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Linux Get list of installed software for reinstallation / restore software

Hardware and Software failures are part of Life. That is why you need to have a backup. I have already written about backing files and MySQL databases. You need not to backup all installed binaries (mostly software) with following tips. It will not just save your time but both Debian and RHEL distro can update […]

The Start to Finish Guide to Rooting Your Android Phone

Rooting your Android device is much like jailbreaking an iPhone. Once rooted, you can make your phone run faster, tether it to your computer, tweak hidden settings to your liking, and more. Here's how to do it on your Motorola Droid. Rooting essentially means giving yourself root permissions on your phone. It's the equivalent of […]

WTF is HTML5 (Infographic) – ImJustCreative

WTF is HTML5 (Infographic) – ImJustCreative. Very cool info-graphic on HTML 5

What Happens When An Engineer Owns A Dog

All Thats Interesting – What Happens When An Engineer Owns A Dog.

Yardwork and camping

Got the backyard sprayed again tonight since the wind was down. Been really busy lately and camping on the weekends I’m not busy. Spent this last weekend at Jamestown at the reservoir. Nice place but I like to be by water and able to use the four wheeler. I know, not much interesting to say, […]

Where I’ve Been

Map courtesy of: http://www.defocus.net/visitedstates/generate.html Goal is to turn it all green in the next 5 years.

post from iPad

This thing rocks!

Poor fella

Drives a Ford and cheers for the vikings…

How I fixed my droid yesterday

Yesterday, my droid unexpectedly shut off and would not power back on. Here is how I reset it to factory default: Hard Reset 1. Power off phone 2. Use hardware keyboard 3. Press and hold the ‘X’ key and Power button until you see a screen with an exclamation point inside a triangle 4. Press […]

Random receipt I found while cleaning garage

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