Tag: mac
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Ubuntu as an OS X TimeMachine server
One of the best features of Mac OS X is TimeMachine, a ridiculously easy to use backup system. The downside to TimeMachine is you either have to use an external hard drive or buy Apple’s TimeCapsule backup hardware. Turns out there’s a third option — use a Linux PC as your backup server. With Ubuntu…
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How I fixed my broken wifi after the Mac OS X 10.6.4 update
Yesterday I grudgingly let Software Update reboot my computer to install Mac OS 10.6.4. After it booted up, the wifi was dead. Now my first thought the router wasn’t working, but my iPhone and my other laptop were still connecting just fine. I looked in the network settings and found the IP address was invalid.…
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5 things Windows does right
We’ve all heard a lot of bad news about Microsoft over the past decade, especially the past few years. Security problems, broken hardware drivers, annoying interface changes, confusing security features, etc. It’s gotten to the point where it’s tough to think of anything good about Windows, aside from the fact that “it’s there” and there’s…
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C/C++ with Eclipse Galileo on Mac OS 10.6
Getting Eclipse to compile your C/C++ applications on Linux has always been a breeze. On Windows, it’s always been hell. And on Mac, it’s somewhere in between. Here’s what you need to get started: Your Mac OS install DVD has a few optional components that aren’t part of the standard installation. One of these is…
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