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Batch extract a directory full of split RAR archives “part1″, “part2″

By jacob | Published: July 26, 2009
If for some reason you have a directory full of RAR archives, and each is split into parts, extracting them individually can be a pain. If you just type “unrar *” into the terminal, you will extract each file multiple times depending on how many “parts” it has. First, install the “unrar” package: sudo aptitude install [...]
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www.SurlyJake.com is up

By jacob | Published: June 21, 2009
welcome to the new domain, surlyjake.com
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Xbox Media Center on original XBox

By jacob | Published: June 8, 2009
I picked up a refurbished original XBox specifically so i could install XBMC on it. Turns out it is a GREAT project, and through some trickery, was able to get it installed and running thanks to this post: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055256404 by ‘SuperCell’ at boards.ie. I highly recommend using this ‘hotswap’ method if you don’t already have [...]
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How to configure openDNS on pfsense firewall

By jacob | Published: April 26, 2009
Create your openDNS.com account. Add your Network to their system, etc. Go to the “System” -> “General setup” page. Set the DNS address to the OpenDNS’: 208.67.222.222 208.67.220.220 Now just make sure that “Allow DNS server list to be overridden by DHCP/PPP on WAN” checkbox is NOT checked.
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