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Nexus S won’t place or receive calls – FIXED

Collin LeGault — Tue, 17 May 2011 14:01:00 +0000

Its hard not to be impressed by the Nexus S from Google/Samsung. Its light, sleek, and really sexy. I picked up the one from Sprint to make use of the 4G speeds and to see if Android has come far enough along for me to consider switching from the iPhone. The answer in short is, yes I could. [...]

What is the smart grid?

Collin LeGault — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 02:39:33 +0000

Posted in Technology

Video by Scientific American that illustrates what the Smart Grid is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8cM4WfZ_Wg

Smart Grid: Smart grid fastest growing sustainable business in Canada

Collin LeGault — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:05:41 +0000

Posted in Technology

http://ngg.me/u

I saw a segment on NOVA about this technology. It looks very interesting. I wonder if people are building this into new server hardware. My local power company just replaced my meter with one of these smart meters. Pretty cool stuff. Will it bring a potential for easy hacking the power grid from home OVER [...]

Howto: Use Linux as a networked TimeMachine volume for your Mac

Collin LeGault — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 20:01:15 +0000

Posted in Technology

Today we are going to set up a proxmoxVE Ubuntu openVZ container to allow AFP connections from your Mac.

Why you should switch from svn to git

Collin LeGault — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:10:47 +0000

Posted in Technology

http://thinkvitamin.com/code/why-you-should-switch-from-subversion-to-git/

Great article on why git is an easier and better version control system than subversion. A lot of very good points. Having recently moved to git myself, I now find myself just playing with it for no good reason just because it’s enjoyable. I also find myself evangelizing it at work and online.

How to configure a git server on Ubuntu 10.10

Collin LeGault — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:38:03 +0000

Posted in Technology

A friend of mine asked me for some help installing git sever on ubuntu. I wanted to do this myself at home, so I took the opportunity to do it and use that as a document for him. There are a number of good sources online with regard to this type of installation but I [...]

New Color Nook

Collin LeGault — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:18:00 +0000

Posted in Technology

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nookcolor/index.asp

I can’t believe they are finally getting a clue. I hope it works out for them, but I honestly don’t see the advantage of an e-reader that can only read books from one store. The iPad is much more versatile as an e-reader since there is a Nook app and a Kindle app in addition [...]

Apple’s new In Store App

Collin LeGault — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:50:00 +0000

Posted in Technology

Today I had need of help in an Apple Store, so I went to the closest store in my area, the Northpoint Mall location. My previous experience with this particular store has not been favorable. Typically they will lose any reservation I have set, they have caused me to wait for at least an hour [...]

Geosphere Geocaching iPhone App

Collin LeGault — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 23:03:00 +0000

Posted in Technology

http://www.gbhometech.com/Geosphere/Home.html

I just happened upon this application today. Its a great way to geocache when you are out of range of 3G or Edge networks, for example in another country. It allows you download pockets of geocaches in advance, and provides you with all of the data you need to geocache without using your network connection. [...]

New design, and tumblog support

Collin LeGault — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:30:06 +0000

Posted in Technology

I wanted a cleaner look, and I am really into red right now for some reason. I got the express-app and added support for it in this theme. I also went back through my posts and adapted them to the tumblog settings. This post marks my first fully integrated post, from iPhone all the way [...]