Category Archives: Computers

Install Windows 7 SP1 in spite of GRUB

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

I’ve been trying for some time now to get Windows 7 SP1 installed. It’s been failing with a somewhat weird error — apparently something about Windows not being in control of the MBR or something, which is probably true, since … Continue reading →

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Musca – The Secret Wonder Window Manager

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Musca has gone mostly unnoticed among the myriad of tiling window managers available out there, but how is beyond me. This is truly a window manager that will go out of its way to get out of your way. Unlike … Continue reading →

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How To: GomTV stream on Linux/OS X

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Update (2012-03-03): A while ago GomTV released GOM Player for Mac. You have to open the stream from Safari, but it seems to work. Get it on GomTV.net. Recently GomTV decided to block any non-GomPlayer applications from accessing their streams. … Continue reading →

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Mutt: Mailing like it’s 1995!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Don’t be confused – it’s not a bad thing, it just means that Michael Elkins got it right back then and, let’s face it, email hasn’t changed a whole lot since then, so why not go with something that doesn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Linux, MacOS X, Software | 5 Comments

My Next Computer

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Anders K. Madsen

My MacBook (2nd gen) is nearly 4 years old now and it’s not running that great, so I’m looking into what computer I should be getting next. Since I’ve taken up some gaming recently — Urban Terror and Starcraft — … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Games, Gear, MacOS X, Rant, Windows | 1 Comment