How to Connect the Xbox 360 to Your HDTV December 22, 2011

So you got a brand new HDTV for Christmas and you want to show off just how great your Xbox 360 or other consoles will look on it?  Never hooked up something in your life that supported HDTV before?  Don’t worry, Maniac’s got your back.

This is a step by step video on how to properly install the Xbox 360 to a High Definition Television.  Included is an installation guide, specific instructions on how to set the 360 and troubleshooting tips if you make a mistake.

Enjoy the new TV!

How to Control a Playstation 3 With Your Playstation Portable October 23, 2011

With the PSP on its way out, I decided to do the next site How-To on one of the most underused and yet easy to set up features for the PS3, the Remote Play feature.  This allows you to use your Sony PSP practically as a complete control system for your PS3, and allow you to view it all on your PSP’s screen.

During Remote Play, pushing the Home Button on the PSP will allow you to adjust things like latency and control settings.  While this will allow you to access your PS3 remotely very few games are actually playable with this feature(LAIR may be the only one), but all PS1 games should be compatible (either through disc or PSN download), so feel free to crack open those old PS1 game cases and give it a play.

How to Wireless Sync Your iPhone October 12, 2011

Installed iOS5 but can’t find any information how to wirelessly sync your device?  I couldn’t either, so I made a how-to video to help everyone out.

How to Install the Xbox 360 Slim Hard Drive March 25, 2011

Got a new Xbox 360 Slim and notice you can’t play Halo 3 ODST through online cooperative mode, or that it can’t play Xbox 1 games?  You probably have the 4GB model that doesn’t have a hard drive.

You can buy a hard drive for the new slim, but it’s not quite clear how to install it.

Maniac shows you how to open up the Hard Drive bay in a new Xbox 360 Slim, and how to install a new drive.  It’s REALLY hard to find if you don’t know where it is.

How to Display iPad 2 on an HDTV March 20, 2011

The camerman and I went to Best Buy today to pick up two of the new Apple HDMI adapters, which, while intended for the iPad 2, are also compatible with the iPhone 4, iPad, and 4th Generation iPod Touch.

But there is something fun you can do with these things on the iPad 2 you can’t do on any of the other hardware.  You can mirror everything you see on the iPad 2 on an HDTV at a resolution as high as 1080p!  Take a look as I show you how you can do it, all you need is an Apple HDMI Adapter, USB Cable with applicable charger, and an HDMI cable.

If you don’t have an iPad 2, this cable will still support video playback up to 720p for Videos and YouTube if you use an iPad 1, iPhone 4, and 4th Gen iPod Touch, but only if you have iOS 4.3 installed.

A demonstration of Infinity Blade is coming soon!

How to Transfer The Original Xbox 360 Hard Drive to a New Xbox 360 Slim December 28, 2010

Did you get a new Xbox 360 Slim over Christmas?  Notice your old Xbox 360 Hard Drive not fit in the slims?  Do you want all your savegames, videos, profiles and XBLA content on the new system?

This is a step by step process on how to transfer all your data from your old Xbox 360 HD to a new system.  This also works on older Xbox 360s.