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Tag Archives: samples
Alpha Nerd Milestone
cc photo by Daniel Sancho The other day, I reached a very exciting milestone for my Alpha Nerd project. I provided my computer services to a total stranger for the very first time. Previously, I only helped family, friends, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Nerd, craigslist, forum, hydroponics, mac, samples, windows
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House Call: Apple Time Capsule
I was contacted over the weekend by someone who needed help installing an Apple Time Capsule. She and her girlfriend were bringing their laptops on a trip and wanted to make sure their stuff was backed up before leaving. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged airport express, Alpha Nerd, apple, backup, bonjour, dv, eee box, imovie, nas, network, samples, time capsule, time machine, wireless
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Patient: Forgotten Password
cc photo by Mirko Macari A friend of mine brought me his brother’s laptop. His brother just got home from the hospital after a stroke and couldn’t remember the password. I never tried retrieving a forgotten password before, so I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Nerd, backtrack, crack, dell, google, live cd, mesh, open source, Ophcrack, password, patients, samples, systemrescuecd, windows xp
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Patient: Vista Virus
cc photo by Nils Geylen I was contacted yesterday by a friend who needed urgent help. He said that his work computer had been infected by a virus after clicking a link to a Manga site. Several warning messages popped … Continue reading
Patient: Adobe Photoshop CS4
— UPDATE on 02/11/2009 @ 2:45pm: The Little Snitch method is not reliable. See this comment for a workaround. — A friend of mine recently got into photography. She went to Amazon, searched for the bestselling photography book, and purchased … Continue reading
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Tagged adobe, Alpha Nerd, amazon, bittorrent, cs4, gimp, little snitch, mac, mesh, mininova, patients, phoenix aviary, phoning home, photography, photoshop, pirate, samples, scott kelby, transmission
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Patient: hp pavilion zv5000
cc photo by Jay Reed I was recently given a hp pavilion zv5000 laptop to fix. It belongs to one of my girlfriend’s friends. I talked to said friend’s daughter at a party. She mentioned that it wasn’t working well, … Continue reading
House Call: WEP Cracking
Update on 12/13/08 @ 11:12 am: Tutorial: How to Crack WEP on a Mac photo by Phylevn I was talking with a friend at a party who lost his internet connection recently. His previous connection was a neighbor’s open wifi. … Continue reading
Help Desk: Jae Dee’s Job Application
photo by rillian My girl Jae Dee is applying for a new job. She downloaded a job application from the company’s website. It is in PDF format. She wanted to know how to type in the info instead of handwriting … Continue reading
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Tagged adobe, Alpha Nerd, inkscape, kinko's, mac, meebo, mesh, open source, pagemaker, pdf, samples
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House Call: Uncle Sergio’s Camcorder
photo by C.P.Storm I was talking to my Uncle Sergio at a family party a few weeks ago. He mentioned he bought a new camcorder but hasn’t been able to transfer the footage shot with the camcorder to a DVD. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha Nerd, DVD, DVD Flick, JVC, mesh, MOD, open source, samples, video, VLC
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