Category Archives: freedbacking

still a windows geek

September 10, 2008 – 21:48

Originally this post was called “I’m a Windows geek”, and was about how I installed Ubuntu after not being able to reinstall Windows XP because something was making the hardware detection lock up. Using Ubuntu I did manage to get through the hardware detection, and eventually diagnosed the problem to be able to reinstall the [...]

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how to resize or reallocate space on disk partitions

August 25, 2008 – 20:34

When initially setting up my PC I decided I’d go with the trusty old formula of keeping my operating system, my installed software and my data separated. So my C became my OS partition, D is where the software goes and E holds all my precious data like mp3’s, pictures, code etc.
This works fine, until [...]

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photodropper wordpress plugin

February 27, 2008 – 22:23

I checked out the new Photodropper WordPress plugin lately, which looked like the gem of a plugin I have been looking for recently. It allows you to search Flickr’s vast pool of Creative Commons pictures straight from WP’s writing page, and insert the chosen pictures complete with attribution links and all.
Sounds sweet as pie right? [...]

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why windows desktop search sucks ass

February 21, 2008 – 19:38

So I’m using Windows Desktop Search at work for quick retrieval of emails and files since we’ve grown so used to the “search instead of sort” motto Google thought us. It’s WDS not because we want to use it, but because we have to from the IT guys. They got a bit spooked by the [...]

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