Category: Technology
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Setting up Ubuntu as an iTunes music server
If you’re like me, you’ve got a home network with a couple computers and a buttload of music in MP3, OGG, and FLAC format sitting […]
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Programming in Vala
As some of you may know, I work for an open source software non-profit called Yorba. Our best known product is Shotwell, a photo management […]
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Inanimate Racer
Today I was surprised to find a (semi-serious) review of a game I created back in high school, “Inanimate Racer.” The point of the game […]
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Accelerated 2D graphics with OpenGL and SDL: part 1
As some of you know, I’m working on an old-school puzzle game with Hryx. This game makes use of OpenGL’s graphics capabilities, but not for […]
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Site is back up… you jerk!
Due to a mistake on my part, this site (and all my other sites) went dead today. Don’t worry, they’re all back up and chugging […]
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Google is Evil
Google is evil, and now I have proof! 1. Go to http://www.google.com2. Type in “Google is evil” (without the quotes) and do NOT press enter3. […]
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Android: not the droids you were looking for
When Google first released Android, it was presented as a modern, open-source operating system for phones. It sounded great; all the hip buzzwords and you […]
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How I fixed my broken wifi after the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update
Yesterday I grudgingly let Software Update reboot my computer to install Mac OS 10.6.4. After it booted up, the wifi was dead. Now my first […]
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The Apple iBrik
Copy and paste? Multitasking? Folders? These are old concepts; even on phones. But don’t tell Apple fans that the “new” features on their precious JesusPhone […]
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5 things Windows does right
We’ve all heard a lot of bad news about Microsoft over the past decade, especially the past few years. Security problems, broken hardware drivers, annoying […]
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