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It is so complicated to figure out jailbreaks, but jailbrea.kr seems to be the simplest place to figure it out… Running iOS 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, 6.1.1, or 6.1.2. Use evasi0n by the evad3rs. Running iOS 5.1.1. Use redsn0w+absinthe2. Running iOS 5.1. iPhone 4S, iPad 2, and the new iPad:…

Nothing like feeling dumb all over again. Trying to do some documentation using Sphinx as the language and Github as a repository. There are lots of dependencies, so here’s a cookbook: Get a http://github.com logon Download Github for the Mac Download repositories from there, you will see your repository in…

Argh. Leaving AT&T I thought that things would get better with Verizon and I must say coverage is better at least. Sigh. We were trying to get Canadian roaming as we usually due and Verizon says no u can’t because u owe $70 for 3 days of usage before your…

Well I’m still on the hunt for the next generation lense system to update the five year old Canon 5D Mark II. As we all know, there is so much changing in the camera world right now that the interchangeable lense systems are really overtaking the full frames as smaller…

Well now that the Raspberry Pi is running and I actually understand it somewhat, its time to move on to the Fit PC-2i that I’ve had in the closet. We got it running a build of routing software but since then I’ve been failing and failing. It has a 120GB…

I finally got my SD card and so spent the evening trying to get the Raspberry Pi running. Which i finally worked. Although it wasn’t super easy even if you know PCs. Here are some notes: There is no BIOS at all, so to get it running, you have to…

Well, these devices are getting so good. CES shows that they are moving fast. But by the spring, you should be able to get the ideal camera. One that is high definition (1080p or 720p), has night vision and also is Wifi enabled. This is a big trend…The annoying thing…

Most credit cards have programs where if you click through a particular portal, you get additional. Here are some I use: Mileage Plus Shopping. It doesn’t even matter if you use someone elses credit card. If you click through this portal to say Newegg, J&R or Blue Nile, you get…

Mac OS X Recover Lost Root Password | a Tech-Recipes Tutorial If you have the password to an account that is an administrator on the system, then it is easy to recover the password using the sudo command. Open a terminal window and type the following: sudo passwd root You…

We have one of the original MacBook airs (2009) and it is sloooow. Geeksbench verifies that is running about 2500 compared with a modern MacBook Air (2011) running at 5000. The main issue though a the hard disk. It just grinds along. Can take minutes for it to boot. Other…