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Author Archives: jasonyork
Dell Latitude D620 Running Windows 7
This is just a quick note for anyone running Windows on a Latitude D620. I had all kinds of problems trying to get the SPDIF output working properly under Windows 7. It wasn’t until I went back and installed the … Continue reading
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… did you mean recursion?
This was just too funny, I had to share. If you don’t get it, you’re probably not a geek. Don’t worry about it. This has got to be a Google easter egg. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=recursion
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Using Public Keys With Dropbear SSH Client
I ran into a little bit of a hiccup getting my OpenWRT NSLU2 device to automatically rsync to a remote host. It turns out that the dropbear ssh client works a bit differently when attempting to use key based authentication. … Continue reading
Posted in Networking
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Linksys NSLU2 OpenWRT NAS and Backup Solution
Until recently, I’ve had a dedicated PC running SUSE Linux serving as network attached storage and a backup server. I really wanted to get rid of the necessity of running another PC 24/7 with all the noise and power consumption. … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Networking
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New PC Speaker Set
I was recently shopping around for a new set of speakers for my PC because I’ve been increasingly dissatisfied with my current low-end Labtec set. They’re not bad for what they are, they just don’t have very good low end … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Home Theatre PC
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Free Suckers
So, the other day I took the girls to the store to pick up a few groceries. I carried the little one while the older got to push one of the special kids’ carts. These are just a miniature version … Continue reading
Posted in Life with Kids
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Low Tech Solution for a High Tech Problem
If you have or have ever had an 18 month old child (and older) one thing you find is that they like buttons. Mine do anyway. They like to push them. Remote control buttons, computer CD-ROM eject buttons, elevator buttons, … Continue reading
Posted in Electronics, General, Life with Kids
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DD-WRT to the Rescue!
We recently had a storm come through that knocked out our cable internet for a day. Adding to the torture of being without internet for almost the whole weekend, my router started to wig out when the connection did come … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Networking
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Skype Dialog Killer
So, I’m a regular VOIP user now. I’ve been using Skype for over a year now to make PC to phone calls and I’ve been very impressed. Over the last few months I’ve been using it much more heavily and … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Electronics, Gadgets, Reviews
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Super Size Your Drive
Last week, my wife and I had the rare opportunity to go out on a “date” (which means do anything without the kids) to get some coffee at the bookstore. I picked up an audio book on clearance and decided … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
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