Category Archives: Computing

Macbook Pro SSD saga, part three

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Andrew

So previously my Macbook Pro stopped booting and got stuck at the grey boot screen. Then after a week at Apple for repair, they called me to tell me the SSD was stopping the Macbook Pro from booting. Yesterday I … Continue reading →

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Macbook Pro SSD saga, part two

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Andrew

The tale of my broken Macbook Pro just took a bizarre turn. Apple called me (not even five minutes after I called them to poke them for an update) to provide an update on the repair. Apparently my laptop works just … Continue reading →

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WebOS Open Source

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Andrew

There’s lots of noise out there about WebOS being open source. Everything from “WebOS is dead” to “WebOS is saved!” – but what is really going on? Why did Meg make this move now? Thinking about it, this move makes … Continue reading →

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Ungodly Macbook Pro

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Andrew

A funny thing happened today on the way to the codeface. This morning, as I was packing up to leave London, I did the usual: hit the Macbook Pro power button, hit S, wait for it to sleep, close it, … Continue reading →

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Samsung Bada 2.0 Developer Day

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Andrew

At the start of November, Samsung held a Bada Developer Day to herald the launch of Bada 2.0. This followed on from the 2010 Samsung Bada developer day they held (I took some pictures during the 2010 event). ~ Bada was … Continue reading →

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Installing Windows on a Macbook Pro without a Superdrive

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Andrew

So you want to install Windows on your Macbook Pro? It’s easy, as long as you haven’t replaced your internal SuperDrive with an SSD upgrade. The Apple Boot Camp Assistant doesn’t let you create a bootable USB if you’re on … Continue reading →

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CentOS 5.7 Guest with VirtualBox

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Andrew

If you’re trying to install the VirtualBox guest additions on a fresh CentOS install, you may find that the kernel drivers compilation fails. To work around it, try this as root: yum install gcc kernel kernel-devel -y That worked for … Continue reading →

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PostgreSQL on Lion with Homebrew

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Andrew

There are several ways you can get PostgreSQL up and running on Mac OS X Lion (see for example OS X Lion #2: PostgreSQL as default database, PostgreSQL 8.4 on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), How to install PostgreSQL on … Continue reading →

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MySQL on Lion with Homebrew

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Andrew

This was non-obvious to me, so I’m documenting it here. There are several ways you can get MySQL up and running on Mac OS X Lion (see for example Rob Allen’s Setting up PHP & MySQL on OS X 10.7 … Continue reading →

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Migrating to WordPress

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Andrew

Welcome to my new look blog. Oooh, shiny. I’ve been trying to upgrade the software behind this blog on and off for quite a few years now. It was back in 2008 that I installed MovableType 4.12, and although MovableType … Continue reading →

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