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Continue reading →: Airport Alternative
I have a friend with an older G3 Apple notebook who recently had wireless networking setup at her house. Her notebook does not have a wireless adapter though it is Airport ready, which means there’s a built-in antenna and slot for an Airport card. I searched around for a deal…
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Continue reading →: Fedora Install Prevents Windows XP Reinstall
I decided to take my nice desktop that was sitting on the floor doing nothing and remove Fedora and reinstall my $150 license of Windows XP OEM that was also sitting around rotting. I stuck the XP CD in the drive and after the notice stating that setup was inspecting…
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Continue reading →: Various Software
The following is a list of free/open source software that I currently use or have had a good experience with in the past. Note the operating systems listed are the ones that I use these programs on and are not necessarily the only ones these programs have been developed for.…
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Continue reading →: OS X Software/Electric Sheep
Downloadsquad had a posting about opensourcemac.org, a nice site that lists some of the most popular and useful open source applications for OS X. I’m already familiar with most of the applications and it is a good selection. One that I wasn’t familar with is Electric Sheep. It’s a screen…
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Continue reading →: Bookmark Roundup 1
I’ve been meaning to cull through my bookmarks and drag out some of the more interesting links. Many of these items have been featured on digg.com, hackaday.com, downloadsquad.com, and similar sites. Copydetected.com – This link is an anti-pirating video produced by Adobe that’s meant to discourage illegal copying. While I…
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Continue reading →: Podzilla, etc
It was a cool idea and now I can say “I’ve done it.” I did it just to do it, but I think it’s time to remove Linux from my iPod. The features are interesting but not very practical with the way I use my Nano. The ability to watch…
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Continue reading →: Activation Threshold
My experience with software activation is mostly related to Macromedia and Microsoft software. One of my more recent “brushes” with activation was with an OEM version of Windows XP Home, which I had purchased for the desktop system I had built a couple of years ago. My first mistake with…
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Continue reading →: Cool Stuff
My TuffWrap for the iPod nano arrived today. It’s worth the money. I purchased the three-pack from http://www.xtrememac.com/. It’s $24.95 for the three-pack or $19.99 for one. The TuffWrap comes in nice packaging and certainly makes the iPod more durable. The rubber case is easy to slide the iPod into.…
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Continue reading →: Dreamweaver 8 Flaw?
I discovered an odd problem in Dreamweaver 8 at work a few weeks ago. I’ve contacted Macromedia about this issue. During the first week I sent a few e-mails back and forth describing the problem. After the first week I stopped receiving e-mails so I sent another message asking what…
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