Looking for a blank transparent 143×59 pixel image to replace the default Google Apps logo?
Well here you are!
To change the logo from the Google Apps dashboard go to Domain settings > Appearance > Upload a custom image and upload the image you downloaded from the link above.
Here’s a solution for forcing your MacBook to stay awake even with the lid closed.
Why would anyone want to do this? Well you might want to use your MacBook as a server in a headless configuration.
Apple has a support article about this, but it didn’t work well for me and I found this to be a more reliable solution.
Download the Insomnia kernel extension, extract it from the ZIP archive and copy it to your system extensions folder:
/bin/cp -a Insomnia_r6.kext /System/Library/Extensions /usr/sbin/chown -R root:wheel /System/Library/Extensions/Insomnia_r6.kext /sbin/kextload /System/Library/Extensions/Insomnia_r6.kext
You will only need to use the commands above the first time you use this module. After that it will load automatically on startup.
To disable MacBook sleeping: /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.lidsleep=1
To re-enable MacBook sleeping: /usr/sbin/sysctl -w kern.lidsleep=0
To check status: /usr/sbin/sysctl kern.lidsleep
Return value:
0 = Insomnia is not active (i.e. MacBook will sleep when the lid is closed)
1 = Insomnia is active (i.e. MacBook will not sleep when the lid is closed)
-1 = Insomnia kernel module is not loaded
To enable the cron daemon (crond) on Drobo FS, download this crond.tgz file to your DroboApps share and reboot your Drobo FS. To edit the crontab, SSH into your Drobo FS and use ‘crontab -e’.
Using MAC address filtering to add an extra layer of security to your WiFi network?
Need to know the MAC address of your shiny new Windows Phone 7 device?
You’re out of luck!
There is a rather illuminating discussion on Microsoft Answers – MAC address for WP7 Devices – that sheds light on the issue…
A WP7 customer asks:
I wanted to connect my WP7 device to my home WiFi. However, I will need to know the MAC address of the WP7 before I can connect.
Can anyone let me know where to get it?
Johan van Mierlo (a Microsoft MVP Windows Phone Specialist) replies with:
Yup, they only way is to make sure your wireless network is visible, connect with WEP or other security and afterward make your network invisible again.
Another couple of customers comment:
seems like microsoft just “forgot” to implement that…
I cannot believe this was missed..
My thoughts exactly.
Microsoft, are you for real? You don’t exactly have a great track record when it comes to security and the only way of obtaining the WiFi MAC address of a WP7 device is to disable security?
A leopard never changes its spots!
A quick comment on the hoo-ha regarding .ly (Libyan) domain names.
The recent controversy started when the ‘owner’ of the vb.ly domain name found that her adult content link shortening service was terminated without notice, because it was being used for “activities/purpose not permitted under Libyan law”. The other partner in the vb.ly domain name posted an article titled “The .ly domain space to be considered unsafe“. No shit!
What made anyone think a Libyan domain name was going to be “safe”? When you lease a domain name from a foreign registry you are totally beholden to their rules – and whims.
I registered a .me domain name (the allocated top level domain for Montenegro), which is managed by a Montenegrin joint venture. It’s a great name but I do half expect that it could stop working one day and so I don’t use it for mission critical purposes.
The hypocrisy of the Americans is laughable. USA has been an enemy of the Gaddafi regime in Libya ever since he seized power after a coup d’état in 1970. They bombed the capital Tripoli in 1986 and were highly critical of the Scottish government’s decision to release Lockerbie bomber al-Megrahi (a Libyan national).
The United States only restored full diplomatic relations with Libya in 2006, but somehow seem perfectly comfortable with developing web businesses that are totally dependent on Libya’s fragile domain name registry.
How services such as bit.ly and ad.ly have attracted millions of dollars in VC funding when they are built on such potentially unstable foundations is a mystery.
Go figure!
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