Karl Ahlers
My name is Karl Ahlers and I like to blog about technology such as Linux, Windows, and Cisco
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Motorola Xoom ICS Update IML77

By Karl | January 21, 2012 - 8:06 pm |January 21, 2012 Android
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The Motorola Xoom ICS Update IML77 has finally landed to my US WiFi Xoom and if you want to learn how to update your Motorola Xoom to Ice Cream Sandwich then click the source link to XDA to follow the instructions.  Ice Cream Sandwich is Google’s latest phone/tablet operating system… Continue reading →

Tagged Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwhich

SOPA

By Karl | January 18, 2012 - 11:58 pm |January 18, 2012 Internet
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Today was the day when some websites such websites such as: Wikipedia, Reddit, Mozilla, Craigslist and others went black due to SOPA and PIPA.  What really gets me angry is the fact that if these bills do get passed the Internet will start to regulate and bring down domains without… Continue reading →

How to add Magnet Links inside Firefox

By Karl | January 16, 2012 - 6:30 pm |January 16, 2012 Apple, Linux, Windows
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The days of the Torrent files are slowly fading away, one such entity known as the ThePirateBay is switching from Torrent files to Magnet Links. What this is going to mean for the end user is that we will not be downloading *.torrent files anymore but instead users will be… Continue reading →

Tagged Bittorrent, BT, Magnet, Magnet Links

Crack WiFi Network WPA Password

By Karl | January 10, 2012 - 2:25 am |January 10, 2012 Linux
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I came across an interesting article on Google+ from Life Hacker today, it explains how to Crack WiFi Network WPA password using Reaver.  I am really interested in knowing more details about how this crack works but from what I gather from just looking at it, it seems to brute… Continue reading →

Tagged WPA, WPA Crack, WPS, WPS Crack

CES 2012

By Karl | January 9, 2012 - 6:37 pm |January 9, 2012 CES
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I love the beginning of a New Year because it means it is now time for CES! I can’t wait for the new the Processor’s, Ultrabook’s, Superphone’s, Tablet’s, TV’s and more to come out!

Tagged CES, CES 2012

Ubuntu 11.10 black screen

By Karl | January 3, 2012 - 9:28 pm |January 5, 2012 Linux
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The installation of Ubuntu 11.10 was going pretty smooth until after the install finished, it had to restart in order to boot into the freshly new operating system.  The system went into the BIOS and appeared like it booted in to the MBR, but when it got to GRUB it… Continue reading →

Tagged Grub, Ubuntu 11.10, Ubuntu minimal

OpenVPN Client with Windows, Mac, Linux

By Karl | January 2, 2012 - 11:25 pm |January 5, 2012 Apple, Linux, Windows
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I recently started to like the idea of using an OpenVPN, why? Well for starters it can be used for anonymously web surfing. Think of it this way; an OpenVPN connection will allow you to securely connect to a trusted server by means of a certificate, username, password, or private… Continue reading →

Tagged OpenVPN, Openvpn.org, VPN

Mac OS X Terminal Profile

By Karl | December 25, 2011 - 1:03 am |December 25, 2011 Apple
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I have been wondering how to change the Mac OS X Terminal profile, I was sick and tired of seeing of seeing the hostname followed by the user name along with a space and the current directory. I decided it was time to look for the Mac OS X Terminal… Continue reading →

Tagged Apple OS X, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Terminal

Gentoo update changed my DPI

By Karl | December 21, 2011 - 3:37 pm |January 3, 2012 Linux
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I recently updated my system with a quick emerge -uDN world because I was bored and needed some excitement on my desktop, everything went smooth but when I went to restart X I noticed that one of my monitors fonts where off, thinking it was the actual application I went… Continue reading →

Tagged DPI, Gentoo, Xorg

Galaxy Nexus Zelda Triforce Wallpaper

By Karl | December 19, 2011 - 9:10 pm |January 9, 2012 Video Games
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I forgot that I had made a Triforce vector image using inkscape when Skyward Sword came out, it totally just hit me that I needed to change the default wallpaper for my Galaxy Nexus, so here it is!

Tagged Galaxy Nexus Wallpaper, Triforce, Wallpaper, Zelda
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