sprocket i/o

Installing NetBSD 4.0 in the guest closet

Many of you have not heard of NetBSD before. It’s a free form of UNIX, similar to Linux, that is well known for it’s contributions to the open-source world. It’s clear documentation and clean, minimal design makes it useful to computer scientists exploring new technologies. Because of this, NetBSD was the first free operating system [...]

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iTunes with unprotected content!

With over 1000 purchased songs, some would say that I am one of the biggest fans of the iTunes Music Store. Increasingly, I’ve been wanting to play my music on a variety of platforms, something which the DRM on most of the ITMS catalog would not let me do. Here are some places I’ve wanted [...]

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Tonight I finally slew the beast that is my Hackintosh. The key, in a nutshell, is simple partitioning, and having the right BIOS options. Here is what she looks like: In the end, I used Kalyway 10.5.1, Kalyway Gigabyte P35-DS4 Install Guide, NVInstaller v.31, and ALC889a section of the P35-DS3P Install Guide. It took about [...]

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Ever wanted to see the internal connectors to a $1000 lens? Look above at my favorite new lens. I learned a lesson today: the base of the tripod collar on the Nikon 80-400mm can’t be used with the quick release grip, or the camera may come falling out at a moment’s notice. Unlike the Sigma [...]

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