Wade Walker : Flash Developer

Nov 28

Dual Exhaust

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So I recently got the Ford Performance Dual Exhaust kit for 2005-2009 V6 Mustangs and had it installed. It is definitely worth it. Added a great sound to it, put some more horses into my overall power, and from what I can tell, has helped slightly increase my MPG by 1 to 3 extra miles a gallon. So now with that done, pretty much the last thing I want to do is add racing stripes at some point. Im in no hurry for that but it will complete the package for looks to go along with the power.

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Sep 26

New Spoiler

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The 22nd of this month was my birthday, so with the money I got, I purchased a pre-painted Mustang GT spoiler(also the same one that was on the 2005/2006 V6’s) and installed that myself. It took nearly an 1.5 hours to get it installed mainly because the factory spoiler was a major pain in the ass to get off. The 2007/2008 V6 Mustangs have a spoiler that lays flat on top of the trunk lid and is not raised up like the GT’s are. Along with 4 screws keeping the spoiler in place was lots and lots and lots of sticky pads. Those things are what took so long as far as the overall installation time is concerned because of how difficult they are to get off. I basically had to take a steak knife and slow sever the grip between the trunk lid and the spoiler. Once all that was done and the sticky pads removed from the trunk lid, the GT spoiler was easily installed in 2 minutes. Next step is to get the dual exhaust.

Sep 09

Sega Dreamcast

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Today marks the 10th anniversary of the Sega Dreamcast. I just had to write something about this great console. Me personally, I think the Dreamcast is the greatest system ever made. It was a good 5 years ahead of its time, doing things that the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 are doing today. Some of those features I am speaking of is: downloadable content/updates(to an extent), browsing the internet and sending emails, downloading other users saved games, and being able to develop your own games to play on the console.

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Breaking that down further, certain games that had online connectivity, mainly(or only) Sega brand games, could download update or add-ons to the game. Sonic Adventure for example had a couple of holiday updates for Christmas and Thanksgiving that changed the main town to have holiday decorations. I don’t remember, but it may have even changed the music. Phantasy Star Online did the same thing for Valentines Day by modifying the main area before going out on a mission with a giant holographic heart.

I can’t leave out the Sega VMU. VMU(Visual Memory Unit) was the Dreamcast’s memcard and much more. The VMU came with a built in LCD screen(black color only) and a D-Pad plus several buttons(Start, Select, A, B). The VMU alone had the ability to connect to other VMU units and transfer files and so forth. This connection between two VMU units allowed game companies to make mini-games that would be offloaded onto the VMU where people could have battles/competitions with each other. While plugged into the controller, if a company choose to, it could display vital information. For example, in Resident Evil : Code Veronica, the VMU would display the characters health status. Not all companies took advantage of this feature, but it was one of those little things that helped make the Dreamcast what it is.

When it came to online connectivity, the Dreamcast came with a built-in 56k dial-up modem with a broadband-ethernet modem as a separate purchase. I only had the dial-up because like most people in my area of living 10 years ago, dial-up was the thing to have and cable/DSL was too expensive. But for only having dial-up internet, the Dreamcast did great with online play. When playing NFL2K1 online or Phantasy Star Online, I next to never had lag issues until Sega started closing down its servers late in the Dreamcast’s life.

Overall, I believe the Dreamcast is a great system and I still have mine today. I have many great memories with this gaming system and I thank you Sega for making such a great console that sadly was just ahead of its time and didn’t have the support it needed and deserved.

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Aug 27

Media Player Update

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My Adobe AIR application, Media Player, has been updated to version 1.3. Some of the biggest changes are a fullscreen video option, a few updates to the interface, and some extra items to the File Menu system for Mac users. There are several bug fixes as well such as watching a video of small resolution and watching a movie longer then one hour in length caused a goof up in the current time/time remaining fields. Other additions to come in the future is a File Menu system for Windows users and scaling the window by dragging a corner and not just through the File Menu commands.

Aug 25

Mustang Work Continued

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So I have recently done a little bit more work to my 2008 Mustang. To the engine, I got the manifold replaced with BBK headers so that the engine can breathe better. The next step for engine work is to add dual exhaust for even better air flow and of course to have a GT+ sound coming from my pony.

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