Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

Blizzard 2015

Snowmageddon 2015 in Attleboro.
This doesn’t seem all that bad, but keep an eye on the chainlink fence across the street.

And, sorry, folks, but I bungled the start of the storm by using inferior and untested software on the camera.… Read the rest

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Say Goodbye to VLOOKUP, and Hello to INDEX-MATCH | eImagine Technology Group

=INDEX(nodes.csv!$A$1:$A$31,MATCH(C2,nodes.csv!$B$1:$B$31,0))

Say Goodbye to VLOOKUP, and Hello to INDEX-MATCH | eImagine Technology Group.… Read the rest

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Censorship

Certain words are not allowed to be posted on my phpBB forum.
This is not by my doing and, as far as I have been able to dig through the phpBB menu system, is not phpBB.

That leaves me thinking that this might be an anti-spam enforcement from my host, Namecheap.… Read the rest

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Dropbox, Sugarsync, SkyDrive, Google Drive – Build a Cloud Nest!! | Donnanakki

Dropbox, Sugarsync, SkyDrive, Google Drive – Build a Cloud Nest!! | Donnanakki.

That is just one of many articles you will find on nesting cloud storage folders within each other. There are plusses and minuses to all of them. I am trying this out with nesting Dropbox (5.6GB total) inside One Drive (28GB total…I got in early).… Read the rest

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How to: Set Up a Plex Media Server and Chromecast Your Movie Collection – The Droid Lawyer™

Trying this one out.

How to: Set Up a Plex Media Server and Chromecast Your Movie Collection – The Droid Lawyer™.… Read the rest

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Going a bit more public

I have been thinking about what a time-sink FB is and how I really don’t enjoy providing them with data to monetize. If my data can be monetized, shouldn’t it be me that gets those monies? So, I am looking at ways that I can start backing down from FB and using the tools that I already have in place (and pay for) to achieve those ends.… Read the rest

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Howto Make scanned PDFs searchable OCR using pdfocr | Ubuntu Geek

Looking for a way to make the pdf files at http://83rdinfdivdocs.org actually searchable. I am going blind reading these things! Sure, I am getting an education on WWII history, but I am, honestly, only interested in one man.

Howto Make scanned PDFs searchable OCR using pdfocr | Ubuntu Geek.… Read the rest

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Installing Debian Linux on a Pogoplug V2

This one looks pretty good.
I’ve migrated all of my data off of the 1TB external drive plugged into the Pogoplug. I am presently cleaning up and killing as many cloud storage systems as possible. Once that is complete, I will start looking at rebuilding the Pogoplug as a Linux server.… Read the rest

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Baseboard Calculator – PexSupply.com

Baseboard Calculator – PexSupply.com.

A VERY basic baseboard heater calculator.
VERY basic. Ballpark only, but good for a quick guesstimate with the tin foil.… Read the rest

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HeatingHelp.com – Loop_Hot-Water_Heating.pdf

HeatingHelp.com – Loop_Hot-Water_Heating.pdf.… Read the rest

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