So annoyingly I learned tonight that Firefox Mobile’s, search assistant tool (long press on home) tends to default to the wrong search engine. To fix this, open up firefox mobile, go to Settings -> Customize -> Search, then select a … Continue reading
This is an updated 1080p version of a cool Mei Misaki wall paper (from the anime Another) Update: I’ve darkened this background up a bit more so it’s easier to read code when using konsole and full transparency. Here it … Continue reading
I put this together today because I wanted a new background on one of my desktops. If you haven’t seen the anime yet, it’s worth checking out. Free as in beer. Enjoy. Update: I’ve reduced Baby Magnum’s logo and moved … Continue reading
So there are multiple methods to pull this off, however after doing it by hand, using DVD::rip, using Handbrake, etc. I finally settled on VLC. Yes, good old VLC has DVD ripping support. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-rip-DVDs-for-free-with-VLC outlines how this is done, and … Continue reading
Its been a busy summer for me, I haven’t really had much time to opine on this blog about anything interesting.
So after building the new HTPC and installing mplayer, I noticed Mplayer2 was installed, this lead to some problems, including horrible video pixelation. After digging around the forums I finally ran across a write up from Andrew Strong over at … Continue reading
Well it’s been another year, and another Lustre User Group meeting. There were many interesting discussions which took place. Though in general I found the most useful session to be after the LUG was completed. The developer meeting, for me … Continue reading
One thing that’s been constantly bugging me, as well as my wife is the fact that in general, Samba (SMB) connectivity from our Windows 7 machines is spotty at best. In general we can connect, and transfer data to and … Continue reading
As an update to my earlier post Juniper NCSVC and Linux 3.19 I can confirm that the 4.0 RC6 kernel resolves the connectivity issues I was experiencing earlier. Likely earlier kernels in the 4.0 line have fixed this issue as … Continue reading
So recently I decided to add one of these dimmers to my kitchen lighting, which is on a standard 3-way (double switch) circuit. The folks at home depot, as well as all of the available documentation (including the box it … Continue reading