Monthly Archives: March 2009

Proposed Small PC

Posted on 28 March 2009 by

I recently posted that I wanted a new PC. Well, I want a desktop anyway. My Apple laptop is still in excellent shape, especially since I dropped 4G of RAM in it. Anyway, I have built a computer for myself … Continue reading →

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Uninstall MySQL on Mac OS X

Posted on 26 March 2009 by

This was a life saver! sudo rm /usr/local/mysql sudo rm -rf /usr/local/mysql* sudo rm -rf /Library/StartupItems/MySQLCOM sudo rm -rf /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL* edit /etc/hostconfig and remove the line MYSQLCOM=-YES- sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/mysql* sudo rm -rf /Library/Receipts/MySQL* sudo rm -rf /var/db/receipts/com.mysql.* Credit: … Continue reading →

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Who really keeps open source out of business?

Posted on 26 March 2009 by

I work for a fairly large company. More than 10,000 employees. And we use a lot of closed source software and I always ask them why don’t we use open source tools. They have every benefit and no downside that … Continue reading →

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Do you ever make a blog post…

Posted on 20 March 2009 by

and then feel like a complete idiot after you post it? I hate it when that happens.

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Here is a question for you…

Posted on 20 March 2009 by

You’re writing some software and you’re using an API so your new program can interact with the old one. You go to compile your new changes and you get a syntax error. But wait, the compiler is claiming the syntax … Continue reading →

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UNIX Keyboard

Posted on 12 March 2009 by

Working for the fairly large company I do work for I sometimes get the opportunity to take part in some nice give always every now and then. Granted 90% of the time it’s 99% cables, mostly of the serial variety … Continue reading →

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Building Challenge

Posted on 11 March 2009 by

I want a new computer to run Linux on. I only have a few requirements, and at that I don’t think they are necessarily that hard to fulfill, it’s just a matter of doing it. Requirements: It must be MicroATX … Continue reading →

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Missing Open Source Programs

Posted on 4 March 2009 by

I use my Mac laptop a lot. Especially as my desktop with Linux on it ages and slows my Mac has really stepped up as my computer of choice while at home. But that doesn’t change my attitude toward software. … Continue reading →

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