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Backups: They’re Important for Everyone

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Ryan

Backups are one of the most important responsibilities that home users neglect.  Most of the time this is because home users don’t realize how important their data is until either their hard drive crashes, their house starts on fire, or … Continue reading →

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Installing and Using MacPorts in Mac OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Ryan

With the release of Mac OS 10.8 (Mountain Lion), Apple changed how you gain access to make and gcc.  In previous version of Mac OS you could install xcode and everything would work fine. In 10.8 the installation of the … Continue reading →

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Make Vim more Python friendly…

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Ryan

Here are a few lines for the vimrc file that will make vim a little more Python friendly by providing autoindent. syntax on set autoindent set smartindent set tabstop=4 set shiftwidth=4 Update: After settings these, I found that copying text … Continue reading →

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Android vs iOS A Mini Review #2: Music

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Ryan

This post will definitely not be a “which is better” post, because it 100% depends on what your music situation.  They both can be just as decent depending on how you have your music library setup. The “Cloud” Cloud computing … Continue reading →

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The Problems With Our Weather Alert System

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Ryan

A lot of us can take the loud emergency sirens for granted when they go off to inform us that bad weather is near, but if you live in a small town like my parents you may not have that … Continue reading →

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