I reinstalled OS X on the Acer Aspire One D150 and had it running 10.6.3. I left it running (plugged in) while I had dinner. I came back to check on it an hour or so later and it was stuck in a reboot loop. It looked like it had tried to hibernate and then rebooted, tried to restore the hibernated session, and then rebooted. Rinse and repeat. I tried a lot of...
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Taking the Acer Aspire One D150 to OS X 10.6.8
I’ve had to reinstall OS 10.6.3 several times because after every time I’ve done the update to 10.6.5, restored the kexts as instructed, I’ve ended up with the dreaded white screen error where I can’t do anything on the system. This indicates a kext problem with the graphics. I’ve tried removing and replacing the kexts, with no luck. I’m going to skip 10.6.5 and try going directly to 10.6.8. Reinstalling 10.6.3 has been straightforward...
Continue reading...Hackintoshing the Acer Aspire One D150
I have had a little netbook (bless it’s heart) that has tried to be my little buddy on trips. Unfortunately, it has had Windows XP on it and I have less than love for that particular operating system. My work machines and my desktop system are all Macs. I’ve been wanting to put OS X on the netbook, because nothing is cuter than a little 10″ screen with OS X. Last time I...
Continue reading...Linux from a USB stick
I’ve been researching how to run Linux from a USB stick and was amazed at the options. The best one I’ve found is the Linux Live USB creator, which is great but only runs from Windows. Not so good since I have a Mac at home. Other friends here at work have suggested looking at Pen Drive Linux. Lots of good options, again for Windows. I’m just going to boot my Windows VM...
Continue reading...Playing “Telephone” with lyrics and translation
CDZA took the lyrics from Fresh Prince of Bel Air and ran them through Google translator to see what happened with the lyrics. I love stuff like this. Related Images:
Continue reading...The way “real programmers” do things…
Because I’ve been in conversations about emacs versus ed versus VI versus VIM vs pico… and have laughed at how everyone had some tweak that they could use to do anything. Regular expressions rule! Related Images:
Continue reading...Wifi calling issue on Note 2
Searching for articles on problems with using T-Mobile’s wifi calling on the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 returns multiple results, including an enlightening good discussion on the XDA forum. The phone doesn’t keep a consistent connection to the wifi calling service. I get an ERR Connection Refused, invalid certificate, and other errors. Some times the phone has trouble staying on the wifi network even though the phone is sitting on my desk....
Continue reading...Killer Karaoke?
It’s like the producers of American Idol and Fear Factor had a love child and produced Killer Karaoke. In this show, singers perform while being scared, shocked, and otherwise put in bodily harm. Yup, not kidding. When I first saw an article about this on Gawker, I thought it was a joke. Apparently, it isn’t. Ever see the episode of Doctor Who where the Doctor (played by Christopher Eccleston), Rose, and Adam go...
Continue reading...Too much temptation…
And I could not resist. I have had a T-Mobile G2 for almost two years now. It’s been a solid little phone with a good keyboard and Android 2.3. For the past few months, I’ve been getting notices from T-Mobile that I’m eligible for a phone upgrade. Nothing has really interested me, except for the Samsung Galaxy S3 and the Note 2. They are both lovely devices on paper but neither one has...
Continue reading...Flashback on Windows XP
I keep a NetBook by my bed for those times when I wake up and have a story or article idea. Or, like now, I want to write a blog post before going to sleep. During the day, I use Macs at work and at home. This Windows XP netbook is the only Windows box in my house (not including the VM on my iMac). I had blissfully forgotten how annoying XP is...
Continue reading...Phone wierdness
I have a T-Mobile G2 (HTC Desire Z) for 18 months or so and have been very happy with. It’s my first Android phone (version 2.3.3). My favorite part of the phone is that it has a physical keyboard and comes with (almost) stock Android. No funky manufacturer overlay on it like you have with most HTC, Samsung, or Motorola Android phones. My keyboard quit working today. I opened the phone to slide...
Continue reading...Cookie!
Found this on io9 this morning. Heh. Can’t stop snickering. I always knew there was a correlation between Sesame Street and Batman. Related Images:
Continue reading...Geekery at work
I work with a bunch of system administrators. For a geek like me, it’s a great opportunity to get to play with the latest technologies and learn from experts. (Okay, so I don’t get to play with the technology. I watch other people use the tech and I write about it.) A high priority ticket came in today for a Windows server that was partially booting and then coming up to a black...
Continue reading...Cats in Space: The Feline Frontier
Cutest Star Trek spoof ever. Related Images:
Continue reading...Chocolate Easter Alien
What if the alien in the movie Alien was actually a chocolate egg… Related Images:
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