http://blog.samad64.com Yes.. I blog. Get over it. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:58:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few months ago I purchased an iPod touch from a local retailer. The three month exchange period from the retailer expired last month, and right around that time I started having an issue with the home button on my iTouch. The best way I can describe this is that ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/09/05/ipod-touch-home-button-issue/ You can not downgrade firmware in iTunes 7.7, you will need to downgrade your iTunes first. 1. Download iTunes 7.5 2. XP: go to C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\My Documents\My Music\iTunes Vista: go to C:\Users\USERNAME\Music\iTunes Rename  the file iTunes Library.itl to old.itl. 2. UnInstall your current iTunes. Start>Control Panel>Uninstall programs 3. Once iTunes is uninstalled, reboot your PC. ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/07/21/downgrade-your-iphone-from-20-to-114/ Recently I decided to install Ubuntu linux on my laptop since Windows was giving me a lot of problems and it was getting to be about the time where I reformat all my computers to start out fresh. Instead of reinstalling Windows, I installed Linux.. but then realized that there ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/06/26/fixing-artwork-on-your-ipod-touch-linux-amarok/ Recently I got an iPod Touch, and I wanted to be able to listen to my music without needing an iPod cable. I found the FireFly Media Server for the iTouch in Installer.app, but it wasn't working as its made for an older firmware and not the one I'm running ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/05/13/streaming-from-the-itouch/ I wrote this program for a class a few semesters ago. It is a Lucas Number calculator that uses forks/pipes (a requirement of the project). Works great, hopefully it will help someone out there! It is also available for download below. /* Lucas Fork & Pipe*/ #include <stdio.h> #include <time.h> // to ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/04/05/unix-lucas-fork-program/ Wow, I can't believe its been two months since I last updated this blog. Quite interesting actually. I had a phase last semester where I really wanted to blog just so I could put information I found helpful on the internet out in a place where I could easily access ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/03/20/two-months/ Today I was browsing around and visiting some old sites, to find out that one of the sites I had shopped at had actually shut down September of 2007. What caught my eye though, was a message posted on the site only a few days ago: Coming Soon!! A new and improved ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/01/20/a-new-and-improved-modmydscom/ The Nyko Wii Charge Station is probably one of the best accessories you can pick up for your Wii. Especially if you play your Wii a lot. It takes about 3-4 hours to charge the battery to full charge (from the time its completely dead). The only thing I noticed ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/01/19/nykos-wii-remote-charging-station/ First of all, a happy belated new year to all! I would have posted earlier but I didn't have anything to write about... and still don't to be honest :). This is an extremely late post, at 3:50AM, but I'm not really too tired. College starts back up on Monday ... http://blog.samad64.com/2008/01/05/new-year-new-beginnings/ Recently I received a holiday bonus from my boss in the form of an American Express Gift Card. This is the 2nd time I've gotten one of these, and I'm completely happy with the card. I remember being able to access a website to check my card balance, so I ... http://blog.samad64.com/2007/12/23/idiots-morons-and-american-express-gift-cards/