Disclaimer: This article is wicked old. I wrote it years ago, but I am keeping it online as an FYI more than anything else.
Introduction: Let's not waste any more of your time trying to figure out how to mod your XBox. The problem is that newbies are bombarded with conflicting information from different sources all saying something different. This guide will take you in the straight line I wish I had. Let's not make this any more complicated than it needs to be. It is very straight forward, really. This isn't the ONLY way to mod your XBox, this is simply the way I modded mine. I have cut out the fluff. You can read about all that stuff here and here. Again, this isn't the be-all end-all guide, it's only a simplified version designed to get you from a generic XBox to a Modified one.
You can buy one for under $100 remanufactured. Since you are about to disassemble it and void any warranty you may have had, now is not the time to worry about remanufactured merchandise. Besides, I bought mine and haven't had any problems for over 6 years. We still have it plugged into our TV as an XBMC Multimedia Center.
You will need to buy a mod chip, and this one is not only the best available, but it also one of the least expensive and easiest to install. You can find an active list of sellers here. There is a pro version, but you do not need it. There are other models available, but can't vouch for them. Since this one still works, whats the difference right? After all, it's the most widely used mod chip.
You should pick up a pack of these for about $8. You see, the XBox has trouble reading normal CD-R's. You need CD-RW's in UDF format (normal CD-RW format). You will need one later on for the new Dashboard. After it's all working, you can plug the xbox into the ethernet network and copy the games onto the hard drive that way.
All games now come on DVD's so if you want to make complete backups, you will need to buy a DVD burner for your PC. The burner will be about $30 and then each disk will run about $.10 each, if not more. This is a very affordable option. I still prefer to save the game in RAR format and put multiple games one one DVD. If I ever need a backup, it can be retrieved.
This is the method that I prefer. I bought a 100 GB Western Digital and replaced the incredibly small 8 GB that comes with the XBox. I have heard that the newer models are now being sold with 20 gig drives, but at an average of 2 gigs per game, that space will be eaten up quickly. With 100 GB available, I have plenty of space for my games, which load directly from the console, no need to mess around with loose disks anymore. Besides, the games load MUCH faster. The standard XBox will support 120GB drives out of the box. There are now ways to get larger drives in there.
Let's open the case and install the hardware. You may hear from message boards that this is easy. You may see videos of how easy it is. Depending on your skill level and luck factor, it may not be. My experience with installing the mod chip was less than pleasurable. However, newer plug and play models are available. Since I do not have one, I cannot vouch for them.
This is an X2 Lite. This will let you play homemade games, DVD's and all kinds of stuff. It has been banned from XBox live. I don't care, but if you do, don't mod.
This is a shot of all the screws on the bottom of the box. There are 6 total. 4 are under the feet, and 2 under the stickers. You can either poke a hole through the sticker, or you can use a hairdryer and melt the glue underneath. This will let you peal the sticker right up.
Once inside, you can see the DVD-R on the left and your small hard drive on the right. There is only 1 IDE cable, 2 ports. I am told you can put in 2 hard drives, but if you are a gaming nut, you can also put in an external hard drive switcher and flip between them.
Underneath that is the motherboard. If you follow this method, you will need to unplug all the wires and unscrew the board from the chasis.
Here is a closeup of where your colored wires will go. Notice mine is pre-soldered. This is on older motherboards which have Bios V1.0. The new ones have empty holes and Bios v1.1.
I pre-soldered all the wires. This way you can just heat solder on solder, making it easier.
Here is a shot of the wires attached. This is the easy part.
The official instructions can be found here. For the sake of posterity and ease of this article, I have included following image from that article.
This is the D0 point. It is evil. Of course, by buddy got it to work in 7-8 tries. Good for him. Didn't work at all for me. Depending on your skill factor, your success may vary. The word I have to pass along to you is "Flux". If you don't know what it is, look it up. It's used for soldering.
This is called the Alternate D0. I don't have any idea where this image came from. If someone knows, I will give credit. Anyway, see that red arrow? Solder that gray wire there. The blue dotted line shows that you can stick the black wire through the hole and not wrap around the motherboard like I did.
You can either do the top of the board, or the bottom. The top is darn near impossible. This is my opinion, and I am sticking to it. If you are reading this tutorial to learn, you may want to listen to my advise.
Here is a closeup of that D0 wire. I taped it down because I don't want any oopsies and have that joint come loose. Last thing I care to do is monkey with this again. I would just like to point out that this picture is a poor example, it just happens to be the only shot I took. It looks like the solder is touching a second point, when in fact, it isn't.
At this point, you will want to test the board out before putting the whole thing back together again. If it works, put it back together. If not, odds are that D0 isn't right. De-solder it, and try again. Do NOT yank that wire. There are too many people who ripped the trace right out (a trace are the lines on the motherboard).
If you still need more information about X2 installation, read here.
You have to make some decisions here on how you want to use your system. I recommend skipping to Part 4 and have it all done automatically for you. Alternatively, you will need to download the newest copy of Evolution X, MediaXmenu, or Avalaunch, your new Dashboard that will load instead of Microsoft's. You can burn this to a CD-RW and either copy it to the hard drive, or load it right from the CD-RW it's burned on. This is needed if you want to do any of the fun stuff, like copy games, play unlocked DVD's and stuff like that. I will not go into any detail about that stuff because I find it all more hassle than it's worth to get it all setup by hand. You can read about this stuff elsewhere. My suggestion is doing it the easy way I describe next.
I am going to zip through this part, because it really is as easy as it sounds. Remove the original hard drive and put in your new one. No need to format it or anything like that. If you will continue using the old hard drive, that's fine too. Go Download SlaYer's EvoX Auto-Installer v.2.5, XDisk, or Bloody Mary's UnleashX Installer and burn it to a CD-RW. This can be found either by doing a Google search, IRC, or in newsgroups. Alternatively, I sell a compilation DVD you may purchase here that has everything you could possibly want already included.
Now, put in the SlaYer CD-RW and start up your Xbox. It will ask all kinds of questions about your XBox, mainly about v1 or v1.1 Bios, and what hard drive you are installing to... it's pretty straight forward. It will then format the Hard Drive, install some utilities, and ask you to reboot. Remove the disk and reboot to a fully modded Xbox. Keep in mind that some of the utilities that it installs may not be the most recent versions. My advise is to get used to things first, then upgrade later when you are comfortable with things.
1. Put in a game to your XBox. The Xbox has to already be started, otherwise it will load from the DVD.
1b. Connect your Xbox to your router using an ethernet cable. Once plugged in, your router will give it an IP address. This will most likely change unless you specify an IP address on the XBox itself. You should then go to the System Settings page to get your current IP Address, and make it a static (permanent) address in this window as well. I have also found that on my old setup, I could not connect unless I was on this page. I think it was just me, it's fixed now and I can just turn on the Xbox and connect no problem.
3b. Use a program like Flash FXP to connect to the XBox. I recommend Flash FXP because you need one that can view hidden folders. Another one that works is Ace FTP, which is freeware. CuteFTP will not work.
4. Get your IP Address for the XBox and enter that, as well as XBox for name and password.
5. Once connected, you have free reign over your Xbox. Go to the drive that has your DVD drive (D I think) and you can copy the files over to your PC.
6. Once you have all the files into a folder on your PC, use xISO to compress these loose files back into a format that the XBOX can read.
7. Burn the ISO to a DVD using Nero, PrimoDVD or Record Now Max... any ISO burning program will do.
The directions are the same as 1 - 5 in the last section.
6. Copy the loose files back to the XBox hard drive. They will go into Drive F: inside of the folder labeled HDDLoader. You should make a new folder inside of there for each new game you add. This is assuming you are using HDDLoader to automatically see all available games. Again, this is assuming you setup using Slayers Autoinstaller or have setup something similar.
Let's say you have an ISO, but want to copy that game to the hard drive. You will need to extract it first. Open xISO and drag and drop the "game.iso" file onto it.
You can then extract the files to your PC's hard drive. Following the instructions above to copy the loose files onto the XBox hard drive.
Basically, that's it. I encourage you to read through all the other tutorials linked from this article to get a better understanding of how to do this stuff. I just wanted to give a streamlined all encompassing version. Once I got it to do what I wanted it to, I stopped learning all the different ways of doing this stuff.
