Server and Network Monitoring with iPhone
February 25, 2010 – 6:53 pm | No Comment

What is a Unix sysadmin doing with an iPhone, you ask? It was a birthday present, if that’s all right with you. I know, I should have gotten something odd with a beta version of …

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Server and Network Monitoring with iPhone
February 25, 2010 – 6:53 pm | No Comment
Server and Network Monitoring with iPhone

What is a Unix sysadmin doing with an iPhone, you ask? It was a birthday present, if that’s all right with you. I know, I should have gotten something odd with a beta version of …

Building a Home Theater Computer
December 24, 2009 – 7:23 am | One Comment
Building a Home Theater Computer

Ever wanted to build a kick-ass home theater computer? Here we have some highly detailed instructions for putting together just such a device. It is not a DVR like TiVo or your Verizon HDTV box. …

Working with Linux Driver Modules
December 22, 2009 – 6:57 pm | No Comment
Working with Linux Driver Modules

You just replaced a failed network card, rebooted your server and now network wouldn’t start and your screen is filled with cryptic error messages about some kernel module doing something it’s not supposed to do. …

Printing from SuSE/SLES to a Windows Printer
December 10, 2009 – 5:05 pm | No Comment
Printing from SuSE/SLES to a Windows Printer

The following document explains how to configure your SuSE or SLES system to be able to print to a remote printer shared from a Windows server. The first step is to install Unix print support …

iPhone Photography: Making Photos Better
September 17, 2009 – 9:05 pm | No Comment
iPhone Photography: Making Photos Better

The is the first installment of the three-part review of the better photo apps for iPhone. In the follow-up reviews we will look at artistic photo filters and panorama applications. If you don’t want to …

Great iPhone Apps
September 3, 2009 – 3:22 am | 3 Comments
Great iPhone Apps

After spending hundreds of dollars at the iPhone app store and writing many negative reviews, I believe I finally stumbled upon a few applications warranting a positive reaction. Back in June Apple was bragging …

More Bad iPhone Apps
August 13, 2009 – 1:19 am | No Comment
More Bad iPhone Apps

This is the second part of my review of iPhone apps unworthy of your ninety nine cents. You can read the first part here.
Certain applications are well-written and might have been quite useful, if …

Bad iPhone Apps
July 29, 2009 – 4:37 pm | One Comment
Bad iPhone Apps

Oh quit your whining, you will say, they are just a couple bucks each, so no big loss if some iPhone apps turn out to be trash. True, but they are so addictive. My first …

iPhone: No Clicking Sound
July 16, 2009 – 4:58 am | One Comment
iPhone: No Clicking Sound

Many long-time iPhone users are familiar with the mystery of disappearing keyboard clicking sounds (among other sound effects). Here are a few things you can try before you take your fruity phone back to the …

Tracking Prices of Hard Drives
July 5, 2009 – 5:40 pm | No Comment
Tracking Prices of Hard Drives

It seems that only a year ago terabyte hard drives were a novelty item. Today they are on clearance at computer stores trying to free up the shelves for 1.5Tb drives and the 2Tb hard …

Palm TX: Review, Software, and Configuration
September 3, 2006 – 7:12 pm | One Comment
Palm TX: Review, Software, and Configuration

Recently I got a Palm TX and so far I like everything about it. Except for the $300 price tag. Built-in Wi-Fi card and a larger screen that can operate in landscape mode are the …