Posts from '2011' - 1
Disassembling Pioneer SE-50 headphones
Today's story is a photostory ! Here's how to disassemble Pioneer SE-50 headphones, as I found this task quite difficult, mainly because no info available on the internet on how to open the can from the back. As you can see Pioneer signs on the side ... read more →
Configuring Tor non-exit relay
I'm for privacy. I'm for cryptography. I do provide Tor relays for the good of all people. Here's how to configure a classic non-exit Tor relay on your machine. In my case I got it running on the VPS server, with 2 IP addresses and some bandwidth quo ... read more →
Ubuntu 11.10 Beta1
What do I think ? Easy to install, hard to disable Unity, some programs crash sometimes and some things are weird. Despite that I have the faith in the Ubuntu folks that the system would be ready when 11.10 comes. As whining itself never got anybody ... read more →
How to hire a programmer, a.k.a. tech recruitment explained
Today’s post is not a recipe at all. Here’s what I think the tech recruitment should look like. It won’t be cheap. Start by describing the position. Who are you looking for, what would they do for you, how would they bring money to your company. Use ... read more →
Speeding up Eclipse/Aptana
As you know Aptana is Eclipse. And Eclipse is a Java-based IDE which means it's not particularly a speedy one. However if you have a decent amount of ram, like 4gb, it's fairly easy to speed the Eclipse up. Find eclipse.ini or aptana.ini or other fil ... read more →
Installing MacOSX Server 10.6 on VirtualBox
Updated 2023: sadly nawcom is no more, I've removed dead links It all started with my work assignment of installing MacOSX Server 10.6 on the XServe rack. Briefly speaking, after debugging some hardware problem with the CPU temperature meter, I man ... read more →
How not to blog
Today's post is definitely not a tech one. Or maybe just a bit. It's about blogging, from the other side of the keyboard. PEBKAC-style. Fun-fact: Did you know that 'kac' in Polish means 'hangover' ? To the point. I realised that I have dozens of post ... read more →
Netbeans 6.9 for Rails 3 on Ubuntu 10.10
I am a lazy person. I do like things to just work, run out of the box, name it. I like Ubuntu for it's packaging system and ease of installation of various software. However using Netbeans from the default repo could cause you a headache when develop ... read more →