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OK, a few folks have asked me what the best machine is for compiling things like the Linux kernel. Turns out the answer isn’t super intuitive, but the new AMD(Continue Reading)

OK, I don’t know how many New York Subway cards I have that have expired, so here are two solutions: If you have an expired MetroCard with money in it,(Continue Reading)

Ok, so you’ve got a MacBook Pro and you need a battery pack, the main issues are: For the older MacBooks, getting something with a Magsafe connector. For the MacBook(Continue Reading)

There’s no doubt that if you are typing 12 hours a day, having a crappy keyboard is really frustrating.  A few quick notes. While the Apple keyboards for instance do(Continue Reading)

Well a few tricks here to double dip: Cashbackmonitor.com doesn’t work on gift cards mainly because they are largely excluded from rebates. However, MileagePlus X is explicitly all about gift(Continue Reading)

Sometimes when you boot your MacBook particularly in some recovery modes it will forget the cached FileVault credentials. You then get thrown into a strange mode where it says it(Continue Reading)

OK, this is a little convoluted, but Happy Fathers Day here is how it works (hat tip to TPG) but here’s some documentation on a promotion that ended June 16,(Continue Reading)

It’s been so long since I’ve printed (in facts, four years since that’s the last time I posted how to do this!). But here’s a reminder of how to do(Continue Reading)

Well, training by heart rate has been something that has been around for decades now, but whats the magic maximum heart rate. Turns out the traditional formula 210 – Your(Continue Reading)

Well, I spent years a long time ago on Weight Weenies figuring out how to lighten a bike. I remember sitting in meetings calculating the cost per gram for lower(Continue Reading)