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August 3, 2008

Tip: Leopard Mail.app won’t quit with IMAP

by @ 12:26 pm. Filed under Apple

Apple Logo
I recently setup several IMAP accounts in Leopard's Mail.app and noticed that when I tried to quit Mail, it would "hang". This seems to be a common problem and I found a fix which may work for you too.
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July 22, 2008

Build your own FPGA based Amiga 500 clone

by @ 8:58 pm. Filed under Electronics, Retro Computing

An Amiga 500 designed in an FPGA
The Amiga 500 was one of the very popular "non-IBM" choices back in the day thanks to its great selection of games powered by then-cutting-edge graphics chips and incredible stereo sound processors. If you long for the days of the Amiga and have a desire to build a project, this open-source hardware design might just what you need!
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February 10, 2008

The Coolest FireFox Tip You Didn’t Know

by @ 12:07 pm. Filed under Software

FireFox logo
I found this FireFox goodie some time ago and find it immensely handy. However, even though I work around dozens of computer nerds, it seems to be a trick nobody knows about.
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November 11, 2007

Cheap, low power mobo+CPU for Linux/etc.

by @ 10:37 pm. Filed under Hardware, Linux

Tux, the Linux mascot
Here's a $60 board and CPU combo that could be useful if you're looking to build a low-powered home network server or web-surfing terminal.
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October 4, 2007

Nonvolatile CPU concept demonstration

by @ 3:48 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

Rohm nonvolatile CPU demonstration
I can't say that I've ever considered the idea of a non-volatile CPU, but this interesting concept has several obvious benefits.
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September 15, 2007

Good example of creativity at Microsoft

by @ 3:03 pm. Filed under Fun Stuff, Retro Computing

Bill Gates of Microsoft as a young kid
If you've ever wondered why nobody looks to Microsoft for creativity or "cool" this video will explain why.
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September 9, 2007

Create standalone OS X programs with Perl, Ruby, Python, etc.

by @ 7:45 pm. Filed under Apple, Software

Platypus packages Perl and other scripts for OS X
Easily create standalone programs for OS X which don't require any commandline experience for the end-users.
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September 2, 2007

External enclosure with custom microcontroller goodies

by @ 12:11 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The finished external drive with the custom microcontroller circuits
This beautifully crafted external hard drive enclosure features my hard-drive bargraph LED project in addition to a temperature display, fan controller, and custom metal-work.
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August 26, 2007

Very rare: Atari Music Video system on Ebay

by @ 7:13 am. Filed under Retro Computing

The Atari logo on the Video Music system
I'm a pretty big Atari fan and I've never heard of the Atari Music System and chances are that you haven't either. Read on...
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August 12, 2007

Ultra tiny full-blown x86 class computer

by @ 5:13 pm. Filed under Hardware

The first pico-ITX computer that’s available
Imagine what you could build with a fully functional, fully spec'ed x86 class computer that's the size of a couple 2.5" laptop drives stacked?
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