FreeBSD: Set Primary Nameserver(s) in resolv.conf

I’ve been having trouble with my ISP’s nameserver so I wanted to switch over to Google’s public DNS.

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FreeBSD: Disable Your Lenovo Trackpad

It’s taken me longer than I would’ve liked to work this one out but I’ve finally managed to disable the trackpad on my Lenovo X131e while still leaving the trackpoint (stick) working.

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FreeBSD: So you've messed up your /etc/rc.conf

If you’ve messed up your /etc/rc.conf then there’s a good chance you’re unable to boot your system and by extension are unable to fix your mistake.

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FreeBSD: Working WiFi on Any Laptop

I recently installed FreeBSD for the first time and installed it on my Lenovo X131e. I instantly began battling with it’s evil Broadcom wireless card. This card had caused me endless trouble on Linux. After messing around with it for an hour or two I decided that this was the final straw and pulled the card out. I shoved it in a draw and plan to never look at it again!

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LearnOpenGL.com: Setup Gotchas on Ubuntu 16.04 and Code::Blocks

I began working through the fantastic OpenGL tutorials on learnopengl.com today and hit a couple of issues along the way.

Most of the issues I hit were caused by the fact that the tutorials are heavily biased towards Windows and Visual Studio while I’m using Ubuntu 16.04 and Code::Blocks.

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