Use Wired Ethernet On Your iPad or iPhone
iPads and iPhones do not have an Ethernet port, but there are cases where you might want to use a hardwired connection. You can actually run your iOS device over Ethernet with some adapters. This is...
View ArticleFAA GPS Outages Are Actually A Conspiracy To Make An App Store Logo On The...
The featured image of this article is an aerial view of the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (Wikipedia) with and overlay of the logo of the app store to prove this crazy theory. Apparently, the US...
View ArticleCelebrate 50 Years Of Star Trek With These Nerdy Computer Tricks
I’m a huge fan of Star Trek. So much so that many of my blog posts are about doing nerdy Star Trek-related things with your computer. Here are a few of my favorites. Turn Your Mac’s Wallpaper Into An...
View ArticleLet GLaDOS Throw Your Files Into The Incinerator By Changing A System Sound
If the default sound OS X makes when you put a file in the trash doesn’t do it for you, you might enjoy having GLaDOS tell you “file deleted.” This is a relatively simple trick to do, and will work...
View ArticleFormat An Unformattable Flash Drive In OS X
It’s always satisfying to fix something that seems impossibly broken. I recently fixed a broken flash drive that could not be reformatted. I first tried to repair the disk using Disk Utility, but...
View ArticleGet Lakeside Wi-Fi At Your Cabin By Making A Cantenna For ~$23
If you want Wi-Fi by the campfire or down at the dock this weekend, you can make a cantenna for as low as $23 (it will be more if you need some of the tools or common supplies). You can either connect...
View ArticleCreate A Website On Your Mac Without A Webserver
Do you need a Website set up right meow? Using netcat (nc), you can use your Mac to instantly set up a Webpage without configuring a Web server. This could be used to quickly share files via a Web...
View ArticleGive Your Work Phone A Custom Ringtone
This may work for other devices, but the one I used was a NEC DT700 (original PDF instructions). I have seen these models in several different workplaces. The process can probably be adapted for...
View ArticleCustomize The Dropbox Syncing Icon To Whatever You Want
You can create your own icons to replace the Dropbox badges that appear that the bottom-right of folders in your Dropbox. All you need is an image editor and an app to convert images to icons....
View ArticleGit Rebase Is The Pikmin Of Source Control
git isn’t easy to learn, and once you do, the git rebase command seems to invoke fear and confusion in many people. But once you learn how to use it effectively, you’ll wish you had learned it...
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