Archive for the 'Hardware' Category

Living with PulseAudio via PulseAudio Device Chooser

« 6 January 2010 | 10:30 | Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software, Usability | No Comments »

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

« 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 [...]



Multiple Drive Failures in RAID-5

« 29 January 2009 | 13:14 | Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux | No Comments »

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

« 27 May 2008 | 21:14 | Arduino, Computers & Technology, Hardware, Linux, Open Source, Software | No Comments »

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 [...]