Not putting two iMacDV motherboards in the same case
For even longer than this blog has existed, I have had a plan to take two previously mentioned iMacDV computers apart and place their innards into a single ATX tower case, essentially jettisoning their...
View ArticleBacking up a 1&1 root server
I have a simple need. I want to use rsync to copy various directories on a root server from 1&1 to my Mac. I set all this up this before, but a couple of days ago, the root server refused to...
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Rebuilding a RAID
A while ago, I showed how to build a 1TB backup RAID in ten minutes. But what happens when a drive in this RAID goes bad? This is easy enough to deal with, but contains a few landmines along the way...
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Replacing Quicken
Since OS X Lion does not include the old Rosetta technology, it will not run Quicken 2007. So, I have been trying out replacements before I upgrade. Here is what I need: I have Quicken data going back...
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Replacing Quicksilver
When Quicksilver debuted in 2003 it seemed like someone you met either never heard of it or sang its praises to the heavens. This, of course, made me suspicious. I tried it anyway. Pretty soon, I was...
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An iMac in Every Kitchen, Revisited
A small discussion about my kitchen iMac on G+ a few months ago revealed that it has been over ten years since I first talked about putting a computer in the kitchen. A decade later, I can’t imagine...
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