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Guide: Convert comics to PDF without white margins

Posted on May 11, 2014September 27, 2014 by Jon Stacey

The bug bit me this afternoon in the desire to convert some comic book CBR files to PDF so that I could put them in iBooks and have everything in one place. I turned to trusty Calibre to do this, but could not find a combination of settings that wouldn’t mess with aspect ratios and…

How to Setup a L2TP VPN Server on OS X

Posted on November 13, 2013July 5, 2016 by Jon Stacey

This is a fast guide on configuring OS X to act as an L2TP VPN Server. This can be accomplished with Apple’s Server App, but if you don’t mind running a few Terminal commands and adding a couple configuration files manually, you can save yourself $20 and go out to eat instead. This guide also…

A Glance at Ethics in the Digital Era

Posted on September 30, 2013October 1, 2013 by Jon Stacey

Here’s a relic from the past–an old school research paper. Debates around computing ethics continue on, so I thought I would toss some of my old thoughts out there. The conclusion I had when I wrote this is still true today as we see some states in the U.S. implementing school programs to educate kids…

Bad Designs Among Us

Posted on December 5, 2012December 6, 2012 by Jon Stacey

Bad designs are among us! Ack! Who the hell thought this was a good idea? Join me on a short, infuriating experience, and see some other examples of the horrors that surround us every day.

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