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By Matthieu, 2009-10-31 09:49

TSC sync XNU patch – InsanelyMac Forum.

Fix to avoid needing cpus=1 at boot for Core Duo machines (typically Dell)

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-30 11:24

Update: Just called Apple tech support about this (Still in the 90 days!). The support agent burst out laughing and put me on hold for a while, before finally telling me to bring the Mac in to an Apple Store for service.

Yes, it’s IN BETWEEN the GLASS and the LCD panel.

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-23 20:11

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/715033–one-injured-as-crane-collapses-on-steeles-ave

I was a bit late for work this morning. I was stopped at the light at Dufferin and Steeles. The light went green but no one moved. I was confused. This is what happened.

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-21 14:08

Found on bell’s website.
http://www.bell.ca/support/PrsCSrvWls_ClpGde_Interactive.page?brand=motorola&model=v3c&sku=63891

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-19 13:13

Let it never be said that I don’t seed generously

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-18 16:33

C2N7A-I. Quite a complex model number, but that’s ASUS for you.

Anyway, there’s been a lot of buzz lately about NVIDIA Ion and Intel Atom-based small-form-factor PCs. I have personally tested out some Atom-based netbooks and nettops (Acer Aspire One, Asus Eeetop, Toshiba NB200) and honestly, the performance is not too hot. They are really intended for some web browsing and e-mail, and the occasional YouTube video.

The answer to that seems to be ASUS’ C2N7A-I. It combines an Intel Celeron 220 processor with NVIDIA’s ION chipset and GeForce graphics. Since the Celeron 220 is essentially a Core 2 solo with reduced cache and clock speed, it should totally pwn offer much greater performance than the Atom 330 + ION combo.

I haven’t tested this myself, but I recently built a SFF ITX desktop to use as an HTPC. I found the ASUS ITX-220 board at SwiftGamers for under $80. It includes the Celeron 220 with an Intel 945G chipset. So far I’m quite happy with the system; the real weak point with the ITX-220 is the lack of HDMI or DVI out (this is not an issue with the ION based C2N7A-I). It runs Ubuntu 9.04, Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10.5 quite happily and can handle 720p H.264 video smoothly.

With that experience, I expect the C2N7A-I to be quite a good performer for an ITX-based PC. Now to find one for sale somewhere…

via Yersys Technology Blog: Asus C2N7A-I spotted, pairs Celeron 220 with NVIDIA Ion chipset.

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-17 20:23

Apple – Trailers – Toy Story 3.

OMG.

Pixar is making Toy Story 3. Looks awesome.

aand because I feel like embedding media (1920×1080!) :

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-17 20:13

The University of Ottawa Unix Users Group is hosting a party to celebrate the release of Ubuntu Linux 9.10 (Karmic Koala).

I wish I could go, unfortunately I’m stuck in Toronto.

For those interested, see the UOUUG events page for details.

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-16 15:00

Today, I wanted to check the status of my return at the Apple Store website. I returned my defective MacBook Pro yesterday. However, I found that the Apple Store is down. At first I was greeted with the following message:

Did not receive any response from application. It is possible that the application does not exist, or that the requested url is incorrect.

A few minutes later, this changed to a nicer page:

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By Matthieu, 2009-10-15 23:50

http://communities.intel.com/community/openportit/server;jsessionid=7DEDBC5B817E1796D3DF5D5D3F1550D7.node5COMS?view=blog
OMG