Archive for the ‘Software’ Category

Software RAID 1 Performance on Ubuntu Server 8.04

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

A generous gift was bestowed upon me last week -- Dell's PowerEdge SC420 server. It came with two (2) 80GB hard drives which I have since replaced with two (2) 1TB hard drives. I decided to mirror these drives for the sake of redundancy using Linux's built-in software ...

Install SSH Server on Ubuntu

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

It really couldn't be any easier than this: sudo apt-get install openssh-server You're done. Now you can use ssh to remotely connect to your Ubuntu box. Related posts:Where Is tracert in Ubuntu?Software RAID 1 Performance on Ubuntu Server 8.04Connecting to Microsoft SQL Server with PHP

LogMeIn: Control Your PC From Your PC

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

As I was piddling around on LogMeIn today, I noticed that the PC I was currently using was on the list of online computers. I tried to remote control it and received a warning message, but beneath it was a button that allowed me to control it anyway. This was ...

Dream Gaming Computer - 2008

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Every year my desktop gets older, our mortgage gets smaller, the games get better, and I crave new hardware. The 1st step is to admit you're addicted, right? Without further adieu, I present you with my pick for the best gaming desktop of 2008. My picks were ...

DD-WRT’s Quality of Service Works Really Well

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The advent of YouTube, Hulu, Netflix's watch instantly feature, torrents, and offsite/online backup has made good bandwidth crucial to an enjoyable experience. The first time my wife got me killed by hogging the bandwidth while I was playing World of Warcraft I immediately cranked up the DD-WRT control panel ...

World of Warcraft Subscription Successfully Cancelled

Monday, October 6th, 2008

I finally kicked my habit! Turdrangus Level 70: 17 days, 19 hours, 27 minutes, 32 seconds Total: 35 days, 23 hours, 48 minutes, 52 seconds Jorina Total: 4 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes, 38 seconds Total 40 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes, 30 seconds Start Date: August 2007 End Date: October ...

Google Chrome: The installer encountered error 4.

Sunday, September 28th, 2008

I decided to give Google Chrome another chance today, hoping there would be an update to fix the scrolling issue I previously discovered. The following steps produce the following error message—if you can call it that. Using Google Chrome, navigate to http://www.google.com/chrome/ Click "Download Google ...

Launchy is Cheeky

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

I was reading Life Hacker's Best of the Best today and came across Launchy, a Windows application launcher, so I decided to check it out. I run NoScript at work for security purposes so I was greeted with the following image. And I quote: "This is where Ads would go, ...

Google Chrome Scrolling Issues

Monday, September 8th, 2008

After much enthusiasm from the geeks at work about Google's new browser, Chrome, I decided to give it a shot. So far I'm impressed and depressed. Chrome's speed is almost unrivaled. Unfortunately, one of the most important features to me, scrolling, does not work properly. I have a ...

Create a New New in Windows Vista

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

What? Creating a new new isn't useful to you, either? Microsoft...after over 15 years of GUI OSs I would expect better from you. Guess I'm just insane to keep buying your software time after time and expecting different results. Related posts:Windows Vista Folder Size DiscrepancyWindows Vista Source Code ReleasedProblem Mapping ...