alvarezp
I have a 2 TB file which I compressed using bzip2. This file lives in a Raspberry Pi NAS. How did I compress it? I must have sent it across the network for storage in this NAS; something like this: rain$ tar cj * | ssh nas dd of=backup.tar.bz2 where rain is my laptop and nas is my Raspberry...
Larry Davis
The iBook G3 clamshell is, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful computers ever made. The translucent plastic, the bright candy colors, the handle that's built into it. The keyboard is clicky and responsive, it has WiFi, it can run Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger as well as Mac OS 9, and it gets pretty...
Larry Davis
My first truly personal computer -- not the family computer, but mine -- was a Macintosh SE. My Aunt Joan gifted it to me after upgrading to a PowerMac, and though it was already 10 years old, it was brand new to 10-year-old me. Coming from DOS machines, the elegance and simplicity of the...
alvarezp
I extensively use the Xfce panel to monitor my system. I like having a picture of its state without having to launch any diagnostic tool. This proves to be quite useful! Also, should my computer experience a sudden problem and not respond anymore, I can glance at its last state before rebooting. I...
alvarezp
Esta es la octava y última parte de la serie Rejuveneciendo mi Laptop en la que narro, componente por componente, el proyecto en el cual busco darle una nueva vida a mi vieja laptop. Para la tabla de contenido, visita el primer post: Introducción: los problemas. El tema pendiente: el chasís No hay...
alvarezp
Esta es la séptima parte de la serie Rejuveneciendo mi Laptop en la que narro, componente por componente, el proyecto en el cual busco darle una nueva vida a mi vieja laptop. Para la tabla de contenido, visita el primer post: Introducción: los problemas. Temperatura, parte 2: la revancha Estuve a...
alvarezp
Esta es la sexta parte de la serie Rejuveneciendo mi Laptop en la que narro, componente por componente, el proyecto en el cual busco darle una nueva vida a mi vieja laptop. Para la tabla de contenido, visita el primer post: Introducción: los problemas. Temperatura, parte 1: una batalla perdida La...
alvarezp
Esta es la quinta parte de la serie Rejuveneciendo mi Laptop en la que narro, componente por componente, el proyecto en el cual busco darle una nueva vida a mi vieja laptop. Para la tabla de contenido, visita el primer post: Introducción: los problemas. Disco duro, parte 2: ajuste de las...
Ben R
I'm a Mac holdout; trapped in a technical purgatory since the end of 2015.You know the type. We use Apple machines but lament the inadequate keyboards, vanishing Esc keys, the... touchbar, and a definition of Pro that waffles between "does little beyond web browsing" and "will forego their next...
Larry Davis
The hunt for the tiniest laptop I got excited about tiny laptops. I don't mean netbooks, I mean damn near palmtop laptops, the kind that would just barely fit in an oversized pocket... Something so small it seems impractical. Why? Beyond the needing a field laptop to tune and update FPV drones, I...
Homing on Code
I hate Android phones. I had a few from higher to low end brands. They never received upgrades on a timely matter, had build quality issues and over time got bloated enough that the base system was not able to update the bundled apps anymore. Not to mention leaving enough space for anything else....
bs_labs
Replacing the malfunctioning sunroof switch on my mk6 Volkswagen Golf/GTI