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Droid Bionic on Verizon
I finally have grudgingly given in to having an Android based phone. Here I will post my experiences.
USB Docking Bays, comparison of 3
I have needed to find some sort of docking bay for my Alienware M11x R2. ...
Samsung UN60d7000 Reset and Pairing Double Sided Remote QWERTY Side
This seems to be a repeating issue, so quickly posting instructions on how to reset and re-pair the Samsung double sided remote on the QWERTY side.
Alienware M11x R2 with Open Suse 64 bit
I recently updated my Alienware by installing Suse 11.4 (& 12.1). As usual, I did not attempt to upgrade the existing 11.3 install, but instead performed a fresh install. Here is some information on what was necessary to make everything work as best as possible with this combination.
Sirius XM Satellite
Just some quick thoughts, a basic review, about the experience with Sirius XM Satellite radio on the 2010 3G Prius...
P2 Error on LG Portable Air Conditioner
I had seen this error, but couldn't remember what it meant. It completely stops the A/C from running. Here is some quick information on it.
Samsung 60" 7000 series un60d7000 Tuning the broadcast antenna
The antenna tuning feature of this TV is not immediately found. Here is information on how to tune the signal for your antenna (or satellite) connection...
Install Preware on Palm Pre Smart Phone
This is archived from other sites in case they disappear. These are excellent step by step directions for getting Preware on a Palm Pre. Anyone who wants more than the basics should definitely add Preware for the full experience of what WebOS and Pre really has to offer.
Gentoo qmail-scanner perl suid
Recent major update of Gentoo broke my qmail-scanner install, here's the fix...
An Alternative to Plone?
Plone has been having a rash of severe, critical, security compromises to all versions the past seveal months, and even their hotfixes and newer releases have ended up regressing back into newer versions. The multiple exploits this year have been severe, and impacting all versions of Plone since at least 2.5.
The iPhone is defective by design.
"Our Advice about the iPhone is simple: it's defective by design. It deprives you of your freedom. Nobody should buy it. Nobody should write software for it." --FSF
The State of 4G in Spokane in 2011, T-mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint
It looks unlikely that 4G will have much coverage in Spokane in 2011 for Verizon customers. T-mobile users have some spotty 4G coverage, that will hopefully improve.
Plone export, import, and bulk import of zexp files
The general consensus in trying to use zexp to export and import between different versions of Plone, is that "It's not just "not recommended" -- it doesn't work. Period." -SteveM #plone IRC. However, they are wrong, in very specific circumstances...
Making Ploneboard 2.2 run with Plone 4.1
Ploneboard 2.2 now installs on Plone 4.1 using buildout, but then the cluster won't start, causing plenty of disconnects/connects errors in client1, client2, and zeoserver log files. However, this simple hack to one line of the Ploneboard eggs code will get it working....
Gold Text in Gimp
How to make golden text with Gimp. Original older version (2002) Thanks to Simon Budig. I updated for use with Gimp 2.6.8 on Suse linux 11.3.
The State of 4G in Spokane in 2011
T-mobile, Verizon, AT&T, Sprint. It looks unlikely that 4G will have much coverage in Spokane in 2011 for Verizon customers. T-mobile users have some spotty 4G coverage, that will hopefully improve.
Install, Setup, and Configure Ampache on OpenSuse 11.4
Since the few sites I could find for setting up Ampache on Suse 11 did not exactly fit setup on 11.4, I am posting some of the differences here, to help others.
Debunking the Linux 1% market share myth?
This article by Caitlin Martin on the Oreilly website is a little old, September 2010, but not too ancient. But I was just chatting with Dell they officially abandoned sales of Linux systems, ALL of them, in the middle of 2010. What a strange contrast in information. Anyhow, though not definitive, she does makes some excellent points that Linux market share is more likely 8-10% at least, and backs it up with some reasonaable explanations and reports. A worthy read for Linux critics and supporters...
Ebook Readers Track Detailed Reading Habits and Location Information
Not a surprise for those in the tech and security sectors, but many non-techies thinking of an eBook reader might not realize just how invasive these devices are in monitoring in significant detail your reading habits and locations.
Pigin OpenSuse 11 Community Repositories
Pidgin has been complaining a lot lately when trying to connect, that it is very out of date under OpenSuse 11.3f, even though I have most of the community repos enabled.
OpenSuse Information Security Repository
In preparation for my demonstrations at the upcoming Spokane 2600 meeting, I found that Suse was missing a LOT of standard security/penetration testing tools in the repositories. Fortunately there is a specialized repo that helps somewhat...
Tech Talk With Hawke Website Moving
Over time I have accumulated far too many domains. I am attempting to cut back (again). So I will be letting the various hawketechtalk.com and related domains expire rather than renewing. I have had all along the same site running at http://techtalk.hawkenterprising.com. So update your bookmarks and RSS feeds accordingly.
Ploneboard with Plone 4
Ploneboard is not yet officially supported under Plone 4, however if you install the latest SVN version of Ploneboard under Plone 4.01, it can be made to work, there's just a few tricks to doing so...
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