Disclaimer: Everything in this section was written either by me, or blatantly ripped from the internet. I did this to collect various pieces of information in one place for you. Rather than rewriting something that has already been written, I give it to you in it's mostly unedited version. I have no idea where any of this information came from, nor do I know if it is even correct.
the date of this writing are able to circumvent this media check.
work on both XBE and ISO files. I used a program called XBE Media ID Patcher.
The Game STILL Won't Load!
There seems to be another thing stopping some games from working right. This is the IGR (In Game Reset) which is built into Evolution X. If you open up your FTP program, and look open your C: drive, you can copy over a file called Evox.ini to your PC. Now, open this file and change all the lines that say "IGR = Yes" to "IGR = No" and resave the file. Now copy it back to your XBox and reboot. Don't forget to backup your Evox.ini as well. This will fix a whole bunch of games that otherwise load to a black screen and crash.
Even though I just told you to turn it off, it still works just fine (yeah!). Push Start - Back - Left Trigger - Right Trigger all at once, and the Xbox will reboot.
Go get this file. You can rename via FTP from within this program. Works like a charm.
Both the European and American versions seem to load and play the same regardless of where they originated from.
What is a .GI file?
.GI stands for Global Image. Its like an .ISO, but only Prassi PrimoDvd and Stomp RecordNow MAX support it.
3. Click on "Full Applacation"
5. Then press on the 3erd icon if you start from the LEFT.
5. Now press "...." to browse your hard-drive for a GI file.
6. After you have selected the .GI file click "Open"
EXAMPLE: On The Left Hand Side Of Your Screen It Shoud Say Something Like "Host: 0 ID:1". Double Click On One Of Those. THE ONE THAT IS YOUR BURNER.
8. Now after you have done all this click on the Red or Green circle and it will start Burning.
How can you delete games off the hd if you dont have a pc? Boxplorer is what you need.
Where can I get CD Covers?
How do I play DivX Movies?
XBMP and YAMP both work well and will play DivX Movies on your Xbox. Just remember that the Xbox won't read normal CD-R's, only CD-RW Disks. More information on XBMP later in this article.
How do I use CD-RW Disks?
You have to do a Full format at the slowest speed, like 2x. Quick and 4x don't work in all cases (Personally, I have burned at 10x without any problems). Memorex,Verbatim,and TDK work fine.
Where can I find pre-made disk images?
Best place is Newsgroups. A detailed description of the who/what/where can be found here. The software I highly recommend is GrabIt.
I am going to explin this in the simplest, most basic terms to get you up and running. If you can't figure the rest out yourself, you shouldn't be doing this stuff in the first place.
1. Download and install Relax somewhere on your computer. What Relax will do, is share out specified folders on your computer to the XBox. This is great if you want to play music or watch DivX movies or something like that without having to copy it to your XBox's Hard Drive first.
2. Run the program named relax_ns.exe to start the program. If you want to learn about more tricks this program can do, read the documentation.
3. In the right pane, navigate to a folder you want to share out. Drag the folder you want to share over to the word "Shares" in the left pane. This will add it to the list of available folders for the XBox.
4. Highlight the folder and the options will appear. You can give the folder a name, change some settings, and even restrict the folder to be shared with only one machine, the XBox. This is good if you have multiple machines on a network, or you want to do facier stuff like share over the internet with your friends.
5. Save your settings, and as long as this program is running, it will broadcast out to the XBox.
6. Now, back to XBMP. Copy "config.xml" back to your PC and edit the file. You will need to make changes to IP addresses, folders, and stuff like that. It is broken up into different headings and you will need to make the same basic changes over and over for Music, Pictures and Videos.
7. In this section, change "address" to be the XBox ip address, and change the gateway to be that of your router. If you don't have a router, and you are using a direct cross-over cable, I would say leave it alone. Although, I have not tried this without a router. Nameserver is your ISP's DNS server. You don't need this unless you are sharing over the internet. Make sure the rest of the folders are properly going to the right place.
8. Here is the Music section. Remember, the changes must be repeated for the Pictures and Videos sections as well. For what we are doing here, ignore the XBMSP and SMB sections. In the XNS section, change the URL to the folder your shared with the Relax program along with the IP Address of your PC (open a DOS window and type "ipconfig" if you don't know your address). Also, make sure the cache size is 256 for all sections.
9. Copy the saved "config.xml" file back to the XBox and reboot it. Next time you launch XBMP, it should all work. In this example, I went to "My Videos", then selcted "Network (XNS)" and viola, there is the folder I setup. Now I can pick anything in the list, and just start watching.
There are several ways this can be done. If the game is on your hard drive or DVD-ROM, then your first step is to download xISO. This is an awesome tool that can read Xbox ISO images from your hard drive or CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive. Anyway, extract the zip and then run the program. There are two ways to load the ISO. If the game is in your Xbox DVD-ROM, then all you have to do it open your FTP client, transfer the files from the Xbox to your HDD, and then go to step 3.
1. If the ISO image is on your hard drive, click the "Read XISO" button. Then find the ISO image and open it. If the ISO image is in your CD-ROM drive, use the pull-down menu to select the correct drive and then click the "Read XDVD" button.
2. Now, click the "Extract All" button to extract the contents onto your hard drive.
3. Once you have done this, get your Xbox onto the network and find a folder on the Xbox HDD that has enough space for your game to fit. If you are using a the Xbox HDD that came with it, you will notice that the F partition has 0 bytes free; this is where all the extra space goes if you install a new HDD. Please note that you CANNOT put ANY files on X, Y or Z as they are only for cache and the Xbox deletes the contents on boot up.
4. Create a folder and name it with the name of the game (it can be anything, this is NOT what shows up in the EvolutionX dashboard).
5. Upload the game to the Xbox HDD into the folder you have just created.
6. Now go to the menu.ini file (open it with notepad) that came with the EvolutionX ISO rar file. You'll see that it is fully customizable. You can create a shortcut anywhere, but I suggest you put it in the section "Games" for obvious reasons.
The tabs shouldn't matter; it is just to make it look nice. For an example of a working menu.ini (mine), click here.
Alternatively, you can use AutoAddItem. This neat little thing will look in the directory you point it to and it will automatically add things inside the folder. Coincidentally, the only downside to this is that you don't get to pick the name of the line, but of course, that is the whole purpose of this method since it does it automatically.
Here is a tutorial on how to hook up a normal PC DVD-ROM drive to your Xbox. Why would you want to do this, you ask? Well, it is FAR more efficient than the Xbox DVD-ROM because it will read all media it normally reads, and faster! Although it may look a little ugly, I highly suggest this method for those that are not looking to replace their hard drive and instead burn all their games to CD's/DVD's.
As for which DVD-ROM drives work, I haven't heard any that don't, so any one should work. When I did this, I used a Toshiba SD-M1502. I have heard that Toshiba drives work the best but it could just be speculation.
1. First you will need to open your Xbox up. Use a hair dryer on all the pads and then use it on the sticker with the barcode and the then the one with the warranty. There are 6 large screws. Use a Torx 20 to unscrew them.
2. Now that you have unscrewed the case just give it a tug and it should come off.
3. Now you should see the IDE cable in the HDD and Xbox DVD-ROM and also the power cable for the HDD. Now, take off power cable for the HDD and put it into one of the part of the power splitter that is not split into 2. Put one end back into the HDD and the other into your PC DVD-ROM.
4. Now set your PC DVD-ROM's jumper to slave mode (differs with each one).
5. Take the IDE cable out of the Xbox DVD-ROM and put it into your Xbox DVD-ROM.
Now, to play burnt games you will need to put an original in the Xbox DVD-ROM and then just put the burnt game in the PC DVD-ROM. Picture here.
To play originals you will need to disconnect the IDE cable from your PC DVD-ROM and connect it back to your Xbox DVD-ROM. Then just boot it as you normally would. Also, it is possible to do this method AND have the case closed. I haven't tried this, but download this if you want to.
Here is a tutorial on how to hook up a install a new HDD (for more space) on your Xbox. It shouldn't matter what HDD you use.
NOTE: For pictures on how to open your Xbox, go here, which has plenty of them.
1. First, you will need to backup the files on the HDD currently in your Xbox. To do this, set the appropriate network settings, and simply transfer the C (system files) and E (music and saved games) partitions someone onto your PC HDD.
2. Now, you will need to hook up the HDD you are planning to put in your Xbox to your PC.
3. Boot up your PC.
4. Run Ziki's HDD Preparer 1.3. Note that this program has only been tested to work on 2K/XP/98se and it does not work on NT. Select the appropriate drive. Tick "Zeroing" and "Only 1st 4096 sectors of partitions". Click Prepare. It should finish finish in under a second, depending on how big your drive is.
5. Shut down your PC.
6. Take out the HDD.
7. Set the jumper to cable select if it's there (IBM). If not, try master (Western Digital).
