Monthly Archives: July 2010

Garlic & Onions against Teeth Plaque?

Posted on July 24, 2010 by 1Earth

It’s a known fact that eating garlic and onions make you socially repulsive.  But garlic and onions also have known curative properties. Garlic, for one, is known, and I have personal experience with this, to drastically lower blood cholesterol.  The … Continue reading →

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Mac Upgrade Circus

Posted on July 24, 2010 by 1Earth

I was called in at 9 this morning for some routine maintenance and an upgrade or two of the computer that Just Works. Mac Don’t Always Just Work I started at 9:20am – faced with the 2-year-or-so old Intel Mac … Continue reading →

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Ignoring / getting ignored by people on Facebook

Posted on July 24, 2010 by 1Earth

When you ignore people on Facebook, they pretty much disappear from your world, assuming that Facebook is the only part of your world where you ever encountered them. Ignoring people in real life is substantially less effective and much more work. Ever … Continue reading →

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Disable, Limit and Delete WordPress Revisions

Posted on July 19, 2010 by 1Earth

For me a major WordPress Blog annoyance is the WordPress Revisions feature. It essentially saves a copy of your post or page every time you update it. If you share my frustration, here’s how to stop or limit WordPress Revisions … Continue reading →

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A New Theme for 1Earth is Coming

Posted on July 15, 2010 by 1Earth

Ever since I switched 1EarthAdventures to WordPress way back when… erm *flipsthroughblog*, on 15 October 2005 or not too long after, I’ve been using this awesome Illacrimo Theme from Design Disease. However, this is 2010 and my blog has evolved … Continue reading →

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Repair XP MBR with only an Ubuntu Live CD

Posted on July 5, 2010 by 1Earth

I just deleted and old Ubuntu off the Journo’s dual-boot Ubuntu/XP HP Pavillion and along with it Ubuntu’s Grub and her Master Boot Record (MBR), which of course rendered the machine useless. I had an Ubuntu 10.04 Lycid Lynx Live … Continue reading →

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