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Archive for March, 2010

How to expand a VMware virtual Windows disk

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

1. Shut down the VMware virtual machine 2. Expand disk to desired size using Converter, vCenter UI tool, or vmware-vdiskmanager.exe 3. Detach disk from host machine, attach to a surrogate VM, and boot it up 4. Find disk drive letter and run diskpart.exe * Type “list volume”. Look for the volume number for the expanded […]

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T-Mobile's UMA service

T-Mobile’s UMA service

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

I’ve been using T-Mobile’s UMA (unlicensed mobile access) service for a while now. It basically allows you to route all communications between phone and carrier over the Internet via an encrypted tunnel. When using the UMA service, you do not use any minutes off your plan because you are not using the cellular radio network. […]

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DocumentIO - You suck.

DocumentIO – You suck.

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

I normally don’t like publicly flaming companies… there are a multitude of reasons why a transaction might go bad, none of which deserve public ridicule. Usually if one puts in enough effort and explains themselves clearly, things get resolved. I started out my relationship with DocumentIO.com really liking them. They shipped out my order very […]

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Tesla was the electric Jesus

Tesla was the electric Jesus

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

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I -knew- I was doing something productive!

Friday, March 19th, 2010

When I posted about how playing games wasn’t wasting time it was giving myself an odd sense of accomplishment… turns out I wasn’t wrong about just how useful and even therapeutic that can be: Jane McGonigal says “games allow us to experience epic wins, incentivizing us to give them millions of hours to them in […]

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New OEM/Hobby RFID reader is available. Projects kit soon to follow!

New OEM/Hobby RFID reader is available. Projects kit soon to follow!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Well the day has finally come! I’ve been collaborating with Robotics Connection for some time now, donating my time and experience to put together a new kick@ss RFID reader geared for OEMs, DIYers, and home hobbyists. Here’s the feature shortlist; Great range, even with 3×13 and 2×12 glass tags! Low power consumption (great for battery […]

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