8. Now, open your Xbox up. Use a hair dryer on all the pads and then use it on the sticker with the barcode and the then the one with the warranty. There are 6 large screws. Use a Torx 20 to unscrew them.
9. Now that you have unscrewed the case just give it a tug and it should come off.
10. Now you should see the IDE cable in the HDD and Xbox DVD-ROM and also the power cable for the HDD. Now, take both the IDE and power cable off from the HDD.
11. On the right side of the Xbox, you will see that there are clips holding the cord of the power cable down. Untangle these.
12. Now, mount your new HDD on top of the Xbox HDD and plug the power cord and IDE cable into it.
13. Turn on your Xbox and boot off the Evolution X CD.
14. Set the appropriate network settings.
16. Now go to hard disk.
17. Go back to your PC and connect via FTP.
You will need to do this for every partition. Simply replace the "1" with "2" at the end of the Formatpath command and repeat all the way up to 6. When you are done, your F drive should have blown up.
19. Now, re-upload the C and E partitions to your Xbox.
NOTE: If any of the previous steps did not work, make sure you plugged everything in correctly and try all different jumper combinations that are pictured on your drive. If you still can't get it working, start over and try again. If they do not work again, you might have zero the entire drive. This will take approximately the same amount of time it would to format the drive so you may have to leave it overnight.
Now all you have to do is take out the Xbox HDD and put in your new one. To take it out, do the following steps (and obviously to put it back in, do it in reverse).
1. Now, in the middle of your Xbox you will see a single brown screw that is holding the casing for the HDD down. Use a Torx 10 to unscrew this.
2. Take out the power cable and untangle it under the clips on the right side of the case.
3. Now take the case for the HDD out.
4. On each side of the case there are 2 screws; unscrew these with a Torx 15 OR if you don't have a Torx 15, use a Torx 10.
5. Now put in your new HDD.
Here is a 2nd Version of how to do it.
The stock MS harddrive varies from around 8GB to 10GB, depending on the number on the harddrive. Most XBOX games average around 1 to 2GBs in size, so the stock drive allows you to save only about 4 - 6 games. lets change that!
3. Make a new folder for the evolution x dashboard hd install cd we need to make.
-leave everything else above this part alone, but go down to the [MENU] part.
Warning "Make sure you have a backup of C & E"
-then save it to the new folder, also copy over your evolution x dashboard file and rename it to default.xbe and also copy the folder "Backup" from the C:\Backup of the xbox.
and then make an xbox image file (i use xISO) and burn it to a blank cd-rw (one that you know works in your xbox).
4. Disassemble your xbox and replace the Harddrive (make sure the jumpers on the harddrive are set to Primary or Master.
Now hook up the harddrive like any harddrive and reassemble your xbox.
5. Boot up your xbox with the cd we just created in step 3. It will load the evoluation x dashboard, go the the Install HD and follow the steps and wait for it to finish.
6. then just reinstall your c and e drives and make sure your evox.ini file or settings has USE F Drive? to a Y for YES. Your F Drive on the new hd will be the biggest and where you'll want to save games, music or apps..
Without a disk in the drive, turn it on. Go to the settings option in the XBOX menu and select information. You will see lots of legal text. Simply allow script to scroll to the bottom and if it says "4034" then you have Version 1.1 and if it says nothing, you are Version 1.
Step 2. After you get evolution x dashboard installed, hook up the network cable in the back of the xbox and into the network card in your computer (xbox game backing up requires you to take an outside in approach).
Step 3. Insert the game we want to rip, into your XBOX and open up Flash FXP and connect to the IP address you assigned your xbox.. The user name is : xbox, the password is: xbox (defaults). Once you are connected, it will bring up a list of folders (c:, d:, e:, f:, x:, etc). The main ones we want to worry about are teh C: and the D:. The C: is the main xbox drive, and the D: is the XBOX DVD Drive (this is the one we need to worry about).
Go the d: folder and copy the folder to your harddrive.
Step 5. After you copy it to your harddrive (your pc's), you'll need to use xISO to make an XBOX .iso file.
Step 6. Burn teh xbox iso file to a blank DVD.
Here is a quick tutorial on how to set up Evolution X on your Xbox. A modchip is required for Evolution X to boot. Without a modchip, the Xbox will not boot any unsigned code. However, every modchip on the market right now alters the Xbox so that it will.
1. Download the Evolution X beta ISO.
2. Open it in WinRAR 3, and then extract all the files.
3. Burn the the file named "EvolutionX V1.8.458.iso" the same way you would burn a normal Xbox game. Personally, I like to use Nero. In Nero, you would go to File > Burn Image and then locate the file.
4. Connect your Xbox to your PC. This can be done using a normal ethernet cable and connecting it from the Xbox to a LAN hub/router OR you can use a crossover cable and connect it directly to a network card in your PC. Either way will work the same.
5. Boot the Evolution X CD in your Xbox.
7. This is the confusing part. In the third line where it says "Static IP", enter a local IP that is within range of your network. Here is how to find out what your local IP address and what your default gateway is.
Now look at Local Area Connection and the IP address listed. Use the same numbers for the first three sets but for the last one, add one to it and put that in on the Xbox. Make sure that the number you entered is NOT the local IP of another computer on the network, or at least one that's one! If it is, then keeping adding one to the last number until it isn't. For example, my local IP is 192.168.0.1. Normally I would put in 192.168.0.2 onto my Xbox, but since that is the IP to my brother's computer, I put in 192.168.0.3. Now, look at the Subnet Mask listed under Local Area Connection and that is what you should put in for your default gateway. Since I am using Windows XP, I only have screenshots for that particular OS.
8. Press Back on your controller.
9. Reboot (on your Xbox, NOT PC).
11. Now, the IP listed on the first line should be the same as the one you entered. If it isn't try other IP's that winipcfg/ipconfig gave you.
12. Go back to your PC and start your FTP client program. It is important that your Xbox is still on and running EvolutionX (but it doesn't have to be at the network section). This means you won't be able to transfer files while you are playing a game. Also, turn passive mode off.
13. Connect to the local IP you previously entered on your Xbox on port 21 using an anonymous login.
14. Now, you should see six partitions on the Xbox. Now go into the C:\ folder.
15. Transfer xboxdash.xbe to your HDD. This is to make sure if you mess anything up, you still have the backup dashboard.
16. Now go into the D:\ drive, which is the Xbox's DVD-ROM. Download default.xbe onto your HDD.
17. Go back into C:\ on the Xbox and upload default.xbe, and then rename it to xboxdash.xbe.
Overview: Evolutions X Dashboard allows you to do many things with your xbox/mod chip. You can use it to add a new harddrive or to just backup games. It also allows you to install programs such as DVDX2 (a dvd movie player) or XBOX Media Player (lets you play mp3s, avi, .jpg and many more).
-xISO version 1.10 - use to create xbox image files, xbox discs are not readable in normal pc dvd drives.
Once you have downloaded the evolution x dashboard version 1.8.3285 or later, open up the folder where you saved the files. Here's what files you should have (the default.xbe might be named xboxdash.xbe or evoxdash.xbe, rename it to default.xbe).
The main thing is to have at least the evox.ini file and the default.xbe (it might have been xboxdahs.xbe until we renamed it) file.
Step 2. Editing the evox.ini file so you can Network/FTP into your XBOX.
Open up the evox.ini file.
If you want to, you can put yes next to StaticIP; if you do, be sure to set the IP below. We'll later need this IP to FTP into the XBOX. Save it. Next thing we'll need to do is to create an xbox image file of this folder and then burn it to a blank cd-rw.
I'll explain more about the evox.ini file later on, after we get the dashboard installed onto your xbox.
Next we need to create an xbox image file of this folder containing the evox.ini, default.xbe, BIOS folder, Skin folder (xbox uses a different type of file structure than most dvds) and then burn that .iso file to a blank cd-rw.
Step 3. Booting your XBOX with the Evolution X Dashboard CD-RW we made.
Just power on your xbox like normal. After you turn it on, open up the drive and put in the cd-rw boot cd we made. Then Power off your xbox and turn it on with the cd-rw in it. It should load up to the evolution x dashboard. You can tell right away if your bios worked or not if the xbox logo says 'matrix inside' at the bottom. The dashboard will look like the screenshot to the upper right.
Make sure that it says Enable YES for FTP.
This is important. Now off to FTPing into the XBOX and installing the dashboard on your XBOX harddrive to replace the Microsoft Dashboard.
If you don't have a DVD-RW/CD-RW burner compatible with PrimoDVD , you can try Padus discjuggler 4 or the latest version of Nero.
Select "Go To Full Application"
Under Drive highlight the DVD-RW/CD-RW drive you want to use to burn your iso.
Then press on the 3th icon if you start from the left.
Now press on the "..." to browse your HD. (select iso file).
Make sure to select "Other images ..." under "Files of type".
Standard PrimoDVD will only look for .gi files.
Select the .iso file and press "Open"
Under "Jobs" one job should be listed. Press "F6" to start burning.
Wait ... it can take some time if image is big.
When it's done try to boot it in your Xbox.
Note : it's 100% normal you can't read the disc in your PC drive. (due the UDF format).
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It is when from the innermost depths of our being we need a sound which does mean something — when we cry out for an answer and it is not given us — it is then that we touch the silence of God.
