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Run OS X in Linux with qemu

By admin | Published: August 26, 2010
It is possible without too much difficulty to get OS X Leopard running as a guest in a virtual machine with Linux as the host without too much difficulty. It is illegal as far as I know unless you have Linux running on real Apple hardware and don’t want to reboot just to use OS X but if [...]
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Serial Barcode Scanner in Linux

By admin | Published: June 22, 2010
I had a very difficult time finding a way to get a simple serial barcode scanner to work in Linux. USB barcode scanners are a cinch because they are basically like usb keyboards. However with a serial device there has to be something to direct the input from /dev/ttyS0 to the keyboard buffer.
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Downloads Disappear

By admin | Published: April 13, 2010
Do files you download disappear before you ever get a chance to open them? This can happen in Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 as well as all versions of Firefox.
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Install Adobe Flash Player 10.1

By admin | Published: March 25, 2010
Flash Player 10.1 beta is out and it makes huge performance improvements over 10. Windows users get the use of graphics acceleration which drastically reduces CPU usage when watching videos and playing games. Linux and Mac version also have a speed increase. In one benchmark on my Linux system my score doubled over 10. For [...]
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The Wizard Vs the Basty

By admin | Published: March 18, 2010
This is a little video my sister made. It is pretty weird but pretty funny. She was complaining it was not getting enough views so I put it here for her.
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11 Good WordPress Plugins

By admin | Published: March 17, 2010
I just updated my site to use wordpress instead of Etomite and I must say it’s a huge improvement. WordPress has such a large database of plugins you can make it do just about anything you can think of. If you are setting up a wordpress blog I’ll share my list of plugins so you [...]
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What to do with a cursed computer

By admin | Published: February 23, 2010
What to do with a cursed computer There’s all kinds of fun things broken computers are good for. Below is what I would consider the top 10: Throw the computer off of a high point. At least 3 or 4 stories high would be good. I’ve done this before and it tends to be anti-climatic. [...]
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Simple Computer

By admin | Published: February 23, 2010
Simple Computer If your are looking for a computer for someone you know without all the complicated bells and whistles that come with most computers, then you have come to the right place. Here you will find the results of my Spring research project. A simple computer that anybody could use, to browse the Internet, [...]
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Day 1 of Job Hunt

By admin | Published: February 23, 2010
Day 1, Feb 18.  Yesterday I update my resume on Monster and Dice and wouldn’t you know it today I got an e-mail from a recruiter. Senior System Administrator needed in Cambridge, MA! Heck yes, I’m interested. Job description looks good http://www.maxhire.net/cp/JobPrintPreview.aspx?jobid=407 Basically keep a bunch of Debian servers running for a research group. I [...]
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Finding Device Drivers

By admin | Published: February 23, 2010
Device Driver Installation Guide Windows in notorious for needing Device drivers for each and every piece of hardware a system has. Sometime it can use generic drivers but to get the most out of your hardware you need the driver that were written by the hardware manufacturer. If you are lucky you know the model [...]
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