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How to install Wordpress on OSX using MAMP to make life easier. 2008-03-15 21:18:28 Disclaimer:
A lot of the people asking me how to installWordpress
on OSX have new babies. I’d like to apologize up front to the rest of the internet for bringing more new baby sites to the internet and thus hindering the speed at which we all can download music. Sorry.
How to [...]
Previews of music from the radio stations in Grand Theft Auto IV 2008-03-19 13:49:30 Rockstargames is slowly uploading previews of the games radio stations for GTA IV to their site, but you can hear it right here, right now. Sounds pretty good so far and it makes me want to unload a few clips into the unsuspecting crowds of drones whom the 5.0 use as shields. Don’t [...] Read more:Grand
, Grand Theft
, Grand Theft Auto
Cool T’s that tell it how it is. 2008-03-19 07:51:31 I just saw these two t-shirts and I had to get them. Besides, everything I learned, I read on a t-shirt.
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The Logitech diNovo Mini does work in OSX and Nokia N800 2008-03-18 19:58:26 The title should read
“Does work in OSX, with the Nokia
N800, and, wait for it, Linux.” At least Ubuntu.
Well I just received my Logitech
diNovo Mini from Amazon this afternoon and I’ve had just enough time to run a few test.
First I tried it with the Nokia N800. Once I got over the hurdle of [...]
Don’t fear, Microsoft Vista SP1 is here. Epic fail? 2008-03-18 13:37:23 I hope not, but reports are coming in that it fixes a lot of things behind the scenes. Well who the hell cares about that? If I have to click ok one more time because Vista
wants to make tripily sure that I want to run a program that I have run 50 [...] Read more:Microsoft
, Microsoft Vista
New maps for Call of Duty 4. 2008-03-18 11:30:00 There is news of new maps for Call of Duty 4 due out sometime this spring. Seeing I’ve wasted more then a few nights on this I can’t wait. I know a few people that have given up bathing in order to level up one last time.
Apparently, one of the new maps, called China Town, [...]
Ever get tired of having to explain where you got that movie? 2008-03-21 14:37:29 Why not just put this device next to your T.V. The giant BitTorrent logo on the front of this device should allow you to just point and grunt.
The Myka is a embedded Linux computer, with a bittorrent client on it, that connects directly to your T.V. The box hooks up to the internet via LAN [...] Read more:tired
, explain
, movie
Ubuntu Hardy Heron Beta released. 2008-03-21 14:16:24 Ubuntu has released the first beta version of the next version of the popular Linux distribution. Go grab it now so the shock to your system on April 24th, when the final version is suppose to be released, doesn’t shock your system to the point of needing a reboot.
Linux kernel 2.6.24
Xorg 7.3
GNOME 2.22
PolicyKit
PulseAudio is now [...] Read more:Ubuntu
, Hardy
, Heron
It is Friday. Actually its Good Friday. 2008-03-21 10:51:47 Its Good Friday
and that means I can offer new deals on some of the the tech you have been craving. Forget the kids and let the Easter Bunny bring you something besides a hard boiled egg.
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OSX boot options. 2008-03-21 06:49:13 Like Windows, OSX has a number of options you can invoke at startup. One example of this would be holding down “c” during the boot up sequence in order to boot from a CD. That is just one example. I thought I should list the rest for my “OSX noob” friends.
One day Dell deal. 2008-03-20 09:07:28 I got this in my email this morning and thought I should pass it on ASAP.
One Day Sale! Inspiron 1525 laptop $699 (before tax, fees, shipping & handling) after $395 instant savings
Applicable e-value code: 6VAFF-DNDAPA2
That’s a pretty good deal .
Update
This deal has ended but, check out our deals section for the current Dell coupon [...]
World of Warcraft’s lost dog isn’t enticed by scooby snacks 2008-03-20 08:54:46 I am a World
of Warcraft
addict. I should state that I have been to WOW anonymous and nobody could help me. I even got a recommendation that I should become addicted to meth or coke. (that didn’t work either… sorry mom) Anyway, I was playing one of my many new [...] Read more:snacks
Guitar Hero on the Nintendo DS? 2008-03-20 08:19:04 Yes, Guitar
hero on Tour is being released for the Nintendo
DS. How did they do it you ask? Guitar Hero
on Tour will be packaged with the GH Grip. The Grip will be a device that includes the fret buttons, covers almost the entire back of the DS and plugs into the [...]
A view of an early adopter from the outside. 2008-03-20 07:30:39 As a self described early adopter it is useful, from time to time, to a take a good look at yourself and your bank account. That’s why I found this blog post of interest. If for nothing else it is good for a laugh. No, I don’t own an iPhone but, I would if it [...]
XP SP3 this week? That’s the rumor. 2008-03-23 17:39:44 CRN.com is reporting that Mircosoft might release Windows XP SP3 as early as Monday the 24th. Now that they are past the much needed Vista SP1 release, I guess it is time to show the better of the two operating system some love. I for one hope this isn’t true.
I’ve got a enough to do. [...]