[God is limitless], and that which is limitless cannot by its nature be understood. And so every desire for the beautiful which draws us on this ascent is intensified by the soul's very progress towards it. And this is the real meaning of seeing God: never to have this desire satisfied. But fixing our eyes on those things which help us to see, we must ever keep alive in us the desire to see more and more. And so no limit can be set to our progress towards God: first of all, because no limitation can be put upon the beautiful, and secondly because the increase in our desire for the beautiful cannot be stopped by any sense of satisfaction.
The more [the soul] approaches the vision [of God], so much the more does it see that the divine nature is invisible. It thus leaves all surface appearances, not only those that can be grasped by the senses but also those that the mind itself seems to see, and it keeps on going deeper until by the operation of the spirit it penetrates the invisible and incomprehensible, and it is here that it sees God. The true vision and the true knowledge of what we seek consists precisely in not seeing, in an awareness that our goal transcends all knowledge and is everywhere cut off from us by the darkness of incomprehensibility.
'The beyond-being' does not refer to a some-thing, since it does not posit any-thing, nor does it 'speak its name'. It merely indicates that it is 'not that'. No attempt is made to circumscribe it. It would be absurd to circumscribe that immense nature. To wish to do so is to cut oneself off from its slightest trace.
We find ourselves in an aporia, in agony over how to speak. We speak about the unsayable; wishing to signify it as best we can, we name it.
The name 'the one' is merely a denial of multiplicity. We speak it so that we can begin our search with that which signifies the most simple, ending with the apophasis of even that.
Then there can be no 'thus'. It would be a delimitation and a some-thing. One who sees, knows that it is possible to assert neither a thus nor a not-thus. How can you say that it is a being among beings, something to which a thus can be applied? It is other than all things that are 'thus'. But seeing the unlimited you will say that all things are below it, affirming that it is none of them, but, if you will, a power of absolute ontological self-mastery. It is that which it wills to be; or rather, the being that it wills to be it projects out into beings.
The belief that a man can be saved outside the visible Church requires that all the elements of faith should be pondered afresh, under pain of complete incoherence. For the entire edifice is built around the contrary affirmation, which scarcely anybody today would venture to support.
No one has yet wanted to recognise the need for such a revision. One gets out of the difficulty by having recourse to miserable expedients. The cracks are plastered over with ersatz cement, shocking mistakes in logic.
Unless the Church recognises this need soon, it is to be feared that it will not be able to accomplish its mission.
There is no salvation without a 'new birth', without an inward illumination, without the presence of Christ and of the Holy Spirit in the soul. If, therefore, salvation is possible outside the Church, individual or collective revelations are also possible outside Christianity. In that case, true faith constitutes a very different form of adhesion from that which consists in believing such-and-such an opinion. The whole notion of faith then needs to be thought out anew.
The dogmas of the faith are not things to be affirmed. They are things to be regarded from a certain distance, with attention, respect and love. They are like the bronze serpent whose virtue is such that whoever looks upon it shall live. This attentive and loving gaze, by a shock on the rebound, causes a source of light to flash in the soul which illuminates all aspects of human life on this earth. Dogmas lose this virtue as soon as they are affirmed.
The propositions 'Jesus Christ is God' or 'The consecrated bread and wine are the body and blood of Christ', enunciated as facts, have strictly speaking no meaning whatever.
The value of these proposition is totally different from the truth contained in the correct enunciation of a fact (for example: Salazar is head of the Portuguese Government) or of a geometrical theorem.
This value does not strictly speaking belong to the order of truth, but to a higher order; for it is a value impossible for the intelligence to grasp, except indirectly, though the effects produced. And truth, in the strict sense, belongs to the domain of the intelligence.
It is no disproof of one's presentiment of an ultimate liberation if the next day one's imprisonment continues unchanged, or is even made straiter, or if it is even expressly stated that it will never end. All this can rather be the necessary preliminary to an ultimate liberation.
The invention of the devil. If we are possessed by the devil, it cannot be by one, for then we should live, at least here on earth, quietly, as with God, in unity, without contradiction, without reflection, always sure of the man behind us. His face would not frighten us, for as diabolical beings we would, if somewhat sensitive to the sight, be clever enough to prefer to sacrifice a hand in order to keep his face covered with it. If we were possessed by only a single devil, one who had a calm, untroubled view of our whole nature, and freedom to dispose of us at any moment, then that devil would also have enough power to hold us for the length of a human life high above the spirit of God in us, and even to swing us to and fro, so that we should never get to see a glimmer of it and therefore should not be troubled from that quarter. Only a crowd of devils could account for our earthly misfortunes. Why don't they exterminate one another until only a single one is left, or why don't they subordinate themselves to one great devil? Either way would be in accord with the diabolical principle of deceiving us as completely as possible. With unity lacking, of what use is the scrupulous attention all the devils pay us? It simply goes without saying that the falling of a human hair must matter more to the devil than to God, since the devil really loses that hair and God does not. But we still do not arrive at any state of well-being so long as the many devils are within us.
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an unknowing herb breaks into blossom, singing.
and is silent now, abandoned bare on the heart's mountains.
If a disorganized education having only that minimum coherence indispensable for the merest uncertain existence is suddenly challenged to a task limited in time, therefore necessarily arduous, to self-development, to articulate speech, then the response can only be a bitterness in which are mingled arrogance over achievements which could be attained only by calling upon all one's untrained powers, a last glance at the knowledge that escapes in surprise and that is so very fluctuating because it was suspected rather than certain, and, finally, hate and admiration for the environment.
Among swordmasters, on the basis of their own and their pupils' experience, it is taken as proved that the beginner, however strong and pugnacious he is, and however courageous and fearless he may be at the outset, loses not only his lack of self-consciousness, but his self-confidence, as soon as he starts taking these lessons. He gets to know all the technical possibilities by which his life may be endangered in combat, and although he soon becomes capable of straining his attention to the utmost, of keeping a sharp watch on his opponent, of parrying his thrusts correctly and making effective lunges, he is really worse off than before, when, half in jest and half in earnest, he struck about him at random under the inspiration of the moment and as the joy of battle suggested. He is now forced to admit that he is at the mercy of everyone who is stronger, more nimble and more practised than he. He sees no other way open to him except ceaseless practice, and his instructor too has no other advice to give him for the present. So the beginner stakes everything on surpassing the others and even himself. He acquires a brilliant technique, which gives him back some of his lost self-confidence, and thinks he is drawing nearer and nearer to the desired goal. The instructor, however, thinks differently — and rightly so, since all the skill of the beginner only leads to his 'heart being snatched away by the sword'.
'If it weren't for the fact that you'd think I was completely drunk, gentlemen, I'd take an oath on the truth of what I'm saying about the effect his words have had on me — an effect they still have now. Whenever I listen to him, my frenzy is greater than that of the Corybantes. My heart pounds and tears flood out when he speaks, and I see that many other people are affected in the same way. I've heard Pericles and other good orators, and I thought they spoke well. But they haven't produced this kind of effect on me; they haven't disturbed my whole personality and made me dissatisfied with the slavish quality of my life. But this [man] here has often had this effect on me, and made me think that the life I'm leading isn't worth living. You can't say this isn't true Socrates. Even now I'm well aware that if I allowed myself to listen to him I couldn't resist but would have the same experience again. He makes me admit that, in spite of my great defects, I neglect myself and instead get involved in Athenian politics. So I force myself to block my ears and go away, like someone escaping from the Sirens, to prevent myself sitting there beside him until I grow old.
The Master must have felt what was going on in my mind. He had, so Mr Komachiya told me later, tried to work through a Japanese introduction to philosophy in order to find out how he could help me from a side I already knew. But in the end he had laid down the book with a cross face, remarking that he could now understand that a person who interested himself in such things would naturally find the art of archery uncommonly difficult.


