Author Archives: Ryan

One thing I’ve not read with all the buzz on Apple’s new iPad is this simple fact that you must connect the iPad to another computer to perform backups and updates via iTunes. This statement means, unceremoniously, that you cannot … Continue reading →

download the source, untar, cd into expanded directory and CFLAGS=’-m64′ LDFLAGS=’-m64′ ./configure && make && make install && cp monitrc /etc/monitrc

Copying this here, in case it ever disappears and I need it again. Today I needed to compile mod_xsendfile for OS X on Intel. The standard command for this, apxs -cia mod_xsendfile.c resulted in a module that was for i386 … Continue reading →

Color me stymied. What a poor choice. So, if you’re wondering why root doesn’t get any mail for cron jobs or the like, /var/root/.forward contains /dev/null If you want root to get mail so you can see it, rm /var/root/.forward … Continue reading →

To disable the GUI startup: /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -d And, to enable it again: /usr/dt/bin/dtconfig -e I never remember this and have to google it. Hope it helps someone besides me.

Just paste the following text into the image’s vmx file while it’s shut down: bios.forceSetupOnce = “TRUE” # The VMware Fusion BIOS posts too quickly to access. Most users will not need to access the BIOS, but advanced users might … Continue reading →

I am Ms. F. I am happy to have come your way. RRR. Said Mr. R. I do not like you Ms. F. Not at all. And Ms. F went to Ms. T and said, “Mr. R does not like … Continue reading →

Congratulations President-elect Barack Obama! Yes We Can!