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Jan/13

Samsung Series 9 (Jun 2012) Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Review at 14th January 2013 0:01 by

Overview I was on the market for a new laptop with my aging 15″ Santa Rosa MacBook Pro (MBP). With Intel finally driving the Ultrabook to compete with the MacBook Air(MBA) I was sure my next computer would one. Limitations … Continue reading →

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Jun/12

Ubuntu 12.04 DHCP Server

Filed Under Linux at 18th June 2012 0:01 by

Overview A DHCP server issues computers on the network IP addresses. Normally this is done by the router but a computer is more flexible because: Cheap to add multiple network interface cards More control over network traffic Fits into other … Continue reading →

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Jul/10

Removing X11 On Mac OSX

Filed Under Mac at 21st July 2010 7:53 by
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In a terminal, type in the following to remove X11: sudo rm -rf /Applications/Utilities/X11.app /private/etc/X11 /usr/X11R6 /usr/bin/open-x11 /usr/lib/X11 /Library/Receipts/X11User.pkg Uninstalling X11 from your Mac

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Feb/10

Change MAC Address In Windows

Filed Under Windows at 11th February 2010 13:52 by

It is possible to spoof the MAC address in Windows without going into the registry. The network will go down during this process so it’s best to stop or wait till all downloads or any other network related activity has … Continue reading →

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Jul/09

My Alternative Free Software On Windows

Filed Under Software at 6th July 2009 0:01 by

Overview Here are my picks for free software on Windows (currently Windows 7). Free and open source (two different licenses applied to software) have come a long way and have come to replace my ageing proprietary and non-free applications. I … Continue reading →

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May/09

Windows 7 64 Bit Release Candidate Experience

Filed Under Review, Windows at 30th May 2009 8:53 by

Overview I heard good reviews about Windows 7 and with the nature of the Internet there was no way of avoiding the news coming out about it. I was on Windows Vista Ultimate for over a year and started to … Continue reading →

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Nov/08

O2 Home Broadband & O2 Wireless Box II

Filed Under Networking, Review at 24th November 2008 23:32 by

Overview I have signed up with O2 Home Broadband. It was very cheap as I am an existing O2 customer. Like most broadband companies they offer an “up to” speed of a certain amount and a free router. Ordering To … Continue reading →

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Oct/08

WordPress 2.6.3 Upgrade

Filed Under Website, WordPress at 24th October 2008 17:58 by

Just upgraded the WordPress engine to the latest release. I found this upgrade to be harder than other times because I am not on my main computer and nor am I on the local network where my server is located. … Continue reading →