Category Archives: Tech

Fast screenshot sharing in Linux

When I’m using Windows or OS X, I use a utility called Tinygrab to quickly share screenshots over the internet, whether it’s via Twitter, IM, email, etc. The concept is simple: you press a key combination, select a region of … Continue reading

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Windows 7

For the last couple of days, I’ve been playing with the RC of Windows 7 x64, and I thought I’d post some thoughts.

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Dragon

So, I broke down and bought a new computer, even though I was planning on waiting for the 32nm refresh of Core i7.  What originally started as a CPU upgrade went a little overboard, and I wound up with the … Continue reading

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Well, SOMEONE thought it was a good idea

A while ago, I wondered about the possibility of a small, commercially marketed server for home use, and it looks like VIA is going to do that.  They haven’t made a desktop application for administering it like I had suggested, … Continue reading

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I'm going to try to refrain from buying computers for a while

Core i7 is out, so needless to say I’ve been lurking on Newegg even more than usual lately.  As much as I’d love to build the new uber-machine, on some level I realize that I don’t really need it.  With … Continue reading

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G1 or wait?

With the G1 coming out in less than two weeks, I’m tempted to jump carriers to T-Mobile in order to pick one up. However, Sprint will apparently be releasing their Android phone “early next year.” With my phone on it’s … Continue reading

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Android Development

I recently got the Android SDK set up and I’ve begun working on my inital Android project.  I’m not going to go into any details until I have something to show, but I’m hoping to have a good chunk of … Continue reading

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Small, personal web servers

I recently helped my roommate shop for a small, personal web server.  We wound up basing it on Intel’s Atom platform, and I was amazed at how cheap it was.  The server (pictured above) came up to almost exactly $200, … Continue reading

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Automatic offsite WordPress backups

Yesterday, I decided to set up a an automated backup solution for my site here.  Basically, it does an sqldump then sends the dump to another server over SCP. First, I had to enable SSH login without a password in … Continue reading

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Deluge turns 1.0!

Deluge 1.0.0 was just released, and will soon be is now available here http://launchpad.net/~deluge-team/+archive

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