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Howto: Root the HTC Droid Incredible

HTC Droid Incredible

This guide is out of date. Please view the post Updated: Root the HTC Droid Incredible These directions are written for the HTC Incredible, but will work for other HTC phones, like the EVO, Hero, and Desire. Check unrEVOked to…

How to build a computer

How to build a computer

Recently I explained my reasons why you should build your computer. I figure, if I’m going to tell you that you should, then at the very least I ought to tell you how. It’s much easier than you may believe.…

Learn from your mistakes (and backup /home)

I’ve been running Ubuntu since this summer, and have been very pleased. I hadn’t used Ubuntu as my primary desktop environment before, although I was familiar with it in a server and HTPC environment. It’s very intuitive, and has a…

Why you should build your own computer

How to build a computer

I first began tinkering with computers when an 80/88 was top of the line and the most memory you needed was 256KB. My most recent building project put together a very speedy, and very cost effective system based on an…

The failure of social media games

Any game that involves two or more people could be called a social game, in that it requires players to interact with each other. However, not all games are truly social – having social, team-based game-play, rather than solitary, individual…

The Nikon D90

In August of 2007 I decided to purchase a small, lightweight point-and-shoot digital camera. In a post about the camera I said, “…I’m a purist… I would never give up my film camera for digital….” Over the past year and…

Google Analytics on RedBubble

redbubble

I’ve been using RedBubble since October of this year to sell some of my photographs. It’s a great site, with a thriving, fun artist community. The site is still relatively young, and is missing a few features that would be…

MythTV III: The Final Chapter

My final post on MythTV revolves around tweaking MythTV and Ubuntu. I’ve picked up a number of ideas from a variety of sites and compiled the tricks, tips, hacks, and configurations that work best for my setup. You can read…

Ghost RAIDs

I ran into the same problem in each of the two Ubuntu installs that I recently completed. The initial install failed, and the RAID arrays I had setup could not be deleted. This became a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the…