Ubuntu on Acer CB3-111 Chromebook using crouton
Enter DEVELOPER MODE: Boot holding down [esc] + [refresh] + [power] Disable secure boot, and accept Dev Mode: [ctrl] + [D], [enter] System will reboot, and enter dev mode – … Read More
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Acer Aspire R 11 (R3 131T) – Linux install – Mint Cinnamon 17.2 32-bit
Let’s get to it! 1. BIOS update – add supervisor password to change boot modes, reboot 2. BIOS update – change UEFI to Legacy, disable secure boot, reboot 3. BIOS … Read More
Use dd on OSX to make liveUSB drive (linux) from ISO image
*Note that this process is slightly different for Linux and Windows systems. The process is very simple – in three steps: 1. Determine the disk Number. 2. Unmount the disk … Read More
Android GenyMotion – Pinch Zoom
Pinch Zoom – what we take for granted on mobile devices is fully supported on GenyMotion / Android. The trick is [CTRL] + [Left Mouse Click] and move mouse LEFT … Read More
Android on OSX via GenyMotion
Running Android OS through GenyMotion/VirtualBox Account registration for personal license of Genymotion @ www.genymotion.com – for GoogleApps support (e.g. PlayStore, GMail, etc.) – it is necessary to add ARM Support … Read More
Themes for * rEFInd * Boot Manager
rEFInd – an excellent boot manager, which works very well for managing booting into different operating systems – begs for a slightly nicer look to its interface… especially when … Read More
Bash Substring Matching within String
Source: http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2010/07/bash-string-manipulation/ Other options: replace, shortest, longest, etc. See full POST FOR DETAILS. 3. Shortest Substring Match Following syntax deletes the shortest match of $substring from front of $string ${string#substring} Following syntax … Read More
AppleScript control over SKYPE – call & SMS/Text messsage automation
Originally posted: @photolifetoys.blogspot We had an issue. Delinquent clients would not answer their phones, and the reps had a hard time getting through to them. So we decided to automate the … Read More