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To start the process, a company must hold a shareholders' meeting to pass a special resolution to dissolve the company. The decision to close the company must be acknowledged and voted by at least 75% of the shareholders. It is important to send an invitation for this meeting to the shareholders prior to the meeting. Publishing the Letter in the Local Newspaper delivery Service must be ensured so that the stakeholders' will acknowledge the receipt of the letter. The same letter should be published in a local newspaper too. This step must be done at least 14 days before the date of the shareholder's meeting.Passing of the resolution must be followed by appointing at least 1 liquidator to represent the company, and its shareholders, to close the company.
When the decision to close the company is finalized, an application must be filed at the Ministry of Commerce.At this step, the company must notify all of its creditors and will also need to submit a closing audit to the Ministry of Commerce. The registration forms and supporting documents for the company closure must be submitted to the Department of Business Development once the shareholders meeting is adjourned.
Companies which are VAT registered will need to submit an application to the provincial Revenue department to dissolve VAT registration. All original VAT registration documents such as the VAT certificate and TAX ID forms must be returned to the Revenue Department. The company must also inform the social security office of its closure. Any work permit and visa of foreign employees will need to be cancelled and returned to respective departments. Additionally, company bank accounts will need to be closed as well. If the company has applied for any special government licenses, these must also be cancelled and returned back to the government authorities.
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I recently did a clean update of fedora and found the font to render quite blurry.
1) gnome-tweak-tool font settings do not work. At the time of the post any of the font settings did not make a difference.
These may need to be deleted so that your gnome settings take precedence.
Note: I've installed microsoft and ubuntu fonts for linux.
At this point your terminal should look good.
b) For me, firefox and sublime text had bad looking fonts.
There's a directory in /etc/fonts/conf.d that controls some additional font rendering. It's odd that there's no GUI to modify this directly.
Log out and Log back in and things should be clearer.
Your post just saved me hours of searching and pulling hair. Many, many thanks!
By any chance, have you figured out how to fix the "blurry font" issue for Qt5 applications? Or at least do they look blurry in your case? I'm using MATE Desktop (which is not very usual) so I'm thinking that maybe it's not the same for everybody.


