” to 2x and now click burn.
3. If you have a blank disk in the drive it will start burning, if not it will open the drive and ask for a blank disc.
4. Now all you have to do it wait.  Once it has finished burning (around 30 minutes) go pop it in your chipped Wii and you are ready to go.