Cyanogenmod 2708+ radio/SPL for HTC Magic (Mytouch 3G) .. from scratch

In what must be a truly awesome gesture, t-mobile released an update to the old Mytouch 3G with a new radio and SPL which increases the memory map to access 14mb more RAM. In a seriously memory starved device, this effectively means you can put off upgrading your ‘olde phone for some more time. Since, [...]

Death of Nokia and RIM ?

I was reading this editorial about a new Broadcom chip – the BCM2157. Let’s see what we have here: Dual core top speed of 800mhz Supports wifi hotspot Low power Android 2.2 The suggested MRP for a smartphone made using this chipset is $100 – not the cost price, but the cost after profit accounting. [...]

My .zshrc == best zshrc ?

I really believe I have close to an ideal zshrc – it addresses nearly all the concerns outlined in this rant, plus it also maintains compatibility with most of bash’s keybindings and some ubuntu-specific magic (like missing command suggestions) It is as close to a first timers’ ideal .zshrc.  Get it here: https://gist.github.com/752676

DLink DES 3026 switch web configuration and reset howto

I suppose this goes for DLINK DES 3026, 3025 and all its kind. I also wouldnt be surprised if this is defacto for every DLink switch out there. It is surprising how hard it is, to get to this. By default, its either the TFTP configuration (via a serial cable) or something else. Set your [...]

Pair programming as a culture : my jijutsu vs yours

At Clearsenses, I enforce pair programming as a loose practice for all the verticals that I lead. I saw this recent article about the lead programmers of the Samba project talking about how effective pair programming is for them. And of course, a whole bunch of reddit comments dissing them. The nature of the programmer [...]

Awesome – boot failure debugging flowchart.

Pure Awesomeness.