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Why the phrase “in the cloud” should die
Now that I’ve gotten your attention: A picture of what we’re talking about You’ve all heard the latest fetish in marketing speak: “Our entire application is in the cloud, so that’s pretty cool. Want to...
View ArticleUtilite Pro Review
My Utilite Pro has finally arrived! Admittedly it sat at my Mom’s house for a week before I finally booted it today, but I’m now ready to give my first impressions, plugged into a single ASUS 1920×1080...
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Aiek M3 Credit Card Sized GSM Phone Review
Freshly arrived from it’s Chinese eBay padded mailer, behold the Aiek M3 The Aiek M3 is a quad band GSM phone which is exactly the same size as a credit card (but significantly thicker). It is the next...
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BLU Samba W (Q170W) Quad Band GSM Phone Review
Continuing on my cheap GSM phone binge, I’ve acquired a BLU Samba W. The Samba W There is very little information on the Samba W out there (of which some of the information is just downright incorrect)...
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OwnCloud Review plus Installation + Configuration Tutorial for Debian
File listing in Web GUI I’ve just installed OwnCloud on my Debian server, and I’d like to take a few minutes to review its functionality and performance. For those who read my blog, you’ll know that I...
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SDSL Bridging with the ZyXEL 782R G.SHDSL Router
You may have wondered, how do I bridge DSL modems? I can’t be the only one… A great copper span of several feet When you go to your friendly neighborhood cable office or phone company to acquire DSL or...
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DC 12V UPS for your whole house – 12V Socket!
So there’s a reason (or several) why your house isn’t wired for DC electrical operation. But there are a variety of situations in which you may want to add DC capability to your house — for example,...
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Fastest Ways to Break Linux: chown of death
Have you ever wondered how to break Linux real fast? Here is a great example: I mounted an external drive where you usually do (actually just /mnt … I was lazy). Also, I had previously used that EXT4...
View ArticleThe Horror That Is Comcast Business Internet With Static IPs
This story chronicles my recent frustration with Comcast Business Internet, primarily due to their lack of clarity on how they provide their service when included with Static IP Addresses. I decided...
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Collecting a Fiddler Trace of an Application
This is a tutorial I can pass out for friends to collect traces of applications’ web requests. Why? Many applications these days use web requests to authenticate with and share data with servers. When...
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