Blast from the past: Mac OS X on a regular PC experiment in 2006

If you ever wondered what early hackintoshing looked like, hop in my time machine and take a look at one of the earliest installs in history. The 3 part series has been condensed into a single page for easy reading.

Gigabyte GA-8I915ME-GL motherboard review

A look at the GA-8I915ME-GL motherboard. Fairly spec oriented, though I do include screenshots of the BIOS as well.

Kill A Watt P4400 Review

A short look at the Kill A Watt power device – an item that helps you check the power consumption of each of your devices.

301 Redirect from WWW to non-WWW (and back) through .htaccess

Doing a 301 redirect to drop the WWW on a website through Apache rewrite rules in .htaccess .

3 prong outlet jumpered neutral to ground example

Why can’t you connect neutral to ground to convert an outlet from 2-prong to 3-prong?

Another riddle (sort of). I suppose it could be a PSA too.

NITS M15AAA LCD Monitor

NITS M15AAA 15″ LCD Monitor Review

A look at a monitor that nobody’s ever heard about from a company that nobody’s ever heard about.

Wiseman Riddle 1

The Four Wise-men, the Angry King, and the Hats.

An interesting, and somewhat challenging riddle with a story attached.

Buying a printer? Consider the cost of ink!

Far too often, people compare the prices of printers at face value. Years later, they may have spent 10X the amount in ink.

You should use a UPS with your computer.

A UPS is one of those things that should be a no-brainer. No, it’s not an exciting purchase. Know what else isn’t exciting? Brownouts, power surges, blackouts, and fried computers.

Review – Fortron Sparkle ATX-400PN – 400 Watt Power Supply (PSU)

A solid $40 power supply without frills.

Dead ABIT bios? ABIT will send you a new one free!

Even more interesting: People manage to kill enough motherboards that ABit makes it easy to get the new BIOS to begin with.

Why your next PSU should be a high-efficiency one

Spoiler: Less wasted heat, less money wasted on electricity.

Webhosting Review – asmallorange.com

A fairly standard webhost review of asmallorange.

The Chitika Experiment…

In part 1, I go over a few reasons for trying out Chitika to begin with, and the experiment itself. In Part 2, I’m faced with disappointing early results, and try making a few changes, hoping for improvement.

Wake up and find you can’t move, breathe, or cry for help..?

My encounter with sleep paralysis.

Could a linux-based Google OS compete with Microsoft Windows?

Pondering the possibility of a Google-based operating system. Maybe one day?

Wireless High-Speed in Rural Manitoba

A look at the current (and limited) High Speed internet options in rural Manitoba.

Custom made mouse feet

Fixing worn out mouse feet

Fixing up worn out mouse feet with some common items.

Uh oh - Zenni lenses exposed to hot water

Cleaning eyeglasses without scratching

…because you wouldn’t want to clean glasses *with* leaving scratches, right?

mattgadient.com in 2007

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