opinion-and-editorial
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How to erase your hard drive for good
Never, ever, dispose of your harddrives without first erasing all the data in them. Also, make sure you don’t erase it just by deleting the files; even after you delete files, they can be recovered. Your best bet is to properly overwrite the harddrive with bogus data, then erase it. This process ensures that your…
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Featured Plugin: Pre-Publish Reminders
There’s always a list of stuff you do before you post to your blog. Whether you realize it or not, there are a number of things that must be done before you hit that Publish button on your next blog post. For example, did you… Categorize your post properly? Use proper title (h1, h2, h3,…)…
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My brief encounter with the KFC Double Down.
Back in April, I gave into temptation and I made my way to KFC. I was in the hunt for the KFC Double Down. If you’re not sure what that is, let me tell you. Its a sandwich made out of two chicken filets, notice I said “made out of” not made with. What this…
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Ball catching robot.
TOTO – tracking of thrown objects from Dennis Barteit on Vimeo. I thought this was pretty cool. Hope you liked it too.
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2 months now, No cable TV or Phone Land Line
I think its just about two months since we canceled our cable TV and telephone land line at home. I’m happy to report that I don’t miss TV very much, and after I got my new phone with Sprint the issues with not having a land line disappeared. For TV, I watch Hulu or Netflix.…
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Centos 5.4 PXE Boot
Quick Intro Some time ago I setup a PXE boot server at work so we could deploy different operating systems to our servers and computers quickly. I’m lazy like that. We use it to deploy Centos 5.3, Centos 4.4, and a few different versions of the Mirth Appliances. Here’s how I added Centos 5.4 to…
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Table saw stops when it knows your finger is about to get chopped off
Check this out. Pretty amazing, its a table saw that detects when a finger gets in its “cutting zone” and will stop instantly to prevent damage. Think of it as a thumb-saver. This is truly amazing
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Over 100 Things You Didn’t Know About Me
I’ve been meaning to do this post for a long time, without further ado, edits or further pontification, here it is… I was born in Mexico City (D.F.). Some call me a Chilango. I came to the US (unwillingly at first) when I was 15. I had visited earlier when I was 12 for a…
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Careful when using WiFi. Your files could be exposed.
WiFi everywhere! Many of us that work for ourselves often work from different locations, this is one of the great things about laptops and internet access on the go. However, roaming around town hooking up to random WiFi access points isn’t all rainbows and unicorns. There is a dark side and you should be aware…