29. November 2009
How to install the APC PHP Cache on Debian (Lenny or Squeeze)
The APC cache can significantly improve your PHP script performance, just by installing it, whoch basically takes 5 minutes! Here's what I did on my Debian Lenny box... First you may want to have a reference benchmark to see if it actually improves:… more »
18. September 2009
Make your mouse faster on Mac OS X
There’s 2 problems to mouse speed:
The acceleration curve of the mouse mouvement which I’ve talked about before
maximum mouvement speed
The maximum speed can be set through the System preferences panel, but even when the slider is all… more »
9. August 2009
How to control fan speed & noise on the mac pro
Did you know there were actually 5 different fans inside a Mac Pro (early 2009 version)? They are named Intake, Exhaust, BoostA, PCI and Power Supply! By default, all of them turn pretty slowly; in the 600 to 850 rpm range! Which makes the whole thing pr… more »
5. August 2009
How do I sync my macs?
If you have multiple macs (and an iPhone), mobile.me is a must have, of course, but it only syncs so much... basically:
Address book
Calendar
Mail (but I'm using IMAP anyways)
Safari bookmarks
System preferences
mobile.me does not auto-sync:… more »
16. July 2009
Rented movies on iTunes come with 5.1 surrond sound
Tonight, for the first time, I rented a movie on iTunes...And I gotta say I was pleasantly surprised by the fact the movie came with 2 soundtracks: Stereo & "Surrond".Well, "surround" turns out to be AC3 Dobly Digital and it does work on the Mac… more »