How to Test Your Internet Speed with a Terminal Command

You probably know about the internet speed tests that can be performed from your browser. However, Make Tech Easier shows us that you can do the same thing right from a terminal window—perfect for your Raspberry Pi or home server.



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Create a Home Alarm System with a Raspberry Pi and Webcam

We've shown you before that home alarm systems don't have to be expensive. To prove that point even further over on Medium, Alex Nikolaidis shows off how to make a cheap home alarm system with a Raspberry Pi. The system is exactly what you'd expect it to be.



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OS X Mavericks Transformation/UX Pack Released – The best OS X Mavericks experiences is now

UPDATE: Due to my clumsiness, I set applying installed programs’ permissions to Program Files’ native path so x64 OS having those files installed in x86 ones won’t have updated permissions making all changes remain the same after reboot.



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Show Report: Drones + Physical Security

Drones are all over the press, both good and bad, for their use around the world. Given their surveillance abilities, it would seem a natural fit for physical security. However, so far, this is not happening.



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QuickCast Is a Simple Way to Make and Publish Short Screencasts

Mac: At some point in your life, you're probably going to need to record your screen to share with someone. It might be just once, and it might not need to be too complicated of a process. If that sounds like you, QuickCast is a fantastic little app that makes screen recording easy.



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Bake Easy Homemade Dog Treats with Flour and Baby Food

Dog treats can get expensive, but you can create your own on the cheap with a very simple recipe that only requires two ingredients: flour and pureed baby food. The folks over at Curbly came up with this money-saver. They say you only need the follow:



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Your Xerox copier could be replacing numbers in your documents

Copy machines have a relatively simple, single task so it's generally accepted that they'll function without issue and maintain 100 percent accuracy. Unfortunately, some owners of select Xerox products are experiencing a problem that goes against both of those expectations.



via Pocket http://theverge.com/2013/8/6/4594482/xerox-copiers-randomly-replacing-numbers-in-documents