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How to: Compile and run Mediatomb as a daemon with Ubuntu 9.04

September 23rd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Since getting my PS3, then setting up my Ubuntu file server, I’ve really enjoyed watching movies on my TV. To get the media from computer to Playstation requires the use of software that employs the UPnP protocol, in the form of a DLNA server. If there are too many acronyms in there, just remember the [...]

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Category: Ubuntu

Operating system look: Snow Leopard

September 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

It’s now been close to three weeks since Snow Leopard arrived in stores, and the Internet has now had a chance to go through the entire system and find the good, the bad and the barely changed. I’ve been using it since that time too, and like some of the subtle changes. Since Engadget, Gizmodo [...]

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Category: Macs

Gear test: Sennheiser PX100 headphones

September 16th, 2009 · No Comments

Using a computer, and especially an iPod with music means having a set of headphones that sound good, pack well, and don’t break the bank. For the last year or so I’ve been rocking a set of Sennheiser PX100 foldable headphones and I believe they satisfy all the above criteria. The Sound The most important [...]

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Category: Gear

Get nice emails from WordPress

August 11th, 2009 · No Comments

This is a quick tip about WordPress blog emails. Ever since this blog was started, I received emails about comments from my webhost default address. It was ugly looking and didn’t provide any details about who really sent the comment. The solution is to create an email account on your server with the address wordpress@domain.com [...]

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Category: Wordpress

Remove addresses automatically added in Mail

December 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Originally, this was going to be a tip about how to remove the addresses used previously inside Mail. I found the preference file, an application to edit the database, and even wrote up a post for MacOSXHints. Then Rob Griffiths — the legendary hints master running the site — sent me an email to say [...]

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