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HowTo: Ubuntu as a Time Machine Volume

Have you ever wished you could use Apple’s Time Machine service over a network? Since I’ve got almost 2TB of storage on my Linux (Ubuntu 9.10) server, I certainly did – but unfortunately Apple only lets you use physically attached USB or Firewire drives, or their own network-attached

It is time. To The Mac!

In late 2006 I wrote an article about how I switched from PC to Mac, and through frustration over a few petty things I switched back. The main reason was simply that the Mac didn’t allow me to play my PC games, nor did it (perhaps more importantly!) allow

Ubuntu 9.10 | Remote Desktop Without A Monitor

Ubuntu 9.10 makes a great OS for a home server, but if you’re not comfortable using terminal commands to setup and administer your box you may quickly run into a problem with the Desktop Edition of Ubuntu… Just recently I’ve repurposed an ASUS EeeBox into a nice

White Christmas

Just a couple of photos from the last few days. It’s been a while since we had a white Christmas. Happy Christmas everyone!

Is it too early?

Ok, so I know it’s only the 1st of December … but doesn’t the living room look so much nicer with a tree in it?!

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