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Fix a broken MBR on windows with Ubuntu

Requirements: Ubuntu live CD Internet Connection Broken Windows MBR Hard rock and Dr. Pepper Download ms-sys from http://packages.debian.org/etch/ms-sys and install run fdisk –l to get a list of HDD’s /dev/sda1 * 1 3647 29294496 7 HPFS/NTFS fix with ms-sys –m /dev/sda Now smash that Dr. Pepper can on your head!

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Torrent Downloader Robot, not torrent bot

Today I finished a very simple but fun project, creating a network for an automated torrent robot. Its automated and anonymous. The system works with two PCs. One will connect to the VPN and the other will download torrent data. Once a download is finished the VPN client system will move the data over to [...]

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Recession Antidote time!

TomSchaefer.org is giving away a free copy of Crysis (retail) to the 1st comment post!  Be the 1st Comment Poster Crysis (retail) will be shipped to your house that day. Shipping is on Tomschaefer.org   All thanks to Greg Crowe who is in Afghanistan right now flying fixed wing aircraft.

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Tomschaefer.org is hiring blog writers

Are you a geek? Do you want to share your ideas with the world? Do you want you name in Google? TomSchaefer.org writes about the most geeky topics such as Servers, Routers, Linux Devies, Tips, Tricks, And Security. If you share the same interest why not get reconized for your thoughts and experiances. TomSchaefer.org wants [...]

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Save on your Electric Bill

Readers this entry is not as geeky as you might expect, but it is a good project.   We leave lights on and fans on all day but we don’t get to benefit 100 percent of the energy being used. So why not automate lights and fans to only be on when you are present [...]

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