After planning and building a Ubuntu-based fileserver, it’s time to add software to the mix, so that the computer does the work it was originally meant for. In the case with my command-line only server, the software I added was for file sharing and media serving.
The software I’m explaining here was all installed via [...]

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The newest version of Apple’s iPhone operating system was released a few weeks ago, and since I made the upgrade to my first-gen iPod touch, I’ve been using the system off and on. It does an excellent job of polishing what was already a very good system. Since I haven’t been using it consistently yet, [...]

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I really like finding little applications that do a single specialized task really well. In this case, it is a Dashboard widget called Deep Sleep that puts your computer into hibernation. I discovered it on MacOSXHints and have been using it regularly for a few weeks.
Mac laptops use three sleep mechanisms: Safe sleep, deep sleep [...]

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It’s not often that an Apple product gets me well and truly frustrated. Generally I can pinpoint a repetitive problem and find other people with similar issues, and often find a solution.
But the current problem I’m having with Keynote is completely unacceptable and I have absolutely no idea why it’s occurring.
Let me set the [...]

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UPDATE: TV.com (which I use to find the show titles) has since changed their format, so I cannot guarantee that this script works as advertised. I will confirm it in the near future.
UPDATE 2: This Applescript has been replaced by a more efficient and lightweight Bash script.
After picking up a 750 GB hard drive [...]

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