Posts Tagged ‘Tech Tips’

How to Track Friends who Defriend You on Facebook

Posted: 1st September 2011 by Freak Show in Geek Speak
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Not that this will be relevant after November 5th, but… have you ever noticed that Facebook doesn’t include a way to tell who’s a gigantic douchebag that defriended you since they don’t like your Grandmother’s cat pictures? Yeah, me too. It’s always bugged me a little that I couldn’t tell who was a superficial flake [...]

Eraser – The Utility

Posted: 30th August 2011 by Freak Show in Geek Speak
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Some people don’t know this, but when you “delete” a file on your computer, that file you thought you deleted is actually still on your hard drive – but the reference to its physical location on the platter has been removed. I’ve had a few times where I wanted to, for instance, sell a computer.. [...]

nifty remote backup script

Posted: 27th August 2011 by Freak Show in Geek Speak
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#!/bin/bash /sbin/ifdown eth1 /sbin/ifup eth1 sleep 5 serverip=10.4.0.X serveruser=username serverpass=password localdir=/backup/cpbackup/daily remotedir=/home/username bakdate=`date` host=`hostname` cd $localdir echo “Starting FTP Backup on ” $host $bakdate /usr/bin/ftp -in

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Posted: 18th August 2011 by Freak Show in LoL WTF, Tunes
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New Page for Uber Geeks

Posted: 25th July 2011 by Freak Show in Yammerings
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Hey guise, I’m gonna put a new page up for all of us nerds. On this page I’ll be throwing up random pro-tips, links, and resources for like minded nerds like me. Look for it at the top near the Derp page soon.

WinDirStat – for Bloated Hard Disk Drives

Posted: 20th June 2011 by Freak Show in Geek Speak
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If you have a hard drive that’s full or filling up, find the vestigial files quick and easy with this useful utility:   WinDirStat Download Page