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DropBox - sync files online and across computers |
| arnox: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech If you have more then one computer or some files that you'd want backed up, you will love dropbox. Here is a sample scenario. Install dropbox on your Mac, and once done, create a new document in the dropbox folder. Now, head over to your Windows, or Linux computer, install dropbox, and that same document will be in the same folder on that computer. Make a change to the document, and all the computers will be automatically synchronized. Yup, it works extremely well (I use it on Mac and Ubuntu). You get 2GB.. |
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HP ProCurve Gigabit Switch 1400-BG |
| davemon: notes: 13 | friends: 5 > computers & high tech For the money this is great and its size makes in a home or very small office device. That said I can't give it "great" status as it's status lights only tell me if a given link is 10/100MB/s or 1000MB/s. In my home as well as many others and a few small offices I have wired one really cares about the difference between 10 and 100 more than giga because most devices can't even deal with data faster than 100MB/s. Seems very good for the money though and I have one for this reason as well as the f.. |
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HP ProCurve Gigabit Switch 1400-BG |
arnox | 1: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech A really great and affordable 8 port, auto-sensing, unmanaged gigabit switch, with jumbo frames, for under $70 (Dec. 2009). I don't know how long it will last, but the installation was, ...well, connect the cables and turn it on. The 100/1000 port speed lights are easy to read, and their arrangement makes it easy to monitor network activity and see which computers are transferring data, and at what speeds - very nice! It also runs quiet and cool - no fan! I went with the HP after reading about the power s.. |
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Remoting Mac to VNC, Linux or anything X11 based |
| arnox: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech I have several Ubuntu servers that I wanted to control remotely from Snow Leopard. Using VNC is too slow for my needs (running Netbeans and Eclipse on a remote machine). The solution is remarkably simple and effective: 1. Make sure your Linux machines have SSH server running 2. Open a terminal window on your Mac, and log into a Linux computer, like this (don't forget the -Y option) ssh -Y user@1.1.1.10 3. Once logged into the remote computer, you can run all your gnome software as you would locally, .. |
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Apple MacBook Pro |
| arnox: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech I priviousely posted a lengthy rant on my experience with the old Apple Macbook (read here). It was $1,400 worth of cheap components and a horrible LCD screen. It went back to Apple! We took another look at the new aluminum MacBook Pro, and all I can say is: "We're back and we're extremely happy! ...maybe even impressed :-)" The new MacBook Pro (I've now tried all the models: 13" - 17") are in my opinion the best portable computers you can buy. If they came with a ThinkPad nipple, they.. |
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Better looking Mac fonts |
| arnox: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech I've recently become a Mac user, and while I love my aluminum MacBook Pro, the font rendering on the LCD screen and my external monitor looked questionable (FYI, I come from the Linux world, not Windows, and I never thought that I'd say this, but Ubuntu font rendering looks much better on my monitors)
If you're curious, you can google a lot of information on the Mac and Windows font rendering approaches, but if your eyes are simply unhappy with the way text looks, here are some things could make a differ.. |
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QuarantineMail - Microsoft Outlook Spam Control |
arnox | 1: notes: 136 | friends: 95 > computers & high tech If you're a Microsoft Outlook user, and receive a lot of spam, give QuarantineMail a try. It is completely free, and used by businesses and individuals in quite a few countries. The add-in uses challenge/response mechanism for detecting spam, and it's quite effective. I've written this Outlook add-in many years ago, but customers love it and I keep improving it. Let me know what you think.-arno some screenshots: |
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