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We had to time the exit carefully, as the waves were still washing over the slip, but got out with no cuts or scrapes.
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CryptoAuthLib

Microchip CryptoAuthentication Library

Functions

atca_basic_info.c File Reference

CryptoAuthLib Basic API methods for Info command.
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#include "atca_basic.h"

#include "atca_execution.h"

Functions

ATCA_STATUS 	atcab_info_base (uint8_t mode, uint16_t param2, uint8_t *out_data)

 	Issues an Info command, which return internal device information and can control GPIO and the persistent latch.  More...

ATCA_STATUS 	atcab_info (uint8_t *revision)

 	Use the Info command to get the device revision (DevRev).  More...

ATCA_STATUS 	atcab_info_get_latch (bool *state)

 	Use the Info command to get the persistent latch current state for an ATECC608A device.  More...

ATCA_STATUS 	atcab_info_set_latch (bool state)

 	Use the Info command to set the persistent latch state for an ATECC608A device.  More...

Detailed Description

CryptoAuthLib Basic API methods for Info command.

Info command returns a variety of static and dynamic information about the device and its state. Also is used to control the GPIO pin and the persistent latch.

Note

The ATSHA204A refers to this command as DevRev instead of Info, however, the OpCode and operation is the same.

List of devices that support this command - ATSHA204A, ATECC108A, ATECC508A & ATECC608A. There are differences in the modes that they support. Refer to device datasheets for full details.

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Der Glätter ist ein längliches Werkzeug aus Elfenbein, Geweih oder Knochen (Rippen), mit parallelen Kanten und einer konvexen Seite. Er ist oft verziert und hat ein abgerundetes Ende.

Beschreibung
Glätter wurden seit dem Altpaläolithikum zum Abhäuten bei der Fell- und Lederzubereitung eingesetzt. Sie treten besonders häufig im Jungpaläolithikum (Aurignacien) auf. Die ersten Glätter aus Knochenmaterial in Europa wurden noch vor Beginn des Jungpaläolithikums von Neandertalern entwickelt.

Glätter fanden sich im Doppelgrab von Oberkassel. Pfeilschaftglätter wurden paarweise zum Schleifen von Holzschäften zur Verwendung als Pfeilschäfte verwendet und sind ein indirekter Hinweis auf den Gebrauch von Pfeil und Bogen als Jagdwaffen seit mindestens 13.000 Jahren. Die ungewöhnliche Dekoration mit stilisierten weiblichen Figuren vom Typ Gönnersdorf ist einer der seltenen Fälle künstlerischer Arbeit aus dieser Zeit.

Aus dem Neolithikum wurden Glätter seltener gefunden, Beispiele stammen aus der Kreisgrabenanlage von Friebritz. Im Spätneolithikum und in der Bronzezeit fanden sich so genannte Auflieger mit rundlicher und glatter Oberfläche, auf denen Häute mit einem flachrunden Glättstein behandelt wurden, der auch noch später zum Einsatz kam.

Siehe auch
 Buchtschaber
 Glättglas

Literatur
 Emil Hoffmann: Lexikon der Steinzeit. Beck: München 1999, 419 S. ISBN 3-406-42125-3 (Beck'sche Reihe, 1325).

Einzelbelege

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 Beschreibung engl. und Bild

Archäologische Fundgattung
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what is dental plaque or Biofilm?
Dental plaque or biofilm are basically the soft sticky deposits on your teeth.
Dental plaque can be formed below as well as above the gum, based on its location on the tooth. This fact is important because it will make you aware to brush under your gums as much as you can.
Supragingival plaque is found at or above the gum and it can be easily seen; while Subgingival plaque is found below the gum and it is not easily visible.
Dental plaque is composed primarily of microorganisms (Bacteria & Fungi, a small number of viruses). Besides it also contains organic and inorganic materials derived from food deposits, saliva, and bacterial products.
The inorganic constituents (Minerals) of plaque are predominately calcium and phosphorus, and their source is primarily saliva; as the mineral content increases, the soft plaque becomes calcified to form Tartar which is hard. While Plaque is soft and can be removed by daily oral hygiene; removal of tartar however needs special instruments, and help from dental professionals.
Why is it important to recognize the role of Plaque in oral disease?
Gingivitis and most forms of periodontitis are the result of bacterial plaque. Beside that, bacteria in plaque are producing acid that softens enamel causing cavities.
Prevention of bacterial plaque formation by daily cleaning and regular dental visits are predictable ways to prevent periodontal diseases.
Healthy people (disease free) should have dental prophylaxis every 6 months. For high risk people, more frequent visits are necessary, ranging fro om 3-4 times a year. High risk group include but not limited to people with history of gum disease, pregnant women, smokers, people with systemic uncontrolled disease e.g. diabetes.
Brush twice daily for at least 2-3 minutes.
Floss at least once a day, after brushing, or If you can every time you eat.
Use an anti-septic mouth rinse after your brush.
Do not smoke. Smoking is the single most important risk factor for gum disease.
Visit your dentist regularly for prophylaxis and check ups.


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The contact owns a 2002 Acura Rsx. When switching from second to third gear, the shifter would pop out of gear and make a grinding noise. The manufacturer could not assist because there were no recalls. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 76,500.
I've had transmission problems ever since I purchased the new Rsx in 02... this problem has been widely reported on the internet... however Acura has failed to address this issue... the problem only got worse over time and finally the engine blew out completely and starting smoking while driving on the freeway... was very fortunate that no crash occurred but injuries/fatalities could have easily resulted. Acura has failed to own-up to this engine/transmission failure issue, even in cases where the warranty is still valid... I feel very much mislead as I have complained to my dealer since purchase and they always refused to acknowledge that there is a problem... I think the fact that Acura has stopped making the Rsx is an indication of the severity of these "hidden" issues.
I was driving and shifted from 2nd to third and I let out the clutch at 30 mph and the transmission came apart with gears on the ground. Acura never called the warranty company so it was never fixed and they reposed it.
I recently purchased 2002 Acura Rsx with 21,200 miles, 5sp manual transmission. The vehicle passed 150- point inspection that was performed at white bear lakes Acura Subaru, mn dealership. The vehicle was Acura-certified, but I decided not to purchase $1,600 certification program because of money constraints. Now, when temperatures around here dropped to 0 degrees F, the vehicle developed 1-2 shifting problem. Shifting to 2nd gear is really hard to do. My 2nd gear synchros are always grinding and especially, now at 20F I am getting constant the 1-2 notch shifts. I've noticed lots of people in internet news groups and forums are having the same identical problem. Just read it: www.petitiononline.com/rsxgrind/petition.html I know for the fact that Honda Motors company on July, 1, 2002 issued a service bulletin 02-016 describing gears grinding when the transmission is shifted between gears. They concluded- worn synchronizers! corrective action: Replace the effected synchronism sleeves set(s). The tsb only applies towards 2002 Rsx type S from VIN jdc530.2C000001 through jdc530�2C033312. Good luck getting it fixed for other vehicles. I called local buerkle Acura brooklyn park mn, new and used car dealer and informed them my findings. In addition, I informed that I have a copy of tsb describing the identical symptoms that have developed with my vehicle. They response was to bring the vehicle in and pay us $150 for inspection. When pressed for more information, the service writer at Acura categorically denied anything and stated that they have no such tsb in their possession. In my opinion, Acura Rsx has a serious transmission flaw that causes normal shifts into second gear to grind. This problem has high frequency in all model years. Acura continues to ignore the problem.Acura customer service and Acura dealers either ignore the problem or blame owners abuse and/or poor driving technique.
I bought a certified pre-own 2002 Acura Rsx - S on 9/17/2004 from ocean Acura, ocean NJ. I even bought the extended warranty. The dealer said they have done over 100 points check and have done all necessary maintenance. Within two and half week, I am experincing transmission problem shifting from second to third and sometime a grinding sound. I have made an appointment with the dealer to bring in the car on 10/13/04. That appointment never took place because the car broke down on 10/09/04. I got in touch with roadside assistance and they have towed the car to the nearest Acura dealer (ryan's open road) East brunswick N.J. I have spoken to ocean Acura, Acura America and ryan's several time. Ryan has determine that the engine is damage and I will need a new engine. The dealer (ocean) is trying to put the blame on me saying that I have abused the engine and I am responsible for fixing it. Ocean Acura said, he is not responsible to talk to Acura America. Today is 10/21/2004 and I have not got a definite resolution. Acura America has not call me back, ocean Acura said they are not responsible. The car is at ryan's. I paid $21,000 for the car. They said it will cost $7000 to put in a new engine. I have done some research on the Acura Rsx S and I have found over 14,000 complains about transmission problems. Acura does not have a recall on these models. Help!. I don't know what to do. If I take a lawyer will have to another $500 - $1000 lawyer fees. I would appreciate if some could lead me to solve this problem. Thank you.
Second gear grinding led to transmission failure. Now I have to get my transmission replaced, and dealer wants me to believe its my fault when I rarely drive it hard.
2nd gear grind on 6speed transmission. Sometimes 3rd gear pops out while driving. Rick case Acura has rebuilt the transmission twice in one year. The transmission still has the same problem. They are now putting in a new transmission. I am not the only with the same problem.
Transmission mistakenly downshifted to 2nd rather than upshifted to 4th after an uphill climb. At the start of the descend when car gained speed I intended to upshift from 3rd to 4th but shifted to 2nd instead. I spun out of control and found the car facing where I came from. The engine died and will not re-start. Car was towed to dealer and claimed engine was over revved and beyond repair. Acura refused to repair under warranty. Please investigate the shifting mechanism as it is very easy to mistakenly shift to 2nd gear when accelerating or driving downhill. Lucky nobody hurt.
Transmission is horrible in the car this is the 2nd one that went on me. The first time it went it popped out of 2nd gear and grinded into 3rd. The second time it started the same way as the first one went, but it only got worse because it got stuck in 3rd gear and that was the only gear that would work, not even reverse!
Consumer states while driving 30mph the vehicle inadvertently jumped out of 3rd gear.
When shifting gears from first to second gear the second gear allways grinds. I have talk to other owners of the same type of car and all of them say they have the same problem.


