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  • Ubuntu as an OS X TimeMachine server

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    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

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    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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  • C/C++ with Eclipse Galileo on Mac OS 10.6

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    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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