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How to Install VMware Player on Linux Mint Maya 13

By default, the virtual ethernet service in VMware Player 4.0.4 will fail when you try to start it. Fortunately there is an old patch that will fix this issue. I've updated the patch so it is...

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Netrunner 4.2: It's an Everything but the Kitchen Sink Kind of Distro (Review)

Netrunner 4.2 has turned out to be the kind of distro I love and hate at the same time. While syncronization with services such as Google and Facebook is a welcome addition to KDE, I can't stand the...

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The HP Pavilion DV6-7010US: A Good, Solid Performer

Hardware issues with my Toshiba Satellite L755D-S5204 from it being dropped have spurred me to purchase a new laptop. I have found the perfect replacement in the HP Pavilion DV6-7010US. From its tough...

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ZyXEL NSA310 Diskless System 1-Bay Media Server Screenshot Tour

General Brand ZyXEL Model NSA310 Interfaces Port RJ-45 1 x 10/100/1000M Port USB 2 x USB2.0 Port eSATA 1 x eSATA HDD Interface 1 x SATA Configuration Form Factor Desktop Included HDD Capacity Diskless...

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How to Backup Your Files Over SMB in Linux

I just recently acquired a Zyxel media server, which I wanted to use to backup my files over the network. The only problem was that there are no Linux backup programs (that I know of) capable of...

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Stolen Laptops

Thursday night at around 8 p.m. three young men broke in to my apartment and stole my laptop and my friend's laptop. My laptop was a black HP Pavilion DV6-7010US with 8 GB of RAM and a small blue...

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Great Article Coming Soon... Laptop Theft!

I just want to let you guys know there is an awesome article coming up on this site on how to fight back against laptop theft. I'm not posting it right now, as I do not want to give away any of the...

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How to Protect Yourself Against Laptop Theft

About three months ago, one night three young black men busted in to my apartment and stole both my laptop and the laptop of a friend. While I had taken steps to protect my laptop against such an...

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I Lost 40+ Pounds in 4 Months

In 2009, I started on medication that caused water retention and also caused weight gain by making me feel lethargic and hungry all the time. In about two years time, I went from a size 9 to a size...

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When you know your past, you know yourself

I've made a couple of breakthroughs in the past couple of weeks as far as recovering memories goes. I recovered two major memories that were emotion packed and linked to a lot of heavy stuff. I'm still...

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In love with a narcissist... this is what it's like...

This is really just notes for my personal collection to assist with recovery, but narcissistic abuse is pretty rampant, and not just in romantic relationships, so I figured I would share my notes here...

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reflections of a broken heart mending...

Ahhh, trying to figure out this little thing called "life"... So, new realizations. I've realized I seem to have a thing for narcissists, not just my husband but a LOT of the guys I've dated, including...

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"Will my hair ever be straight?" - A 3B Curly Head's Guide to Flat Ironing

After only about two months of ownership, I have finally managed to get my flat iron to make my 3b curly hair straight! Here are some tips for new flat iron owners who want to get these kinds of...

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consummation to your anima

a scarlet blossom; a blooming passion red spent on a wine luminosity unfurling from your icy cool plethoras the burning; the pain my crimson stained embellishment... is that your plan? to allure;...

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With My Mind - Cold

In a violent world Where deception's free Things I can't control Taking over me Did they try to take My identity So what the hell Have they done to me! I will take your thoughts away And I'll ignite...

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Inside Out - Reveille

Tell me what I'm supposed  To feel because I can't feel this   Sick and tired and it's all the same   Same shit, different day, all day, every day Wish you were perfect   Well welcome to your fifteen...

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Renegade - (HED) P.E.

See me I'm still standing I might be bleeding But I'm still breathing You might hate me But you can't break me I might be bleeding But I'm still breathing

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Vacuous

your masquerade: you're pristine... but your words just run dry like a glass of water trickling down through the cracks in your sanity.

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Persicon

I bled for you My tears trickled down like rain landing softly on the heartless frigid white quarry I made a promise to her we would never do that A promise is always so empty.... A whisper, a gentle...

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The Package - A Perfect Circle

This song could have been ripped from the mind of someone I used to live with recently... Clever got me this far Then tricky got me in Eye on what I'm after I don't need another friend Smile and drop...

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You know who this is for...

So, is that what you call a getaway? Well tell me what you got away with. Cause I've seen more spine in jellyfish. I've seen more guts in eleven-year-old kids. Have another drink and drive yourself...

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broken doll

Can this wretched broken worthless doll kicked and torn and eyeless ever be used for a toy again or is the only destiny left for her in the garbage

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Lessons in 11

When you live near the beach, you learn at a very early age that when caught in an undertow, you never swim against the current, but with it. You ride that bitch out until it ends instead of trying to...

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It Only Gets Better From Here

I kind of feel like ever since my 29th birthday, I've been in this weird accelerated learning process when it comes to life and especially relationships (I don't mean romantic ones but just...

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The Definitive Guide To Quitting Smoking by Vaping With E-Cigarettes/Advanced...

About two years ago I purchased my first e-cigarette: a Totally Wicked Titan Tank. Since then I have totally fallen in love with vaping, so when I found out that I was at high risk of developing COPD,...

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