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Compiling Mono 2.6 on Slicehost
Mar 18th
It’s a pain in the ass. It takes ages. And did I mention it’s a pain in the ass? After reading the forums and stumbling upon xyzzyxyzzy’s awesome script, I decided to make it easier on all us Mono/.NET lovers.
I did it manually, but this should work – alas, you’ve been warned. Insert typical “Works on my machine” disclaimer here; if your cat dies from using this script, it’s not my fault. You need kernel version 2.6.24-23-xen (standard on Slicehost I think)
UPDATE: I’ll post the SVN version in a few. Seems there was a POSIX issue that wasn’t fixed on the tarball, forcing me to go the SVN way. New post in a few minutes, once I test it.
Windows XP Registry Hacks
Sep 25th
I finally graduate in about 2 months. However, much to my dismay, I have to finish my social volunteer work. No, I didn’t do anything weird – it’s just a graduation requisite. I’ve been working at my university’s computer division, so I’ve had to format anywhere between 4 and 15 laptops every day. Yes. Every. Single. Day.
Unfortunately, most of the laptops are Dell C610s – in other words, 1GHz, 256MB RAM and they’re running Windows XP. You can probably tell that it’s very fun to optimize each system. (I’m proud of myself, they run pretty nicely for the low specs they’re sporting…)
With this in mind, I decided to code a .NET 3.5 application (free, of course) that does the job for me and also manages to be fully extensible through the use of a text-based hack database.
If you’re interested in downloading it, give it a go here. Read more if you’re interested in some of the example hacks, as well as the database specification.
How to reprogram Dell’s MediaDirect button
Feb 7th
Simple steps:
- Download IntelliType: http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/download/download.aspx?category=MK
- Install & select “Wireless Photo Keyboard”
- Wait for setup to finish
- Open Control Panel – Keyboard
- Key Settings: disable all of these (edit, disable the use of this key)
- Edit (Photo)
- Print (Photo)
- Send (Photo)
- Slide Show
- Show Favorites
- Log Off
- New – Print
- Select “Library” – this IS the MediaDirect button
- “Edit” – do whatever your heart desires.
Yay!
Shadow Puppets
Aug 26th
Just happened to find this YouTube video while being lazy and oh so productive during the weekend. This guy is just unbelievable… Enjoy!
Transformers
Aug 23rd
Just when I thought that nothing could be worse than *actually* changing your name to Optimus Prime, I stumble upon this very… weird… site. Kinda old for current Internet standards (2-3 months), but still weird as hell.
Anyway, seems like some other guy decided it would be nice to change his middle name to Megatron. But – alas – he probably wasn’t aware of what the consequences for such action would be. (Other than causing extreme laughter when met that is.) The Big Ugly One (Scrubs reference!), aka Optimus Prime, has actually laid down the gauntlet for a mano a mano against Megatron.
I’d love to see them scream “TRANSFORM!” and fight it out. Or just roll out. Either one works.
Original link here
