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

jacob — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:18:10 +0000

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 unrar

then cd to the directory with all of your RAR archives. Then type:

unrar e '*.part1.rar'

make sure to keep the single quotes.
If the rar is password protected, add the “-p” switch followed by the password without any spaces.

unrar e -p
 '*.part1.rar'

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Xbox Media Center on original XBox

jacob — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:23:13 +0000

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 the gear necesarry to mod an xbox with a chip, or by using a savegame exploit. It’ll save you some cash, plus who doesn’t like yanking an IDE cable from a spinning hard drive?

Best of all, all of the tools used in the process run perfectly in WINE, or directly on my Linux desktop.

How to configure openDNS on pfsense firewall

jacob — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:24:23 +0000

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.