http://www.evillawngnome.com Home of the Mischievous Gnome Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:32:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If you've got a thumb drive that automatically launches that annoying U3 utility any time you insert the drive, you may have noticed that no matter how you fdisk it, no matter how many times you format it, you can't get rid of that awful U3 utility. Personally, i find ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2008/09/29/removing-u3-completely-from-a-thumb-drive/ Alright, i've been more active in the creativity department lately, so i thought it was time to fire this blog back up rather than emailing select people every time i created something semi cool. First order of business: My new camera. Dad sent me some cash for my birthday, and i ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2008/04/20/two-new-creations/ I spend a great deal of time every day typing. Either typing at the command line, typing in emails, or typing case notes. When i'm at home, i'm doing the same thing - typing emails and chatting with friends. I can rock about 80 WPM on the right keyboard. What ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2008/01/12/the-perfect-keyboard/ I came accross the following article on Digg today. At first, i considered it blog-spam, but, the sheet actually would be pretty useful for the linux newbie out there. Grab it, print it, use it. See the post here. Get the PDF here. http://www.evillawngnome.com/2007/08/03/a-cheat-sheet-for-linux-newbies/ See this. You're welcome. http://www.evillawngnome.com/2007/07/27/today-sysadmin-appreciation-day/ THIS NO LONGER WORKS. Well, it might. There was a comment recently from someone who actually got it to work, that was on october 7th. I don't think this person was playing on LIVE though. Basically, there was a patch that came out for the game and ruined the whole ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2007/07/11/how-to-microsoft-shadowrun-in-xp/ I've been using SBC/Yahoo!/AT&T DSL for quite a while now, and i'm more or less satisfied with my service. My one complaint would be that my modem tends to flake out now and again. Who cares, right? Me. I run a linux server behind my DSL. I use it as ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2007/06/20/using-x10-home-automation-and-linux-to-manage-your-home-internet-connection/ I'm currently working on a project to put a DVD laser inside an NES Zapper. Why? Because the laser in a DVD burner can burn stuff, thats why. You can light matches and pop dark balloons, and even melt black plastic. Basically, youre getting a wicked laser (wicked brand laser) ... http://www.evillawngnome.com/2007/05/08/imma-chargin-mah-laser/