My Computer Ninja

A fix for Pidgin 2.7.3 not loading account info right away on startup

Jon Steege — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:17:13 +0000

Pidgin 2.7.3 on Debian has an issue where the configured accounts do not connect right away on startup. This issue is related to the network manager configuration inside pidgin itself. Fortunately, the issue can be simply resolved by starting pidgin with the -f flag. This forces pidgin to ignore the network manager’s status and attempt [...]

Simple Homebuyer Tax Credit Repayment Information

Jon Steege — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:39:17 +0000

Did you buy in 2008? You have to repay the credit you received for your 2008 home purchase over a 15 year period. Your first payment is due with your 2010 tax return. If you move from the home that you purchased in 2008 you’ll have to repay the balance of your credit in the [...]

Tethering a G1/dream on cyanogen-mod 6 in windows XP

Jon Steege — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:37:26 +0000

икона за подарък I recently found myself in a situation where tethering my phone to my laptop was needed. The hotel i stayed in charged $14/day for wireless access, and plugging into the hotel wired network is a guarantee of a 0-day exploit showing up on my laptop. Luckily, I started using Cyanogen-mod 6 on [...]

How to remove U3 from Sandisk jump/flash drives on GNU/Linux

Jon Steege — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:28:07 +0000

For a long time, the U3 technology on sandisk cruzer devices has been annoying Windows and Linux users alike. The issue is that there is some hardware built into the device that maps part of the drive as a hardware CD-rom drive and performs some “big-brother” style property storage. The idea, in theory, is that [...]

Ariel Announces K24 Atom!

Jon Steege — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:08:38 +0000

Ariel and TMI Autotech today announced a new 2.4L K-series Honda powered Ariel Atom. This engine upgrade will likely give the base Atom 200hp and likely around 160 lb/ft of torque, if they use the k24 found in the TSX. These numbers might come in slightly lower if they choose the k24 found in the [...]

A Couple Spring Freemarker Binding Tags are Broken..

Jon Steege — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:02:53 +0000

Java Spring binding tags for checkboxes and multiselect lists are broken in the Spring freemarker template. I found this out after spending a large amount of time trying to determine why my simple validation to check for completion of required fields kept breaking on page reload after an error was found. I discovered there is [...]

How to convert a .dbk file to a vCard .vcf file

Jon Steege — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:30:37 +0000

Recently I obtained a new cellphone and had a major issue trying to export my existing contacts to the new phone. I was left with a .dbk file which apparently is not very common and a rather strange file type. I just wanted to convert it to a .csv or a vCard file so I [...]

Indoor Karting in Denver!

Jon Steege — Fri, 27 May 2011 02:23:21 +0000

икониПравославни икониI spent some time at Unser Racing, an indoor Karting venue, in Denver, Colorado this weekend, and it was a great time. It was my friend Tom’s 30th birthday, so for a present I bought him a 5 race package to complement a 5 race deal for myself. I have been Karting before in [...]

SSD’s to kill off Magentic Media Monoliths?

Jon Steege — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:25:56 +0000

There has been a lot of chatter lately on different investing news sites about the Western Digital/Hitachi merger, and it is funny to read investment reporters perspectives on the future earnings potential of these “old style, spinning platter” companies. The following is my perspective of what is going on, and where I see this technology [...]

New 1/4 Mile Record Set Under Honda K-series Power

Jon Steege — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:42:19 +0000

The Honda k-series is proving a force to behold, as the Prayoonto Racing Supertech Integra posts a blazing 8.65 @175 mph pass with Jonathan Reynolds at the wheel at Maryland International Raceway. This is the fastest time yet set using the new generation K-series engine from Honda. Look forward to this weekend, as the third [...]