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An Executive Guide to the Spring 2019 Issue
Magazine: Spring 2019 Issue	 March 12, 2019 Reading Time: 9 min
Digital, Innovation, Business Model Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Digital Business
These summaries will help you navigate our new slate of features.
The Only Way Manufacturers Can Survive
Vijay Govindarajan (Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College) and Jeffrey R. Immelt (Athenahealth, New Enterprise Associates, Desktop Metal)
Although most manufacturers are beginning to flirt with emerging technologies, not one has successfully pulled off a digital transformation. CEOs still have to figure out the art and science of it. This article explores why it's so difficult for industrial companies in particular and shares key insights from the authors' deep experience and research. One of the authors (Immelt) spearheaded a digital transformation, among several other major change initiatives, at GE, and the other (Govindarajan) has been studying innovation and change in large companies, including GE, for decades.
GE was probably the first manufacturer to internalize that digital technologies could disrupt its businesses. It faced uphill battles in its efforts to start and sustain its digital transformation, and those experiences provide useful insights for executives wrestling with the challenge. To escape inertia and enable their companies to become digital-industrials, leaders of manufacturers must prevent core competencies from becoming rigidities that inhibit change, integrate digital hires with engineers (who learn, think, and function very differently) to form a new set of capabilities, and champion a shift from a culture of continuous improvement to one of constant innovation.
How Digital Leadership Is(n't) Different
Gerald C. Kane (Boston College), Anh Nguyen Phillips (Deloitte), Jonathan Copulsky (Northwestern University), and Garth Andrus (Deloitte)
The rapid changes associated with digital disruption can be so disorienting that many of us assume the leadership handbook must be completely rewritten for the digital age. Is this true? Or are greater and greater levels of uncertainty causing us to neglect the essentials? Is it possible that the leadership challenges of the digital world are more the same than different, but we are overly focused on what's different because we are so alarmed by the threats to the status quo?
There is something to be said for both arguments. Over the past five years, in a joint research project with MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte, the authors of this article have studied how business and leadership are changing as a result of digital disruption. They have found that while many core leadership skills remain the same, the particular demands of digital disruption call for certain new skills, as well. Here, they explore which are which and what can be learned from organizations that are digitally maturing — that is, those that have been transformed by digital technologies and capabilities that improve processes, engage talent across the organization, and drive new value-generating business models.
It Pays to Have a Digitally Savvy Board
Peter Weill (MIT Sloan School of Management and MIT Center for Information Systems Research), Thomas Apel (Stewart Information Services Corp.), Stephanie L. Woerner (MIT CISR), and Jennifer S. Banner (Schaad Cos. and BB&T Corp.)
As companies seek to improve their business models, customer experience, operational efficiency, and more through new technologies, their boards must help them move forward at a sufficient pace. Those that do are likely to see better financial results than those that don't, according to a machine learning analysis of the digital know-how of all the boards of U.S.-listed businesses. After examining data from surveys, interviews, company communications, and the bios of 40,000 directors, the authors of this article found that companies with digitally savvy boards significantly outperformed others on key metrics such as revenue growth, ROA, and market cap growth.
When boards lack digital savvy, they can't play their critical guiding role. But companies can fix that by understanding what kinds of characteristics to look for in existing and new board members, managing board agendas differently, and cultivating new learning opportunities.
Nondisruptive Creation: Rethinking Innovation and Growth
W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne (INSEAD)
Although disruption is all around us, it isn't the only way to innovate and grow. Indeed, a single-minded focus on disruption leads companies to overlook another important approach — what the authors call nondisruptive creation. This alternative approach involves creating new markets where none existed before.
Most companies remain stuck in the mindset that in order to create, you must disrupt or destroy, but that's not the case. Nondisruptive creation breaks our existing frame on innovation and growth and allows us a much broader view of how to generate value. In this article, the authors define the concept, offer a framework to help leaders charged with driving innovation to achieve the kind of growth that best suits their company, explain which strategies trigger nondisruptive creation and which lead to disruption, and examine how managers can identify new problems to solve and new opportunities to seize.
What to Do When Industry Disruption Threatens Your Career
Boris Groysberg (Harvard Business School), Whitney Johnson, and Eric Lin (United States Military Academy)
When industries are disrupted, so are the people who work in them. Companies can shift and enhance their institutional know-how by hiring new people, but it's difficult for individuals to swap out well-honed skills quickly enough to suit changing markets. Even as they recognize their need to gain new skills, they seldom adapt rapidly, because skills are accumulated slowly through years of formal education, training, and work experience. Learning takes time.
After World War II, managers who climbed the corporate ladder often had an expectation of implicitly guaranteed lifetime employment, inducing them to deepen their institutional knowledge and their commitment to the company. But today, people rarely stick with one organization for a lifetime. And so, as industry volatility has increased, the responsibility for career management has shifted from companies to individuals. In this article, the authors discuss how to diagnose the risks that disruptive industry forces pose to your career — and offer advice on how to mitigate the threats.
To stay ahead of developments that may disrupt your professional life, make two evidence-based diagnoses: How volatile is your industry? And what explains the volatility? Answers to those questions will equip you to disrupt your own career preemptively, if warranted. You might seek a new role in your company, deploy your skills with another company in the same industry, or bolster capabilities that make you attractive across industries.
A Structured Approach to Strategic Decisions
Daniel Kahneman (Princeton University), Dan Lovallo (University of Sydney and McKinsey & Co.), and Olivier Sibony (HEC Paris and Saïd Business School, University of Oxford)
Making strategic decisions — whether you're considering an acquisition, figuring out whether to launch a new product, or choosing a startup to fund — involves boiling down a large amount of complex information so that you can rate competing options or arrive at a yes-no call on a single path. Such decisions are evaluative judgments and thus are highly susceptible to errors that stem from known cognitive biases or from random factors (known as "noise").
The unreliability of human judgment has long been recognized and studied, particularly in the context of hiring. For instance, a vast amount of evidence indicates that unstructured interviews lead to evaluations that have very little predictive value. That's because the interviewer forms a mental model (colloquially known as an "impression") of a candidate, a process that psychologists have shown has three specific limitations: excessive coherence, a "quick and sticky" quality (we form our models rapidly and alter them slowly), and biased weighting.
The authors draw inspiration from that body of research and experience to suggest a practical, broadly applicable approach to reducing similar errors in strategic decision-making. They outline the core elements of that process, which, like the practice of structured interviewing in hiring, includes assessing attributes one at a time before arriving at a final judgment. The authors explain how to apply this approach to both one-off and recurrent decisions. The process is easy to learn, involves little additional work, and (within limits) leaves room for intuition.
Understanding China's Next Wave of Innovation
Mark J. Greeven (IMD), George S. Yip (Imperial College Business School), and Wei Wei (GSL Innovation)
In recent years, a handful of Chinese companies have emerged as global innovators and have garnered a lot of attention. This group includes online retail giant Alibaba, appliance maker Haier, search and data technology provider Baidu, and Tencent, a provider of a social communication and gaming ecosystem. Although these businesses are challenging the R&D strategies of foreign multinationals and providing valuable lessons on how to make ideas commercially viable, there's a less obvious force to be reckoned with in China as well. Thousands of innovative companies are quietly disrupting numerous industries, overtaking incumbents, and developing new products and new business models. From electronics startups to manufacturers of hand tools, these emerging innovators are not easy to spot — yet they pose real threats, often in unexpected places.
The authors interviewed hundreds of executives, entrepreneurs, and investors in China and studied more than 200 Chinese companies in an effort to understand how innovation is being practiced there and how it is changing. Through this research, they identified three types of emerging innovators, each of which presents a different set of challenges for rivals. The authors refer to them as hidden champions, tech underdogs, and change makers. They describe each type of innovator in detail so that companies seeking to operate in China or compete globally can see how each one conducts business and understand what multinationals may be up against in the future. To stay in the game, non-Chinese multinationals must look beyond industry borders, be attuned to these potential threats, and rethink their assumptions about how to innovate successfully.
When Patients Become Innovators
Harry DeMonaco (MIT Sloan School of Management), Pedro Oliveira (Copenhagen Business School), Andrew Torrance (University of Kansas School of Law), Christiana von Hippel (University of California, Berkeley), and Eric von Hippel (MIT Sloan School of Management)
Health care consumers are increasingly able to conceive and develop sophisticated medical devices and services to meet their own needs — often without any help from companies that produce or sell medical products. This "free" patient-driven innovation process enables people to benefit from important advances that are not commercially available. Commercial producers of medical devices and services can benefit, too. For them, patient do-it-yourself efforts can be free R&D that informs and amplifies in-house development efforts.
In this article, the authors examine two examples of free innovation in the medical field: one for managing type 1 diabetes and the other for managing Crohn's disease. They set these cases within the broader context of the "free innovation" movement that has been gaining momentum in an array of industries and apply the general lessons of free innovation to the specific circumstances of medical innovation by patients. They also explore some of the nuanced questions surrounding patient innovation, such as safety concerns and the legal implications of DIY designs. Even in cases where there are significant safety risks, the authors think it would be a mistake to limit patient innovation. When it addresses medical problems unserved by commercial solutions, they argue, we may well see a net gain in safety and quality of life for the whole population of affected patients. And we can expect safety to improve as low-cost clinical trial methods are developed to enable patient communities to test their own innovations.
Tags: Digital Leadership, Disruption, Manufacturing, Strategic Thinking
Organizational Learning -- The Key to Management Innovation
Analog Devices is a case study in how management innovation is a key to competitiveness.
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Assessing the Assessors: The World Justice Project's "Rule of Law Index"
Established in 2006 on the initiative of the then-President of the American Bar Association, the World Justice Project (WJP) claims to be an "independent, multi-disciplinary organization" that works to advance the rule of law around the world. The WJP initially set out to prepare an annual quantitative assessment tool. The first WJP Rule of Law Index (2010) assessed the 'rule of law' in 35 countries, while the 2015 Index provides comprehensive data from 102 countries. The empirical research presented in the WJP's indexes is sophisticated, both conceptually and methodologically, and offers much food for thought. Conceptually, the WJP assesses more than 40 factors across eight "primary" rule of law indicators which are "derived from internationally accepted standards." The WJP focuses on "how the rule of law is experienced in practical, everyday situations by ordinary people around the world." Findings are cross-referenced according to income and region, which facilitates comparison and makes it possible to identify systematic variations among the indicators.
Methodologically, the WJP uses original survey data drawn from households and from legal experts in each country. The WJP pursues "multidisciplinary collaboration" with dozens of legal and non-legal civil society groups.
The WJP Index is not limited to quality of justice issues, but its indicators include differentiated examination of the civil, criminal, and regulatory contexts, alongside consideration of broader 'rule of law' themes such as absence of corruption, the extent to which government is constrained (inter alia by the judiciary), order and security, the openness of government, and the protection of fundamental rights. My paper will critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the World Justice Project's Rule of Law Index, as well as its potential contribution to the 'quality of justice' agenda.


