Life on the edge of /dev/null

Tag: geekish

  • iPad 2, iOS5 beta 1 and iTunes 10.5 beta

    As a follow-up to my last post, here are screenshots from the setup of an iPad 2 using latest iOS 5 beta 1.

  • Get ISP line speed over time

    Recently I switched over from NextGenTel to Get as broadband supplier, and upped my subscription plan to 18mbps/4mbps (double upload). However, even though this was over double the bandwidth NextGenTel could offer, Get have yet been unable to deliver according to what’s promised/sold. Below is a chart, updated several times a day, showing what the…

  • A fling

    Hmm. After having added a new iPod Shuffle (with touch-screen), a 15″ Macbook Pro (w/SSD) and an iPhone 4G 32GB to my personal inventory, I think it’s about time to admit that I might have a thing for this company called Apple.

  • NRKBeta remix: FlÃ¥msbanen 8x FFWD

    A while ago I remixed the NRKBeta video of Bergensbanen and put it up on YouTube in 8x FFWD combined with a matching soundtrack. Since then NRKBeta has published FlÃ¥msbanen as a HD video download as well, and I decided to do the same type of remix this time. Without any further ado, here it…

  • Incoming: JZ10

    I’m really looking forward to JavaZone 2010 (8th-9th Sept in Oslo). They have a very competent group of marketing people working for them, who now have pushed the following Lady Gaga music video parody (called Lady Java), featuring the Norwegian actor Jenny Skavlan. See the artpiece uploaded to YouTube below.

  • The wait

    […] The fact is that new MacBook Pro 15in is a gorgeous notebook to use. You can show me better benchmark results, without doubt, but in the real world this machine boots up quickly, runs smoothly, responds to commands instantly, operates quietly and performs slickly. It looks stylish in an understated way, and heads will…

  • The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items

    I decided to make the topic the error message, since it’s what people often are searching for when experiencing a problem :-). Problem scenario: You’ve downloaded a file from t3h intranetz on your Snow Leopard MacBook, and opens the file (possibly a PDF or DMG file) using the Mac. Then you try to copy the…

  • MacBook Pro, 2010 edition – now with audio out using Mini DisplayPort

    In September 2008 I bought a aluminum 13,3″ MacBook (“unibody”). It was not cheap, but still it must have been the best purchase of technology for me – ever. The laptop – which I’m currently using to write this post – is small enough to use anywhere, and big enough to use for more than…

  • FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE, ready for consumption – omnomnom!

    Finally, after a few days of mirror syncing and documentation preparation, The FreeBSD Release Engineering (RELENG) Team finally decided to announce the availability of FreeBSD 8.0! The source code for 8.0 was got it’s final touches during the weekend, and on Sunday I had the oportunity to upgrade my server to the latest and greatest.…

  • New fonts, but do you see them?

    I’ve just amended my WordPress CSS style sheet somewhat to now use a font normally not installed on your computer. This is accomplished by using the @font-face CSS tag, described in detail over at hacks.mozilla.org. I’m now using the font GrauBlau Sans Web from the nice people over at fonts.info, and I think it fits…