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	<title>Blog of Finster</title>
	<link>http://finster.co.uk</link>
	<description>Technical Notes</description>
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		<title>Creating EFI String for Asus 8400GS Silent</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of ways of getting your graphics card working within OS X (in order of difficulty) : -

Adding &#8220;GraphicsEnabler=Yes&#8221; to Chameleon /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist
Adding EFI string to Chameleon /Extra/com.apple.Boot.plist
Using an injector such as NVInject or NVEnabler
Patching your DSDT file

The first one didn&#8217;t work for my Asus Silent EN8400GS, so here&#8217;s how I generated and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2010/02/14/creating-efi-string-for-asus-8400gs-silent/</link>
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		<title>Sub-£200 Hackintosh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the specs of my soon-to-be-built hackintosh&#8230;
Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L iG31 Socket 775 mATX Motherboard
Manuf Code: GA-G31M-ES2L
£ 32.35
Intel Celeron Dual Core CPU &#8211; E1500 2.2 GHz (800 MHz) Socket 775 512kb Cache
Manuf Code: BX80557E1500
 £ 34.63
Asus 8400GS Silent 512MB DDR2 DVI VGA Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Manuf Code: 8400GSILENTP512MA
£24.86
Crucial 2GB DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 RAM
Manuf Code: CT25664AA800
 £ 34.00
Shiny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2010/01/23/sub-200-hackintosh/</link>
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		<title>Installing Torrentflux on the Viglen MPC-L</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a quick guide to installing Torrentflux on my Viglen MPC-L.
First, make sure that python, mysql-server and mysql-client are installed.
Then simply install the software with apt-get: -
    sudo apt-get install torrentflux
Once it is installed, point your web browser at the following location (where a.b.c.d is the IP address of your Viglen).: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2010/01/10/installing-torrentflux-on-the-viglen-mpc-l/</link>
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		<title>Pictures of Hard Drive Swap in Revo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are some pictures of swapping the hard drive in my Acer Aspire Revo.
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		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2010/01/06/pictures-of-hard-drive-swap-in-revo/</link>
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		<title>Windows 7 and Samba Shares</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a quick guide to setting up Samba file sharing on my Viglen MPC-L server which is running Ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS. The client is a Windows 7 machine – no changes to the registry or local security policy were needed. The following applies to the version of samba from the repositories &#8211;   smbd version [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2010/01/02/windows-7-and-samba-shares/</link>
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		<title>Netgear DGN2000 with o2 LLU Broadband</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are the settings for if you want to replace the standard o2 Thomson modem/router with the Netgear DGN2000. These should be entered into the web interface.
Setup / Basic Settings
Does Your Internet Connection Require A Login? No
Account Name:  Blank
Domain Name:   Blank
Internet IP Address: Get Dynamically From ISP (If you have a static [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2009/11/12/netgear-dgn2000-with-o2-llu-broadband/</link>
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		<title>Accessing ADSL Line Stats from o2 Wireless Box III</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t find any easy way to access ADSL line stats through the o2-supplied &#8220;Wireless Box III&#8221; (a Thomson TG585n).
The only way that I could access them is by using this link.
Once you&#8217;ve got them, you can copy them into a stats checker such as  this one.
This should all work with the standard &#8220;Administrator&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2009/11/01/accessing-adsl-line-stats-from-o2-wireless-box-iii/</link>
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		<title>Writing Python with PSPad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 PSPad  is a great editor for programmers. Instead of using a dedicated Python IDE, PSPad can be tweaked to compile and run scripts directly. Here&#8217;s how: -


 Go to Settings -> Highlighters Settings 
 Select &#8220;Python&#8221; in the left hand pane (if its not selected already)
 Select the &#8220;Compiler&#8221; tab
 In the &#8220;compiler&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2009/07/13/writing-python-with-pspad/</link>
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		<title>Updating twitter from python</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just looking into posting twitter updates from python. I&#8217;ve found three methods so far: -

  Python Twitter Tools 
  python-twitter 
  Command-line via Curl  (can possible do with urllib) 

Hmmm, more investigation required&#8230;
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		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2009/07/08/updating-twitter-from-python/</link>
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		<title>Pimp my Revo!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;ve added some extra RAM and a new larger hard drive to my Acer Aspire Revo so here are the final specs: &#8211; 

1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 CPU 
2GB DDR2 RAM 
500GB hard disk 
Nvidia GeForce 9400M graphics 
HDMI, D-SUB out 
eSATA 
6 x USB 
4-in-1 card reader 
Gigabit Ethernet 
802.11bg WLAN 
Size: 30mm [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://finster.co.uk/2009/07/07/pimp-my-revo/</link>
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