03

Apr/08

Asus EEE PC

It arrived today! No thanks to the DHL company and the lack of instructions on the Currys website. DHL didn’t even card the missed delivery. I would have got it last week! EEE Unit Moving on the Asus EEE PC … Continue reading

27

Mar/08

Server Upgrade From 7.04 To 7.10 (Update)

The server update has been completed. Using a command to replace the word feisty to gutsy seemed to sort most of the soures out except for a few but they can be removed. sudo sed -e ’s/\sfeisty/ gutsy/g’ -i /etc/apt/sources.list … Continue reading

27

Mar/08

Server Upgrade From 7.04 To 7.10

Files are backed up and the server will go down today for an distro upgrade. I’m praying it works and it won’t take too long to download the files. I have the CD ISO in case it goes wrong.

25

Mar/08

dvd::rip

I have been using dvd::rip on Ubuntu for about a week now. It has some really nice features and once you find out about clustering it’s amazing. NOTE I’m not condoning piracy but it does serve as a backup utility … Continue reading

23

Mar/08

“* Running local boot scripts” Hangs

I’ve noticed this error for quite some time but surprised there hasn’t been a fit to it yet from Canonical hasn’t patch it yet. Although the boot script doesn’t really do anything it is annoying even on a headless install. … Continue reading

10

Mar/08

Neons Are Back

I ripped (gently) the cold cathode fluorescent tubes (CCFL) out of my old computer and they’re now in my Linux PC. I took the 4″ and 12″ tubes and put them at the front. There are two switches to turn … Continue reading

07

Mar/08

£30 CPU Upgrade

Pictures of the new CPU and HSF upgrade below:

05

Mar/08

Lian Li Tidy Up

I bumped into a cheap CPU for my Linux box which only costs £30! I remember pay more than twice that for the one I have. Before it goes out of stock like my last last generation graphics card I’ll … Continue reading