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A place of remembrance is emerging in the Auxois countryside. The Alésia visitor centre and new archaeological museum opened to the public in 2012. Today, below the statue of Vercingetorix, you can visit the Gallo-Roman ruins and observe the progress at a major European cultural project.
Mont-Auxois has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In 52 BC, Gallic knights were routed by Romans and their Germanic allies. Vercingetorix withdrew his troops to the fortified town of Alésia, which then suffered the famous siege leading to his defeat.
An historical controversy has raged since the 19th century – is the Mont-Auxois really where the siege of Alésia took place? Historians are today agreed that it is.
The Alise-Sainte-Reine district and surrounding villages welcome visitors to two different venues.
On Les Laumes plain, the visitor centre will concentrate on the siege of Alésia and the story of France's Gallic origins. Visitors will experience the event from both points of view: besiegers and besieged.
The archaeological museum, linked to the remains of the Gallo-Roman town, recreates the lives and culture of its successive populations.
There's no need to wait if you want to see the shrine, forum and amphitheatre at Alésia. This ancient site survived for five centuries following the end of the Gallic era!
Impressed by the tall statue of Vercingetorix? This giant copper statue, the work of Aimé Millet, was erected in 1865 on the western edge of the Mont-Auxois. It serves to reinforce the romantic image of Vercingetorix, founder of the Gallic nation.
Alésia has other activities on offer: the "Nuits péplum" festival in July features an explosive mix of pop and rock!
Alésia provides a truly memorable stop during any trip through the Pays de l'Auxois, which would not be complete without also seeing Fontenay abbey, Châteauneuf-en-Auxois and Flavigny-sur-Ozerain.
Le Centre d'interprétation et les vestiges de la ville gallo-romaine sont ouverts 7 jours sur 7 y compris les dimanches et jours fériés.
- Du 1er avril au 30 juin, de 9 h à 18 h.