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OS X Mobile Account Admin Off Network Fix
I came across an issue with one of my mobile users that was unable to get admin access off network. As soon as they connected to the corporate network their admin rights would return. I did a bit of searching and found this post on the Centrify forums about the issue. Turns out that it has something…
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Organic Fresh Herb Salad with Tuna and Tomato Topping
I posted a photo of this recipe to my instagram and my buddy Andrea wanted the recipe so I’ve just written it up for him. This is a super simple healthy recipe that takes about 10 mins to make is really delicious and really good for you. Serves 1 or 2 tiny people. Ingredients Tuna…
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Raspberry Pi 1080p Resolution Fix
I recently wrote up my new raspberry pi workstation with a nice new ViewSonic VA2246M but by default the Pi would only output 1600×1200. The configuration for the HDMI lives in the config.txt file in /boot. I had to work through a few different hdmi_group and hdmi_mode settings to find the right combination. I found…
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Raspberry Pi – failed to open vchiq instance [Solved]
I’ve been working on my timelapse camera setup with my raspberry pi and when trying to run my python script I got the following error. This is a permissions error because I had created a new user that wasn’t in the video group. All you have to do is make sure that your new user…
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Raspberry Pi Workstation
After a few weeks of using my 50″ television as a display while working on my time-lapse project it quickly became hard to work with. I decided to downsize to a desktop workstation solution. I don’t have much space in my apartment so I needed a compact solution that I could pack up when I’m…
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Beetroot Brownie Cake
I’ve wanted to attempt to make a paleo/gluten free brownie. I checked my cupboards and I had what I assumed was everything I needed for a brownie minus some chocolate/cocoa. I also had some beetroot and decided I would try and incorporate these into the recipe. After reading a bunch of recipes around the place…
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BuddyPress and WordPress Search
I had a site that needed private messaging so I decided to use BuddyPress as it already has a great messaging system. It appeared to work well with all the existing plugins until I tried to use the site search. I use Facetious Search which is a really nice search plugin for WordPress. I have custom post types and a…
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Gems when using Ruby via Software Collections
In my previous article I outlined how to get Ruby installed via RedHat Software Collections (SCL) and this works for basic ruby commands until I tried to install my backup gem. I got an install error when trying to build the native extensions. This guide will show you how to install gems when using ruby…
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Centos 6.5 and Ruby 1.9.3 via Software Collections
I wanted to cut the amount of repositories that my systems were running and I recently came across Red Hats Software Collections (SCL). Software collections is a relatively new system that allows you to run some newer versions of popular packages including ruby, php, postgreSQL and more. I needed a newer version of Ruby (1.9.3) for…
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Raspberry Pi Camera Module Samples
After getting the wireless network card working on my raspberry pi I got straight to work on testing out the camera module on the pi. I found a lot of websites talking about how the module works and how to hook it up. The commands you need to take photos and stills but a severe…
