A while back I picked up an ECS 945GCD-M motherboard to replace my dead VIA board that was running my RAID server. The board is pretty nice, sitting there completely silent, running 64-bit Ubuntu and packing far more power than the board it was replacing. But it has one glaring problem; the network card on [...]
Archive for the 'Hardware' Category
Atheros AR8131 and Linux
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26 May 2010 |
14:25 |
Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux |
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Samsung X360 Backlight Control with Ubuntu
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30 March 2010 |
13:06 |
Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software |
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I recently send my Samsung X360 laptop to the shop. The bearing on the fan had gone bad so I sent it in for warranty replacement. Before I sent it, I thought I would wipe out all my data since a lot of it was work-related and I didn’t need that information getting out, plus [...]
I recently send my Samsung X360 laptop to the shop. The bearing on the fan had gone bad so I sent it in for warranty replacement. Before I sent it, I thought I would wipe out all my data since a lot of it was work-related and I didn’t need that information getting out, plus [...]
Living with PulseAudio via PulseAudio Device Chooser
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6 January 2010 |
10:30 |
Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software, Usability |
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Telecommuting is a pretty sweet gig with a good number of benefits. To name a few, while I’m working I can:
Toss some laundry in the machine
Start my lunch and work while it cooks
Sign for packages when they are delivered
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. However, to make telecommuting possible, there are some technologies [...]
Telecommuting is a pretty sweet gig with a good number of benefits. To name a few, while I’m working I can:
Toss some laundry in the machine
Start my lunch and work while it cooks
Sign for packages when they are delivered
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. However, to make telecommuting possible, there are some technologies [...]
My Sweet New Laptop
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11 March 2009 |
20:41 |
Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source |
No Comments »
I’ve been considering picking up a new laptop for a while now. My old laptop, an ageing Dell Inspiron 8500, had treated me well for a few years, but I really wanted to change to a more portable machine. The Dell weighed in at around 8 lbs., had a battery that lasted about half an [...]
I’ve been considering picking up a new laptop for a while now. My old laptop, an ageing Dell Inspiron 8500, had treated me well for a few years, but I really wanted to change to a more portable machine. The Dell weighed in at around 8 lbs., had a battery that lasted about half an [...]
Multiple Drive Failures in RAID-5
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29 January 2009 |
13:14 |
Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux |
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I have a server set up with a RAID-5 array that I use to back up pretty much all of the data I have. Sure I have a bunch of things burned to DVD, but at only 4.3GB a pop, that can very quickly add up to a number of DVDs, and in fact already [...]
I have a server set up with a RAID-5 array that I use to back up pretty much all of the data I have. Sure I have a bunch of things burned to DVD, but at only 4.3GB a pop, that can very quickly add up to a number of DVDs, and in fact already [...]
I’ll Have One of Your Finest Arduinos, Please
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27 May 2008 |
21:14 |
Arduino, Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software |
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I’ve seen all kinds of really cool projects that use the fancy new Arduino microcontroller. I’m not the biggest fan of C or C++ (to be honest, I hate them both), but the Wiring model and the Processing environment seems interesting. So much so that I decided over this long weekend that I wanted to [...]
I’ve seen all kinds of really cool projects that use the fancy new Arduino microcontroller. I’m not the biggest fan of C or C++ (to be honest, I hate them both), but the Wiring model and the Processing environment seems interesting. So much so that I decided over this long weekend that I wanted to [...]
