Disable SSL3 for Chrome on Mac
If you want to disable SSL3 support in Chrome on a Mac, you will find that there is no option in preferences and the poodle.io site really only tells you how to do it on a PC. The security update is coming soon, but in the mean time, here is how to disable it. Close Chrome and delete it from the Dock Open Terminal (Applications > [...]
Back/Forward on Microsoft Sculpt Comfort
To be honest, this mouse looks and feels great to use. The problem is some of its “features”. Back and Forward buttons This drove me crazy, out of the box, it has 4-way scrolling enabled. Meaning you can scroll left and right with the scroll wheel. I don’t know about you, but I rarely, if ever, have to scroll left [...]
Asus S400ca SSD Hybrid Hard Drive Speed
My new ASUS S400CA touch laptop came with a hybrid HD that I’ve been quite impressed with. To be honest, I never thought much of the hybrid drives thinking it was more of a marketing hype. My old desktop had a full SSD drive that is a fraction of the size and probably cost just as much as this hybrid. Speed wise, I honestly [...]
Half Height Drives
This issue only comes up for a select few people that are trying to cram way too much into too small of a space. You often see what some manufacturers sell as “half-height” drives, but its not what you think. When comparing hard drives, you will find drives that are shorter than others. And since the term [...]
AVRDUDE: stk500_getsync(): not in sync
AVRDUDE: stk500_getsync(): not in sync This error comes up quite a bit if you are doing prototyping and your Arduino suddenly stops wanting to upload newer program. It’s a confusing error because it lead many people to believe that the Arduino chip itself is damaged and not responding to the upload command. What is [...]
Light Bulb Temperatures
So I got bored one day and happen to have an infrared thermometer. I thought it would be interesting to know just how much heat comes off light bulbs. Its more than you would think. But keep in mind, this is an IR thermometer being pointed directly at a light source that could throw off extra IR emissions. The numbers might not be the [...]
Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life Review
Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life by Marcus Wohlsen This book is an interesting overview of the DIY BIO movement and a quick ~200 page read. Each chapter is a new topic/interview of some part of the DIY BIO movement and the author does a pretty good job balancing bias by showing the good it can do and the safety [...]