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Fetching Lots of Small Files from RapidShare? Tip to Save Time

I was staring at the 30+ RapidShare tabs I have open, annoyed that I had to keep waiting for the countdown timer before starting each download. The problem was that I kept forgetting about the countdown and the downloads altogether (30 second timer + Geek-ADD… impossible). It literally took me 10+ hours to get one [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Fetching Lots of Small Files from RapidShare? Tip to Save Time", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/09/downloading-lots-of-small-files-from-rapidshare-heres-a-tip-to-save-time/" });

Workaround for “ImportError: cannot import name compat” issue in Trac 0.11.x

I had used Trac 0.10.4 for awhile before upgrading to 0.11. First time around I had no problems, but on a new server, a fresh install of 0.11.1 was giving me this error when I visit certain pages: [Sun Aug 10 19:41:57 2008] [error] [client 69.204.200.139] PythonHandler trac.web.modpython_frontend: Traceback (most recent call last):, referer: http://issues.biodegradablegeek.com/congen9 [Sun Aug [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Workaround for “ImportError: cannot import name compat” issue in Trac 0.11.x", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/08/workaround-for-importerror-cannot-import-name-compat-issue-in-trac-011x/" });

How to Speed Up Fullscreen Flash Playback in Linux

Hardware acceleration is not available in fullscreen mode for Linux yet, at least not with Adobe’s Flash 9.x plugin. This isn’t much of a problem with small videos, but it results in choppy, sluggish playback in fullscreen mode. Fortunately, there’s a simple way around this while we wait for Adobe to address the issue. Workaround If [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "How to Speed Up Fullscreen Flash Playback in Linux", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/07/how-to-speed-up-fullscreen-flash-playback-in-linux/" });