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How to import vCard files to iPhone contacts

I recently found myself in a bit of a situation. My sister’s iPhone died about a week ago and she

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Making Atheros 9k usable on Ubuntu 11.04

This is a quick post to document a problem that I have had with my atheros WiFi card on Ubuntu

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Real-time does not mean real fast

Before working on my PhD dissertation, I was under the impression that real-time meant real fast. In my mind, the

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The Art of Computer Programming

Yes, I know that the title of this blog is the same as the title of Donald Knuth’s The Art

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Email security 101

Most of us use our email accounts without second thoughts about security. We choose a password that, we think, is

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Why is digital media different?

I have a grievance against international media companies. They have a very strange policy of not selling their products in certain geographical