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About Richard

Richard is a professional web developer and business consultant. He opened his first web hosting company at the age of 13 out of his bedroom on an ISDN connection and hasn't looked back since. Richard currently resides in sunny Florida.

Permanent Bluetooth For All HackBooks

March 7th, 2009

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A few days ago my Wife and I were at Walmart of all places and I noticed this almost microscopic generic-looking Bluetooth USB dongle. It’s even advertised as “Never Remove.” Can’t argue with that! It’s called the IoGear Bluetooth 2.0 USB Micro Adapter and it’s for sale here in the United States for under $25. […]

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Phone With Bad ESN? You’re Screwed!

March 5th, 2009

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I recently purchased an HTC Touch smartphone from an eBay seller to replace my BlackBerry Curve. The seller had 100% positive feedback and had good feedback on similar phone sales in the past. I figured I couldn’t go wrong and started bidding. After communicating with the seller, I pushed ahead with taking his “Buy It […]

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eBay and PayPal Holding My Money

March 1st, 2009

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I’m tired of my phone — again. So I decided to list my BlackBerry Curve on eBay while the prices were still decent. After my item sold, I waited a day for payment and to my suprise, PayPal put a hold on it until I ship the item, they receive it, and leave feedback. What […]

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Security Update 2009-001 and Safari 4

February 25th, 2009

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Yes, yes, and yes. It works! Without a hitch I might add on my new “XxX” install. Please note I’m using the vanilla kernel and Chelmeanion. Your milage may vary on other installs or configurations but I’m getting reports of flawless upgrades across the board in the Hackintosh community. This one is safe! Now you […]

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The Hack Is Back!

February 11th, 2009

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The tie-wearing idiots over at Best Buy’s Geek Squad finally received my Dell Inspiron 1525 back from warranty. The guy who examined it after it arrived was very surprised that they replaced the whole LCD screen. He opened it up as he was explaining how rare it was for them to replace the whole thing. […]

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