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How to connect an Atari ST to a VGA Monitor

While the Atari ST never came with a VGA cable, it's actually possible to build one for the "High" resolution mode. Here's a step by step guide to make this......

September 17, 2024 · 4 min · François Planque

How to replace the RTC battery of an Atari Mega STE in 2024

Step by step guide to replacing the Real Time Clock Battery in a 1990 Atari Mega STE, but in 2024......

September 14, 2024 · 3 min · François Planque

How to set the ACSI ID on the Mega STE's internal HD controller

I tested all combinations so we can finally have a true reference for the DIP switches on the HDD Controller of the Mega STE....

September 8, 2024 · 3 min · François Planque

ACSI2STM on Mega STE: backup of internal HD

This shall be the definitive post on getting an ACSI2STM to work on an Atari Mega STE **at the same time** as the internal HD , so you can back it up on an SD card!...

September 1, 2024 · 19 min · François Planque

How to disable Adobe Reader in Safari

Sometimes you have to install Adobe Reader because some pesky government agency forces you to use a pesky PDF file that only works with Adobe Reader. And once you install Adobe Reader, it will take over your whole Mac, even the default PDF preview in…...

July 31, 2014 · 1 min · François Planque

How to make Bulletproof Coffee - Recipe

Last week, I started to experiment with "Bulletproof Coffee". It's sort of a commercial product but you can actually make your own at home. This is what I did. It's a bit too early to draw conclusions but my first impression is that I've been running…...

July 21, 2014 · 5 min · François Planque

How to find files recursively on Linux (or OS X terminal)

Sometimes you need an emergency reminder about how to find all files of a certain name in a directory structure… like say: find all .htaccess files hidden in my web site. Well, here’s the magic command:...

October 6, 2012 · 1 min · François Planque

How to check when Linux was installed

If you have several servers to maintain like I do, at some point you'll want to know how old exactly an installation of Debian (or another flavor or Linux) has gotten since you last wiped it clean... So how do you check the install date? I found t…...

September 27, 2012 · 1 min · François Planque

Mac OS X Lion: How to clean up the 'Open With' menu

When you right-click (or control-click) on a file in the Mac OS X Finder, you get a contextual menu with a nice "Open With" option, which lets you open the selected file with any Application that you desire to. That is pretty nice until that menu gets…...

June 6, 2012 · 2 min · François Planque

How to remove constantly launching services on Mac OS X

Even after you uninstall it, some Mac OS X software just won't quit nagging you or notifying you of updates or at the very least polluting the Console Messages......

August 19, 2011 · 7 min · François Planque