Archive for August, 2009
10.6 Snow Leopard update
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
I just finished upgrading my 13″ MBP to Mac OSX10.6 (Snow Leopard). Initially, my impression is that it feels much faster and more polished. I am still waiting for my other machine to finish updating (15″ MBP 1.88), which seems like it is taking forever. I will write an update when complete.
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WRT54G Hacking Fun
Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
If you are like me, you have bricked a few WRT54G Linksys devices over the years. I am doing some hacking of one that I have resuscitated, and modifying of another, and I figured people would like to know what they can do with theirs. Here are some fun tips: The WRT54G Revival Guide- if [...]
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Optimum Online Wifi: Voluntarily Pwnd
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
So, one of the great things provided by Optimum Online, is loads of free wi-fi locations all over the NY/NJ area. This comes in handy in a pinch. The problem is, it is a total security hole. Now, you can try and attack the router, but why? What info can you get that can’t be [...]
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I’m a Mac… and why MS is unbalanced
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
I have to tell you, this is my favorite “I’m a Mac..” commercial. It reminds me of my last trip to Florida when I needed to get some old RAM for a 5 year old laptop. They no longer carried it in the big-box stores, so we ended up going to a local “Computer Repair [...]
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Apple’s Data Center, Cablevision’s Optimum Online, and the Cloud
Posted on 19. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
Mac Rumors story on Apple’s North Carolina Data Center is a very exciting look into the future of Apple, and where Operating Systems are going to go. One of my friends, long ago, said that all of computing will go full circle, back to dumb terminals. He is totally right. Eventually, you will buy VM [...]
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Blackberry Storm 2 9550… disappointing
Posted on 17. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
A BB Storm 2 review has been posted on YouTube. I am not trying to hate on BlackBerry, but they make it so damn easy. I don’t get what the Software OS group at RIM have been up to the last 4 years. Seriously, just look at the Palm Pre and realize, your UI looks [...]
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Post Office delivery fix
Posted on 16. Aug, 2009 by zevmo.
OK, it isn’t exactly a “high-tech” post, I admit. But this does have to do with technological advancement affecting the nations postal delivery. The post office has been slow in modifying the way they transition in the modern age. They took a long time to change their prices on standard first class mail, and once [...]
