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Sync and share files with Dropbox

Dropbox

One of my favorite free web services is Dropbox. There are a number of free file sharing services available on the Internet, but none work as seamlessly as, or include the great features of, Dropbox. At its base, Dropbox is…

Howto: Root the HTC Droid Incredible

HTC Droid Incredible

This guide is out of date. Please view the post Updated: Root the HTC Droid Incredible These directions are written for the HTC Incredible, but will work for other HTC phones, like the EVO, Hero, and Desire. Check unrEVOked to…

Learn from your mistakes (and backup /home)

I’ve been running Ubuntu since this summer, and have been very pleased. I hadn’t used Ubuntu as my primary desktop environment before, although I was familiar with it in a server and HTPC environment. It’s very intuitive, and has a…

Why you should build your own computer

How to build a computer

I first began tinkering with computers when an 80/88 was top of the line and the most memory you needed was 256KB. My most recent building project put together a very speedy, and very cost effective system based on an…

MythTV III: The Final Chapter

My final post on MythTV revolves around tweaking MythTV and Ubuntu. I’ve picked up a number of ideas from a variety of sites and compiled the tricks, tips, hacks, and configurations that work best for my setup. You can read…

Ghost RAIDs

I ran into the same problem in each of the two Ubuntu installs that I recently completed. The initial install failed, and the RAID arrays I had setup could not be deleted. This became a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the…

MythTV II: Return of MythTV

Less than a year ago I ventured into the realm of MythTV. My previous ramblings on the subject dealt almost entirely with the hardware end of things. I decided to use the lasted releases of Ubuntu and MythTV as an…

Is Linux the “poor-man’s” OS?

Even as Microsoft strives to expand it’s operating system exposure in foreign markets, Linux gets a boost at home from the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Two weeks ago the king of discount shopping introduced a $200 PC. Now, the initial…