New Dell Latitude E-series laptops leaked. 2008-03-23 07:55:50 Engadget has the scoop on the new Dell Latitude
E-serieslaptops
. According to them there will be two new lines. The essential and mainstream series. The essential series is a budget laptop that will replace the Dell D531 and D530. The mainstream series will replace the D830 and D630. What is interesting is the spec [...] Read more:leaked
Finally get a stable router using open source firmware. DD-WRT or Tomato. 2008-03-22 19:01:11 Every week I hear the following questions:
I just ordered a broadband connection. What do I need to share it among my computers?
What do I need to use the wireless card in my laptop at home?
I keep having to reboot my router to get my internet connection to work. What can I do to improve it?
The [...] Read more:Finally
, Tomato
Sony’s new car stereo is USB and Bluetooth friendly. 2008-03-26 10:42:47 Sony has launched the MEX-BT3600U in dash radio which offers a USB port on the front for your digital mp3 player and A2DP bluetooth to connect everything else. It also has a built in microphone that Sony describes as a sensitive, high-quality microphone with echo cancellation technology so when making a hands free phone call [...] Read more:Sony
, Bluetooth
One day Dell deal. $1000 off all XPS™ M1730 World of Warcraft Edition Laptops. 2008-03-26 09:42:53 $1000 off all XPS™ M1730 World
of WarcraftEdition
laptops + free standard shipping
Wow players take notice. Dell is offering $1000 off all XPS™ M1730 World of Warcraft Edition laptops + free standard shipping. This deal is for one day only. 3/26/2008.
17″ Hi-Def Widescreen customized with World of Warcraft themed LCD back
Get invited to [...]
Netflix streaming coming to the Xbox360. Maybe 2008-03-25 14:32:53 Netflix, the popular movie via mail rental company, is doing research on whether or not to deliver streaming content to the Xbox
360. A Netflix spokesman said they are interested in getting their content to consumers anyway they can. There currently is no word of any partnership between Microcash and Netflix. Netflix [...] Read more:Maybe
RockBand Thrashes the Wii on June 22nd 2008-03-25 12:10:36 Harmoix Rockband is coming to the Wii
on June 22nd. The bundle pack will include a microphone, drum kit and guitar. Standalone instruments will be available in case you want to add a bass guitar to your setup. On the down side, the game, which has 63 songs included and 5 bonus [...]
The internet can be your best friend or your worst nightmare. Morons beware!! 2008-03-25 10:33:09 This story comes to you from Philadelphia where Jesse McPherson spends his days as a front-end web developer, but in reality he claims to be a Rock Star. On March 12th, Jesse’s house was burglarized and his xbox 360, an old powerbook (which they grabbed the wrong charger for) and TV that was ripped [...] Read more:friend
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. First Impressions. 2008-03-25 06:00:00 I just bought UbiSoft’s sequel to their hit from 2006 over the weekend and I thought I would share my first impressions. Having not played the entire game all the way through, it is not my intent to give a full review. Just my first impressions. Read more:Rainbow
, Vegas
, First
, Impressions
, Rainbow Six
, First Impressions
South Park episodes online free and legal. 2008-03-24 15:32:17 It’s rare that you hear those two words together… free and legal
, but the South
Park guys are streaming every episode (except for 1) of South Park
on their site. The streams do have commercials (sigh), but they are short and the latter episodes
are without censorship. That’s right… you get to hear [...] Read more:online
Why do Monster Cables cost so much? Heres your answer. 2008-03-24 13:42:26 Why do Monster
brand audio video cables cost so much? Do they really give your A/V equipment a better signal path from component to component. Is there some magical gas or material that is used to magically turn your system into the most efficient high bandwidth entertainment machine known to the planet. [...] Read more:answer
Vista SP1. Gain a patch, lose everything else. 2008-03-24 08:45:42 If you haven’t been following the fall out from the release of Vista
SP1 you might want to catch up before Windows automatic update forces it on you in April. It seems that some users have reported problems on the Vista team blog.
SP1 was released as a manual download on the Windows Update site early [...]
Microsoft’s Xbox wireless gaming receiver doesn’t work. Why am I surprised? 2008-03-24 08:22:02 If you are not familiar with the wireless gaming receiver
from Microsoft
, it is a device that let’s you use your xbox 360 controller with your PC. Well at least in theory that is. Here is the story on how I wasted my Friday night.
I bought the receiver at Bestbuy ($20) came home, [...] Read more:Xbox
How to print out a list of your files and folders in windows. 2008-03-28 09:00:15 A coworker of mine recently asked me how he could get a printout of his files
and folders. I replied “why are you asking me? I don’t freaking know” (In my defense, I have been out of Zoloft for a week) So as an apology, I did some research and found [...]
What’s on your computer’s hard drive? Analyze this… 2008-03-27 10:15:47 Here is another great free utility/program so you can calm the OCD voices in your head. Xinorbis is a simple but powerful hard drive
analyzer. It gives the user an overview of the contents of your hard disk or directory, complete with graphs, tables and tree displays. It works for (Windows [...] Read more:Analyze
, hard drive
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