Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
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Why I prefer GNU Linux
24 Nov 2016As many people know I usually use a GNU Linux desktop environment, and have for a few years. I have…
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The saga of the AirBag Warning Light
17 Jul 2015About 6 months ago our car (2008 Nissan X-Trail) started to have it’s AirBag light flash. This could be a…
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Community Hubs
17 Aug 2014I have been putting a lot of thought recently into how the Australian and NSW government are pouring money into…
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Crashplan GUI Won’t run in Trusty Tahr
21 Apr 2014I upgraded my laptop to Trusty Tahr today. One thing that didn’t work immediately was the Crashplan GUI. It crashes…
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I caved – Dell Latitude E5530 Review
17 Jul 2013I was about to spend $500 to upgrade my existing D630, and then I found out that my $dayjob gives…
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Install ‘real’ java
08 Jul 2013I use a lot of out-of-band management like ASM, DRAC, etc, along with java vnc plugins for various products. I…
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Debian squeeze => wheezy, IPv?
24 Jun 2013I pretty much run Debian stable at home for all my servers. KVM, NFS, FW/GW, Myth, etc. A few months…
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backup my laptop securely – crashplan
02 Apr 2013I need to backup my laptop. Previously when using a Mac, I had a hard drive sitting in my office…
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The Phoenix Project – Review
21 Jan 2013I have been waiting in anticipation to buy a copy of Gene Kim’s “The Phoenix Project”, and when it was…
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2013 the year to get shit done
03 Jan 2013For 2013 these are my goals: Code more Clean up my music and video collections Move all the home movies…