How to enable and use Wake on LAN

In this article I will describe how to enable Wake-on-LAN (WOL) and how to use it to start-up a system remotely. In order to use Wake-on-LAN your systems hardware and network driver needs to actually support this technology. You will also need to know the MAC address of the systems ethernet card.

How to install ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S (GT-I9000)

In this article I will describe how to install ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy S. By installing CyanogenMod your device will also be rooted. I have written this post while I was installing ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on my friends Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 (International). I provided the specific software download locations for the GT-i9000 and also the general download links in case you have an other model of the SI. Make sure to have enough battery life throughout the whole installation procedure and to read the disclaimer before starting to follow this guide!

How to install ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on Samsung Galaxy S3

In this article I will describe how to install ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on the Samsung Galaxy S3. By installing CyanogenMod your device will also be rooted. I have written this post while I was installing ClockworkMod Recovery and CyanogenMod on my own Samsung Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 (International). I provided the specific software download locations for the GT-i9300 and also the general download links in case you have an other model of the S3. You may also consider taking a look at the tutorial from the CyanogenMod website for your specific device. Also make sure that you have enough battery life throughout the whole installation procedure and to read the disclaimer before starting to follow this guide!

How to install Bumblebee on Arch Linux

In this article I will describe how to install Bumblebee on Arch Linux. The Bumblebee-Wiki provides the following description for the software: “Bumblebee is an effort to make Nvidia Optimus enabled laptops work in GNU/Linux systems. Such feature involves two graphics cards with two different power consumption profiles plugged in a layered way sharing a single framebuffer”. Please be extremely cautious throughout the whole installation procedure, depending on your system you may end up with a messed up driver or system configuration! This “How To” is based on my system, here are the most relevant specs:

• Lenovo ThinkPad T420s
• CPU: Intel Core i7 – 2620M with integrated GPU
• Graphics: NVIDIA 4200M Optimus Graphics (NVIDIA GF119M)

0. Preparations
1. Installation
2. Important and useful commands
3. Troubleshooting

How to install Slackware ARM on a Raspberry Pi

A few days ago I got my Raspberry Pi and I had to decide which OS I install. I like Slackware and decided to give Slackware ARM (formerly ArmedSlack) a try. It was surprisingly easy to install it.
The first step was to download the Slackware ARM installer and copy it to the SD card.
Download installer:

$ wget http://www.daves-collective.co.uk/raspi/images/raspi-slack-installer_01Aug12.img.xz

Write the installer to SD card:

$ xz -dc raspi-slack-installer_01Aug12.img.xz | dd of=[device] bs=65536