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Chromebook Mouse Speed

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I was having trouble with my mouse sensitivity not being high enough even when set to maximum in the Chromebook settings. After searching around there were not many answers easily apparent so I asked on the Google+ Chromebook Community. A user there (KJ Kim) had the answer. I’m going to post it below so that if someone else is searching for the answer maybe my blog post will show up.

In your Chromebook:
1.  Open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T)
2.  Type “xset m 6000” (without the quotation marks)
3.  6000 is the value that I use but you can change it to your liking

Also of note is the solution is not permanent.  You have to re-type the command when switching between different users and also when rebooting the same account. I rarely reboot my Chromebook so it is not too big of an issue.

Screenshot:

Screenshot 2014-04-27 at 8.32.03 AM

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New router with DD-WRT

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belkinSo I had to reset my server a few times. With the normal stability of my server needing to restart is really unusual. I normally only need to restart when updating the kernel but I have recently had the system lock up completely. The only change being that I set up my server to act as a wireless access point in February. I think that was one task too many with all the other network intensive tasks I had it doing. So I felt it was time I just purchase a replacement router/wireless access point.

I decided this time around that I would get a router compatible with DD-WRT an open source Linux based firmware for routers and access points. There is a plethora of router firmware projects out there so you have a wide choice if you want to do a similar project. I decided to just go with DD-WRT because it’s one of the most popular and supports a wide variety of hardware. I also took a look at Tomato and OpenWrt but I have to admit I didn’t try either of them out.

As far as hardware I wanted:
1. The device needed DD-WRT support, since that is what I wanted to put on it.
2. Something inexpensive with a good hardware specs to price ratio.
3. Something that supports wireless N. Most of my devices are wireless B/G devices but I have one or two wireless N devices.

ddwrtAfter looking over several reviews I discovered the Belkin N300 Wireless Router F7D3302.The bad reviews on Amazon were all for the stock firmware. All the DD-WRT reviews on Amazon gave it five stars and I also found a post on the DD-WRT forums that spoke well of it. For $20 I figured it was worth a shot. Spec wise the router has: 64 MB of Ram, 8 MB of flash, and a Broadcom BCM4718 @ 480MHz. I downloaded the two firmware files I needed from the DD-WRT Router Database, you just search for the model number to find the correct device. After installation I changed the password and set up wireless security. So far it has been a really solid device. I’m considering connecting my printer to it next because the router has a USB port but I will see. I could also use it as a NAS with a portable HD but my home server does well in that role.

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Death of my router

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2014-02-16 22.22.24November 24, 2006 – 15 February 2014

I purchased my Linksys WRT54GC during the Black Friday sales of 2006. I got it for $1 (after mail in rebates). I didn’t really expect much of the router at the price but it lasted for over 7 years of heavy home use.

Yesterday evening a friend mentioned noticing my Wifi was down. I normally let guests use it while here. I went upstairs to find the old Linksys powering on but dead. So I scoured through my spare electronics bins and found the power adapter to a regular non-wifi router. It’s not as easy as it sounds I have a few dozen power adapters and 11 bins of old electronic devices and cables.

After finding everything, I was finally able to get the wired network up. Later I decided to get wifi in the house DIY style. I went to my server which acts as a web/file/print/media server in our home and added another duty to it. It’s now pulling yet another duty as a wifi access point. It took around two hours to get that set up because most of the how-to’s I read on setting up an infrastructure wifi access point had a few details different from each other. My setup of course had a few specifics I had to tweak so it basically it became trial and error figuring out how to configure some of it. While frustrating, it was good to learn the process. Now I’m debating if I want to get a replacement wifi router or just keep the setup as is. At any rate I will write yet another guide for how to use a spare pc as a Linux based wifi access point in the future in case someone else runs into the same struggles I had.

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CyanogenMod 10.1 on my HTC EVO LTE

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Last night I flashed the June 8th IRC build of CyanogenMod 10.1 on my HTC EVO LTE. In addition I flashed a modification that will give a transparent status bar on Android 4.2.2 devices. As a launcher I am using Apex Launcher with the dock disabled. Do actually launch my commonly used applications I use Unity Launcher with auto hide enabled. This gives my phones home screen an extremely clean look. If I need an app not on Unity launcher I have my phone configured to bring up the app drawer with a long press of the home button.

Here are a few pictures of what this configuration looks like while in use:

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Default Screen View
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Unity Launcher Swiped Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It’s pretty fun to have such a minimalistic yet functional setup.

Adding in the wallpaper for those that want it:

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