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LibraryThing Backups

I have started to use the service by LibraryThing to keep track of my book lists. It is free and a really nice service but I was afraid of something happening to my data so I quickly hacked up a script to grab a backup of my entire library. This script will grab the frame …

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LibraryThing – Organize your books online

Today I found a link to a website called LibraryThing. It is basically a place to store books that you have and to organize them based off tags. It comes with quite a few importers so you can import from a csv, text file, your Amazon wishlist, and more. Even though their servers are getting …

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Still here, just busy

I am still here, just gotten really busy with work. I have a good amount of new things to write about but no time to write them down. Not to make this post completely irrelevant; why do people call desktops, “desktops” when they sit on the floor most of the time? Shouldn’t they call them …

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Patch Some Code – Linux Tip

As you use a Linux computer you will run into a time or two where you will need to build a program from it’s source code. Sometimes this code will need to be patched to add some functionality you want, to fix a bug, or even to add in your personal touches. Linux comes with …

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A Geeks Best LifeHack, My Experence

On Lifehack.org there is a post by Kelvin Quee that gives a few ways to cut the digital cord. I admit I am guillty of many of them; ok all of them. Here are my thoughts on each of them: The wget idea is great. It could even stop ads if you can restrict the …

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