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How can i automaticaly disable Time Machine when away from my home network?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by darthpenguin Sep 15.
How can I chat over LAN using Linux/Unix terminal?
Started May 29
May the Linux be with you.
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On a side note;
Every evening when I get time machine going it backs up approximately 10 GB. There is no way I download or create 10GB of data per day. I'd like to know just what the hell Time Machine thinks it's backing up.
Thanks for any help.
To all Mac users.
I am using Time Machine, in conjunction with a Time Capsule on my home network, on my Intel MacBook running OS 10.6.1. When I take my macbook to school I connect to the wireless network and, not surprisingly, Time Machine can't ...
I have a mixture of Mac and Linux machines. I use the terminal to ssh into a machine when needed but I would like to know if there is a was to chat over the LAN with the terminal. So if I want to talk to someone on the next floor I can run a comma...
OS X is a build-on, or derivative of, (I'm not sure on the terminology) BSD which itself is based on (or built from or whatever) UNIX. Unix was developed by Bell Labs in the 60's (I think). Linux is a complete open source rewrite of Unix. Linux wa...
That someone is not a graphic designer. :)
If by "tech-savvy" you mean a geeky OS then Linux is the way to go.
Leopard is great but it is geared exactly to non tech-savvy people. Leopard is very easy and intuitive. The idea of a single menu bar at the top of the screen seems odd to Window...
Sry, but Windows has NEVER been stable. I have never been able to run Windows without serious issues for more than 4 months. I have had to reinstall Leopard on my MacBook once (thank Apple for Time Machine) but that was my fault as I should not ha...
I have never found a viable backup solution on Windows. That said, I avoid paying for software (I prefer open source and freeware) and I have not used Vista to see if there are any built-in backup solutions. I love Time Machine and Time Capsule fo...
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- What kind of geek are you?
- Technology, Sci-Fi, hardware, software, movies, comics, books
- Why do you consider yourself a geek?
- I love technology, sci-fi, reading, gaming
- How did you find out about our Geek community?
- Chris Pirillo
- What are your "geeky equipment" specs?
- - Custom PC; Nvidia 7200 PCI Express, AMD 2.4GHz Processor, 2GB Ram, Ubuntu 8.04
- iBook G4; 1.07 GHz PowerPC G4, 256 MB RAM, OS X Panther
- MacBook; 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, Mac OS X Leopard
- 500gb time capsule
- 16gb iPod touch
I would like to replace the desktop with a mac mini or turn it into a hackintosh. Windows sucks, Linux rocks, mac is the best of both worlds. I'm an apple fan boy.
- What do you want to be when you grow up?
- I still don't know. Something in technology
- What is the thing in life you treasure most?
- Family
- What's the geekiest thing you've ever done?
- Built a desktop computer out of spare parts and installed Ubuntu on it.
- What do you do to entertain yourself?
- chess, reading, TV, Going to movie theater with friends,
- Favorite music, movies, books, shows, artists, games, people, events, hobbies, etc.?
- Music: Mostly pop and rock
Movies: Depends on my mood, anything directed by Spielberg.
Books: Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Shows: Stargate, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Heros
Games: Homeworld
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How to Keep Your Music Synchronized on an External Disk and Listen to it on Your PS3.
If you use iTunes and have a Playstation 3 you have probably banged your head against the wall or thrown you controller across the room in frustration when trying to share music from your Mac to your PS3. I have run various media servers on my mac and run windows XP and vista in virtual machines and on desktops, nothing has served my music to the PS3 with any degree of stability. I have never found the ultimate media manager but iTunes dose the best job so far so I would like to stick with it. S… Continue
Posted on May 16, 2009 at 1:30pm —
The Ultimate Media Manager
The Ultimate Media Manager
My first computer ran Windows 95. But it wasn't until I got a computer with Windows XP that I started using media managers. Windows Media Player was the first one I tried, I eventually learned to hate it. Then I tried Winamp, perhaps my favorite media player but it still didn't do everything I wanted. I experimented with Linux and decided to try some open source media managers while I was at it. None truly impressed me. I tried Songbird on Linux, Windows, and Mac. It… Continue
My first computer ran Windows 95. But it wasn't until I got a computer with Windows XP that I started using media managers. Windows Media Player was the first one I tried, I eventually learned to hate it. Then I tried Winamp, perhaps my favorite media player but it still didn't do everything I wanted. I experimented with Linux and decided to try some open source media managers while I was at it. None truly impressed me. I tried Songbird on Linux, Windows, and Mac. It… Continue
Posted on April 8, 2009 at 12:41pm —
Dual Boot or Virtual Machine?
