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Creating PDF’s with Perl
I’ve long been a user of PDF::API2, a module available for Perl. I use it everyday at work and along with a few other modules, it has made Perl an invaluable tool for me. Being able to generate PDF’s for reports and documents allow for a bevy of automation shortcuts where traditional Data Merging, or…
Wiring A Simple Null Modem
A few months ago, I found myself needing a null modem cable to connect to a server, the Dell Poweredge R810. I had to figure out why it wasn’t booting (a RAID issue). At the time I didn’t have a VGA cable for video out, but luckily I did have a regular straight through serial…
Linux on the 1st Generation Apple TV – Part 2
You have two options for Linux. First is OSMC (https://osmc.tv/download/). Downloading the Apple TV images to a USB drive and booting is the easiest path to get Linux on the Apple TV. It is the method I would recommend. However if you’re like me and you want a vanilla Linux distro, there is option 2,…
Linux on the 1st Generation Apple TV – Part 1
Many have forgotten about Apple’s first-generation set top box, the original Apple TV released in 2007. By the time these went on sale, Macs were already in transition-mode to Intel processors. Although Apple’s mainstream computers carried Intel’s then new “Core” processors, the humble Apple TV was relegated to a lower cost, low-powered Pentium M chip…