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Install htop on Mac OS X

admin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:59:24 +0000

If you’re a nerd (and you know you are), then you’ve used ‘top’ for monitoring your system: Which is cool and nerdy enough. But htop is even nerdier. Linux nerds know this, which is why apt-get install htop is one of our first commands on a fresh install. It’s great for monitoring your webservers and [...]

How I repaired a MacBook Pro Logic Board

Charles_T — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:07:33 +0000

THE PROBLEM: - Corrupt video (from boot until white-screen after boot-screen)… in the pattern of a checkerboard, with 0.5cmx1.0cm tiles of either GOOD SCREEN or DISTORTED PIXELS - Would not boot past Boot-screen (became white-screen… same thing on TV when connected to the computer) - Safe-mode worked, but still had the “Checkerboard” Corrupt screen (again, [...]

Unlocking a Nokia 1661

miguel — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:45 +0000

T-Mobiles sells the Nokia 1661 as a starter pre-paid phone in the United States. It’s really cheap (less than $20 at Wal-Mart). I bought a couple just for the SIM cards on a recent trip to the US. I used the SIMs in unlocked iPhones while on vacation. The Nokia 1661 phone itself is decent, [...]

10 Great Football Names

miguel — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:43:09 +0000

I was watching a Sevilla match recently, and was inspired by Duscher (pronounced Douché!) to list some funny footballer names. The rules are simple: The footballer must have a Wikipedia entry, and his name must be funny for a 12-year old English speaker to say out loud. So here they are: Aldo Duscher, currently plays [...]

Wii Sports Resort Flying

miguel — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:36:57 +0000

The Flying Sports section of Wii Sports Resort is addicting. Chasing down cars, flying into the volcano, buzzing people on the beach. What’s not to like? Want to see a map of all the points? It’s not so easy to find all 80 points of interest, though. Here’s a map of all the points on [...]

Sign up for Google Voice outside the US

miguel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:41:26 +0000

If you’re in Canada and want to try Google Voice, here’s a way around the US-only verification system. This should work for free, but requires a bit of patience. It should work in other countries as well. I’ve done this twice in Canada, and now have two Google Voice numbers. This should allow you to [...]

Nintendo Ringtones for the iPhone

miguel — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:12:51 +0000

Here are a few old-school Nintendo ringtones in iPhone format. Right-click, download the files and add them to iTunes to use them. Super Mario Brothers — Castle Super Mario Brothers — Overworld Super Mario Brothers — Underworld Super Mario Brothers 2 — Swimming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tetris Theme

Using an iPhone on a Pay as You Go plan in Canada

miguel — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:28:51 +0000

Note: This post is more than a year old, so I’ve edited it with updated info. Edits are indicated. If you’re interested in using an iPhone in Canada, but aren’t interested in being stuck in a lengthy contract, perhaps using a prepaid service can be an option. Here’s my 3-step guide to using an iPhone [...]

Age of Persuasion Podcast

miguel — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:26:23 +0000

The very awesome CBC Radio show, The Age of Persuasion apparently now has a podcast. “Terry O’Reilly is back exploring the countless ways marketers permeate your life, from media, art, and language, to politics, religion, and fashion.” You can subscribe in iTunes by following this link: subscribe to Age of Persuasion Podcast.

Slackware Linux Tips

hitest — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:51:33 +0000

Slackware Linux is arguably one of the oldest, surviving versions of Linux; it is my distribution of choice. I am currently running Slackware 12.1 with the shiny 2.6.24.5 smp kernel. Slackware is very robust and secure, it does not use a lot of system overhead to run. This means that Slackware will run very efficiently [...]