Why would you ever want to run multiple operating systems on one computer? A computer / network technician may need access to many OSes, possibly all at once. But what would a regular user want with more then one OS? There are many reasons why someone may want to do this, the most common of which is that the user prefers Linux or Unix (Mac OS X) for the speed, security, and stability but occasionally need to run Windows specific programs. Now, you can run some apps under virtualization without W… Continue
Posted on January 31, 2009 at 11:46am — 12 Comments
How to Stay Secure Online
I know that there are many opinions out there about how to keep yourself free from malware and the truth is, aside from possibly not being online at all, there is no way to be 100% protected. Not being online is not usually an option so here I will discuss briefly and simply some ways to protect yourself. This article is mostly directed at novice users but power users may read on as this may be helpful to anyone. You never know.
First we will discuss firewalls. Wikipedia defines a firewall as "… Continue
First we will discuss firewalls. Wikipedia defines a firewall as "… Continue
Posted on January 31, 2009 at 9:18am — 2 Comments
What is the Best Backup Software?
Ubuntu has OpenOffice.org. It has Firefox and Evolution. It has Rhythm Box and The Gimp. You can install Inkscape and VLC. It plays mp3 and now YouTube videos play flawlessly. Ubuntu looks better then Windows or Mac, especially with desktop effect enabled. And, if you wish, you can run Windows or any other OS using Virtual Box. Ubuntu is free and will run on most hardware. So why do so many people use Mac? I’m not talking about people in the movie or graphics industry who need to use Phot… Continue
Posted on December 24, 2008 at 12:17pm —
Comment Wall (35 comments)
- At 8:29pm on April 26, 2009,
Cookenstein said… - Just passin thru. Hope you had a great weekend! How are you? What are you up to?
- At 5:35pm on March 21, 2009,
SassySweetBren said… - Hi Darthpenguin, Since I am late wishing you a happy birthday, I would like to make your wildest dreams come true.
I hope you had an awesome birthday. Don't spend his in one place.
- At 10:35am on March 21, 2009,
GrannyDiane said… - Happy Birthday!!
- At 9:55am on March 21, 2009,
Travis Piper said… - Happy birth day.
- At 8:47am on March 21, 2009,
DogReader said… - Happy Birthday!
- At 7:31am on March 21, 2009,
MacBaby16 said… - Hey! Happy Birthday! :)
- At 2:24pm on March 20, 2009,
Ather said… - Happy future birthday, i won't be here tomorrow as i'll be too busy kicking your @$$ on the battlefield evil darth Tux grrr!
- At 6:46pm on February 5, 2009,
Casy Phillips said… - Thanks for the reply and if I may ask why don't you duel boot linux you would get allot better performance, but I guess since you will soon have a dedicated machine It would be allot easier. I really like Ubuntu and after about 20 distributions I still always find my way back to it, most likely because it runs great in parallels for mac.
- At 4:47am on February 5, 2009,
Casy Phillips said…
- Your avatar is awesome and so are your computers(even tough none are listed to run linux) but still awesome that you own macs and like linux.
- At 7:24pm on February 2, 2009,
Ado Rey said… - Once I get the CD I ordered from Ubuntu website, can I install it on the same drive where my current WinXP OS resides in (meaning C:) or is it necessary to install it on a different partition?
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