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Open File Limit
I need to look this up every once in a while, and it’s not as easy to find as I like, so it lives here now. To increase the open file limit for all users on pam-based Linux: $ ulimit -n 1024 $ sudo bash $ echo '* - nofile 65535' >> /etc...
New Comast: Online!
Comcast setup my new digital tv/internet/phone today. I don’t really need the phone, but adding it to the package lowered my overall price. Of course, once the net access was up, the first thing I did was run DslReport’s Speed Test. Looks...
The New MacPro
Apple released a new MacPro yesterday. It’s an incremental upgrade, with not much changing other than the available CPU choices. This is the first Mac with Intel’s brand-new Nehalem quad-core processor, running anywhere from 2.26 to 2.93G...
A Better Time Machine
I’ve been using Time Machine with my Time Capsule for over a year now, and while the system has some great features, some flaws make it nearly useless. On the good side, Time Machine is automatic. You basically turn it on and forget it. You get...
Restore Compelte
It works! I’m back on my MacBook Pro. Having been forced to backup and clear my laptop drive to prepare for repair, I wasn’t confident the process I was using would easily restore everything. Fortunately, I was able to completely restore ...
Power Mac G5
I’ve had my PowerMac G5 for a few years now, and I’ve been considering replacing it with a new MacPro. According to MacRumor’s Mac Buyer’s Guide, the last MacPro update was over a year ago, so they recommend “Don’t...
Reunited!
After a week of being apart, we are back together again!...
Mac Gone. Again.
I spent this morning at the Apple store. Again. This time I was sure of my goal: to get my logicboard replaced. I sat down at the Genius Bar, and notice my name is ‘Next’ on the overhead monitor. I begin to take out my MacBook Pro, hoping...
Mac is Back
After dropping my MacBook Pro off at Apple on Sunday night, I called Monday to make sure they had taken down my problem (since the drop-off went so quickly, I feared they didn’t get the whole story). When I talked to them, it turns out the R...
Sadly We Depart
Separating is hard. Even harder when you’ve become so close that you spend almost every day together. When apart you don’t know what to do. You can’t stop thinking about being together again. I’ve given my MacBook Pro to Apple...
My Mac Is Dead
Sometime Friday night, by MacBook Pro video died. Nothing on the LCD, nothing via the external video. Nothing. Reboot. Nothing. Clear NVRAM. Nothing. I went to the Apple Store Saturday morning (they actually have tech support appointments before the ...
Please Insert CD
When will game companies stop requiring me to insert a CDROM to play a game I own! This is especially painful for playing games on my laptop, where I really don’t want to carry a bunch of CDROMs with me. It’s amusing to me that this $40 g...
Epoch Magic
$ date +%s 1234567890...
IBlogging
WordPress has released an iPhone application to make blogging from my iPhone easy. So here’s my first iPost....
No Gamer Here
I don’t consider myself a gamer. Nope. Sorry. Yes, I play video games, but only passively. I know gamers. These are people who are obsessive about video games, reading about them, playing them, and studying them with almost every free moment. C...
