Archive for the ‘cool stuff’ Category
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
It's up to 13% globally now! Definately not up near Internet Exploder, but it's getting there. Do your part and install Firefox today!
The national usage of firefox make some interesting reading, too, with FireFox making up 16% in the USA, 24% in Australia and a huge 39% in ...
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2006
Don't let people steal your identity! I did a little write up on how to wipe all the data off your hard disks before selling/tossing them. Hope it helps somebody out there!
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Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
to give away ~37 BILLION DOLLARS!! Seriously, it's really great what Warren Buffett is doing and I'm glad to see it being done. Most of it is going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which already had to spend about $1 million/day to remain a non-profit. By ...
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Sunday, April 16th, 2006
I wrote up a little page on connecting to your home network via SSH for things like Remote Desktop, VNC, proxying etc. Enjoy!
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Saturday, April 15th, 2006
Well again there is more info on the Intel versions of the MAC's. Now you can triple boot OS X, WinXP and Linux all from Boot Camp. I really don't think it will be long until Apple just gives up and starts selling OS X as a standalone OS. I ...
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Wednesday, April 5th, 2006
As a follow up to my previous entry... Apply has just release a beta version of what they call "Boot Camp". It allows dual booting of Windows XP onto your MAC, and even includes MAC specific drivers for all the major components. Boot Camp will be standard issue with MAC ...
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Monday, March 27th, 2006
Here is a cool utility that is great for keeping files secure. Truecrypt allows you to encrypt partitions as well as allowing you to create an encrypted file which you can then mount as a drive letter (or mount point). This is especially useful for portable computers which ...
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Sunday, March 26th, 2006
Say it ain't so! But yes it is true. With MAC now sporting Intel hardware the smart folks at onmac.net have figured out how to boot up Windows XP on MAC hardware. If your a computer savvy person you can find detailed instructions on how to install it yourself. I ...
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
I like Tivo for many reasons, but the top reason is because I can watch TV more efficiently. Not only can I cut 25% by blowing through the commercials, but I can stop a show completely if something more important comes up. It also frees me from having ...
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