I have been using my first true mechanical keyboard. I didn’t realize there was such a big variety and such a large community around these keyboards when I first started looking. I tried a Logitech keyboard first, it was a $30 wireless keyboard and I probably would have kept it if Logitech supported Mac like [...]
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Logitech Performance MX mouse (with Darkfield)
I’ve had a Razer brand Copperhead for about 6 years now. That has been a tank that out performed any other mouse I used. I wanted to go wireless though, so I decided to try the Logitech Performance MX. Overall the mouse was great. I’m on a Mac, I write code all day and play [...]
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NAS and an iPhone
So I just got my NAS setup and its working good. However, I was hoping to come across something fun to do with the iPhone. Maybe listen to music I have remotely or upload / view pics to the thing from the device. If anyone comes across this post with some ideas leave a comment.
Installing The Fonz fun_plug on DNS-321
After running through some issues / problems with the base configuration / features of the D-Link DNS-321, I ended up working to install the fun_plug hack to gain access to the linux core of the device. I won’t walk through the whole process… they do that at the fun_plug wiki page. I used that page [...]
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D-Link DNS-321 Setup Problems
I finally got a true NAS (Network Access Storage) device. A consumer level DNS-321 device. A nice sale at Tiger direct brought this in at under $100. A while ago I bought a Wireless-N router (Linksys E3000) with USB support to host a hard drive, but it wasn’t quite what I wanted in the end. [...]
Set up a Linksys e3000 with DD-WRT and an old WRT54G
My goals Update my router, and get a network attached hard drive setup allowing me to backup my MacBook Pro over the network via Time Machine (possibly over the internet, but that might be a long-shot?) I’ll write about the backup process later, but here’s some references to get a network setup supporting full G [...]
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Just bought a Razer Orochi
Oh man, went to the store and ended up dropping way too much on a mouse. Well worth it, but $80 was not my intention that day. I recently got a new MacBook Pro with Snow Leopard and I needed a good notebook mouse. I had a 5 year old bluetooth Kensington mouse, but it [...]
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Razer Lazer Mouse for Mac
(Say that title 5 times fast.) I am very picky about the hardware I use. I’m on the computer a lot of the day developing websites, and I won’t settle for a keyboard / mouse setup that is not comfortable and responsive. (95% of the reason I switched to Mac was due to the keyboard [...]
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Laptop for the Mom on the go
Mothers Day is coming up here, could she use a new computer? Netbooks (net not note) are smaller notebooks. The screens are usually 10 inch or less. The don’t pack the punch that a larger laptop does. So this won’t replace the computer that handles all the family videos. However, they also are very mobile [...]
Gaming tower under 600 dollars
This will be the first of many posts. Computers cost less these days, and you don’t need to spend a couple grand to get a good gaming computer. XFX nForce 680i LT SLI Barebone Kit – Intel Pentium D 965 Extreme 3.73GHz, 4GB DDR2-800 OCZ SLI, 1TB, Clear Side Case, 550W PSU I’d recommend one [...]
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