So I picked up a generic case for my new Droid phone and I noticed that whenever I pulled the phone out it was unlocking and I was sure I hadn’t hit the button. I was a little puzzled until I accidentally set the phone on the case and caused the phone to enter “Multimedia Station” mode. [...]
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DIY Motorola Droid Multimedia Station or Car Dock
Published November 9th, 2009 in Hardware and Linux. 1 CommentI setup the BOINC client recently on one of my ClarkConnect boxes and ran into some little issues that I can hopefully save others from. This guide will walk you through downloading and installing the client and preparing it to be controlled remotely from a computer that has the BOINC Manager in a GUI. It [...]
Automatically Updating Zoneedit Dynamic DNS without additional software
Published September 16th, 2008 in Linux. 0 CommentsIf you are using the ISC DHCP client and dynamic DNS this script can help you update your DDNS entry without the need for any additional software. I use this on a ClarkConnect server to update Zoneedit but with some minor changes it will easily work for other distros and services. Basically you just create [...]
Creating PPTP VPN connections in Ubuntu is really pretty simple. Just a few quick steps and you have some extra protection when surfing the web from open wireless networks and an easy way to get to your home computers. I’ve also found that applications in Linux behave much better when connecting and disconnecting from a [...]