Archive for the ‘DIY’ Category
Saturday, October 25th, 2008
It really couldn't be any easier than this:
sudo apt-get install openssh-server
You're done. Now you can use ssh to remotely connect to your Ubuntu box.
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Saturday, October 18th, 2008
As I was piddling around on LogMeIn today, I noticed that the PC I was currently using was on the list of online computers. I tried to remote control it and received a warning message, but beneath it was a button that allowed me to control it anyway.
This was ...
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Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Every year my desktop gets older, our mortgage gets smaller, the games get better, and I crave new hardware. The 1st step is to admit you're addicted, right? Without further adieu, I present you with my pick for the best gaming desktop of 2008. My picks were ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
The advent of YouTube, Hulu, Netflix's watch instantly feature, torrents, and offsite/online backup has made good bandwidth crucial to an enjoyable experience. The first time my wife got me killed by hogging the bandwidth while I was playing World of Warcraft I immediately cranked up the DD-WRT control panel ...
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
I upgraded my laptop hard drive from 160GB to 200GB. In the process I was left with a chunk of 40GB of unallocated space. For the past 4 months I've ignored this space because Windows Vista's built-in partition manager couldn't do anything with it due to Dell's crazy ...
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
So I had a strange urge the other day to buy a domain and came up with SarcasticPenguin.com. Now I'm asking you to tell me what I should put on the site in the comments. The poster of the best suggestion (selected June 30, 2008) will receive a ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Today I was faced with a difficult wireless networking scenario: looooong house, many thick walls.
The topography is as follows:
Comp A Router Comp B
The house is older so the walls are very, very solid and RF-absorbing. The old setup involved a Linksys WRT54GX (802.11 b/g) as the router ...
Posted in Amazing, Customer Service, DIY, House, IT, Programming, Reviews, Software, Technology, Web Development | 1 Comment »
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
I got Kara a MacBook for Christmas since her old MacBook pro crapped out on her. It turns out our wedding videos and pictures were bigger than I anticipated so Kara's hard drive ran out of space. I used the following guides to successfully upgrade her hard drive:
MacBook ...
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
I had put up with the discomfort of a round bowl for far too long. It was time for an upgrade. Kara and I checked out the small selection of bowls at Lowe's and decided upon the Kohler™ Cimarron™ Comfort Height™ — The Complete Solution™ — toilet. ...
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