Author Archives
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How to edit the hosts file in Mac OS X – Leopard
I recently had a situation where, after a failed attempt at configuring an AMPPS development environment on my macbook pro, I suddenly was unable to visit one of my websites — the http address would not resolve. I could reach… Read More ›
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Prometheus Explained
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How to ByPass Video Region Restrictions in Under a Minute
Found this on Digital Trends .com, while searching for a way to view the wikileaks film “Mediastan”. By Andrew Couts — October 19, 2012 I’m not going to lie to you: My girlfriend and I are big, sappy, aristocrat-loving “Downton Abbey” fans. So… Read More ›
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Mac OS X – Show / Hide Hidden Files
This content was originally posted at http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/03/23/mac-os-x-show-hide-hidden-files-in-finder/ ——————————————————————————————— I always forget how to do this because I toggle this rather sporadically so I’m adding it to the public record. To show hidden files in Finder pop open your terminal and… Read More ›
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How To Hack An Electronic Road Sign
This information was copied from jalopnik.com DO NOT under any circumstances run around hacking into electronic road signs using the information contained in this step-by-step guide of how to transmit hilarious messages to passing motorists. How many times have you… Read More ›
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Wikileaks writer’s kit
“ …newspaper headlines still display: “No right to interfere in our internal affairs!” Whereas there are no INTERNAL AFFAIRS left on our crowded Earth! And mankind’s sole salvation lies in everyone making everything his business; in the people of the… Read More ›
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The Cypherpunk Revolutionary
Originally posted on the cryptome.org website, an essay by Robert Manne on Julian Assange. The essay provides a history of the formation of Wikileaks.org, it is quite lengthy, but is full of jewels making it worth the long read. ********************… Read More ›
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admin-only navigation bar to bridge several projects
Sometimes I want the home page of a project to look different to administrators than to regular users. For instance, on a couple projects of mine I was integrating several different technologies, osTicket, osProject, and WPMU — each one of… Read More ›
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LaunchPad tweaks for WPMU
LaunchPad is a great WordPress theme for parked domains — allows you to accept requests for rss subscriptions to your site while you are still in development, thus you can build a database of people interested in your website before… Read More ›
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branding osTicket
One of the best things about Free Open Source Software is that you not only can tweak the code, you can re-brand it as well. The osTicket platform has been a favorite of mine to track customer support requests. The… Read More ›