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SomeLife - The Personal Blog of Ken Hanscom
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The personal experiences of Ken Hanscom filled with technology and many easy to use guides.
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Fixed! Firefox can\'t find the server at www.msnbc.msn.com
Ever since I upgrade to Firefox 3.0 on my Mac Mini (actually running 3.5.5) -- I have not been able to access the MSNBC website. And seemingly of all the sites I normally visit, this was the only one that I could not visit. Anytime I tried to go to...
How To: See Sunrise at Haleakala National Park Volcano on Maui and Other Tours
So you want to visit Haleakala National Park to see the sunrise at the famed volcanic crater? We wanted to. It's listed in the book, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die -- and also well known as one of "the things" to do on the Island of Maui in addit...
How To: Install Ubuntu Linux as the Other OS on your Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)
After a very unsuccessful attempt at installing a version of Linux (Ubuntu) as the "Other OS" on my Sony Playstation 3 (PS3), I was forced to reformat and start over. It was painful and frustrating, but forced me to do a little more research (your c...
Blackberry: The RIM handheld USB drivers are unable to suspend at this time
It's like a blast from the past with my Blackberry Bold 9000 handheld from RIM. What is it you ask? When I attemtped to close my laptop computer and put it into a "sleep" mode, I got the following messsage:"The RIM handheld USB drivers are unable t...
How To: Upgrade / Replace Your PS3 Hard Drive (Sony PlayStation 3)
So, you want to upgrade the hard drive on your Sony Playstation 3? Maybe to either increase the speed of it or perhaps the capacity?Or, perhaps the original hard drive on your PS3 crashed or failed and you need to replace it?Whatever your reason for...
How To: Fix GNOME blank screen in Ubuntu for PS3 Other OS and other update problems...
After getting Ubuntu linux installed as the "Other OS" on my Sony Playstation 3 with the upgraded hard drive, I wanted to update to the latest supported version of the Ubuntu, which happens to be version 9.10 as of the time of this post. Since the v...

