Just in case you felt something was amiss, yes, I have shifted to a new server. It’s in LA and supposedly a little faster, so minegarde ought to feel a teeny bit faster. And in case you didn’t realise, I got a spanking new domain too : D I must say, .jp domains are not […]
A guide to getting mobile internet on your device while holidaying in Tokyo: A standard iPhone4 plan with Softbank costs 1,029Y per month with a cap of 4,410Y per month. The data is really cheap for locals but for us foreigners it’s a tad sad to be connected. http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/iphone/price_plan/standard_price_plan/ Softbank Prepaid 3G http://mb.softbank.jp/en/prepaid_service/ http://broadband.mb.softbank.jp/en/download/prepaid_service/3g_prepaid_service_guide.pdf This […]
Basically if you happen to have a vps lying around you can install openvpn on it, and create your own vpn. There are some useful things you can do with this kind of vpn setup but most people use it for the following reasons: – Secure remote/mobile access to confidential work files – Anonymity (ie, […]
I was playing GodEater on the UMD, I had finished most of the download quests, I heard there was finally a patch for GodEater, I switched to CFW 5.5 GEN-D2. The game works on CFW, thanks to the brilliant hackers online, however, my save file was corrupted when I tried to load the game. I […]
The Nokia N900 is a qwerty MID touchscreen smartphone that’s running Maemo 5 Linux as it’s operating system. Pros: – Running Maemo 5 = Running Linux = Many open sourced options – Display of 800 x 480 @ 3.5″ screen – QWERTY Keyboard – 5 megapixel Carl Zweiss Tessar lens camera – Supports Adobe Flash […]
Aparrently it’s quite the documented fact on the faq but it’s not indexed, so here’s how you do it. Problem: You delete your twitter account, and then you add another tweeter account, but tweetdeck doesn’t save your data and there’s no way to select your default account. I believe it stores the data somewhere, sometimes, […]
Recently, I had the chance to play with a BlackBerry. For most telcos, I believe you can do a one to one exchange, but what if you need to backup your data and it’s 3am at night? You can attempt to fix it yourself before deciding to wipe it. Using this method, it is possible […]
These instructions are for windows, but I doubt any linux user would have any issues adapting this for linux, it’s the steps involved that are important. Before you start, it is important to backup your entire database. It’s just common sense you know. Backup your views (if any) and your queries also. Do not forget […]
There are many types of geeks in existence, physics geeks, math geeks, gamer geeks, tech geeks, and more commonly otakus. Basically there are mild differences between how an otaku and a geek should be, but the generally accepted idea is that most of them are good at what they do, so you might be a […]
It’s a final fantasy game, with cute characters and most importantly it’s not a boring FF little kiddy game.You _will_ die easily if you don’t use the correct classes. This game, plays like an retro RPG game, with somewhat 3D elements. If you like old school RPGs you have to get this. Playasia: Hikari no […]