'Tech' Category
Why a PlayStation 3?
This weekend I finally decided to throw my vote in to the next-generation console fight when I went and bought a PlayStation 3 (PS3). I picked up a pre-owned 40GB model from a local GameStop along with Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga and Burnout Paradise. I’d been thinking a while over which […]
In Soviet Russia, LiveJournal Blogs on You!
First off, apologies for this post’s title. It had to be done, though. On Monday, LiveJournal was sold to a Russian company. When I first read about it, one eyebrow raised slightly, but I didn’t think much of it. Then I started noticing comments coming in from my friends and colleagues talking about how they […]
A Couple of Links
I don’t usually just post links, but these are too great to not share. The Nerd Handbook This explains so much about me and “my people” that it borders on the uncanny. Everyone who is dating, has ever dated, or is planning on dating a nerd/geek needs to read this. Installing MySQL on Ubuntu A sarcastic response to […]
64-bit Vista with an OEM Activation
I got a new Dell Latitude D630 recently, and I wanted to try using Windows Vista to see if I could get my work done with it. The short story is, I can, and it’s actually pretty nice. But there’s more to it than that.
My New Phone
Like lots of people I got a new phone yesterday. It’s sleek, high-tech, and has lots of cool features. It’s also not an iPhone. No, I got myself a Cingular 3125, running Windows Mobile 5.0. In fact, I don’t even want an iPhone. I’ll tell you why, by way of […]
Live Resizing of RAID5 Arrays in Linux
A friend of mine asked about the benefits of software RAID versus hardware RAID in Linux, and I proceeded to voice my support for the former. It was then brought up that online resizing was one of her concerns, and I set about to figure out how to do just that. These instructions […]
Issue Trackers and Project Management
I’m going to be pushing a software project I’ve been working on out into the open source world sometime in the near future, so I’ve been considering what I want to use to keep track of the software’s development. I initially started by creating a RubyForge project for it, because the tool is written […]
Upgraded to WordPress 2.2
Just a quick post to test whether or not my upgrade to WordPress 2.2 was successful.
What I Look for in a (Linux) Server System
A coworker of mine and I had discussed my stance on Apple — it hasn’t really changed much since I wrote that, in case you’re wondering — and she asked me for my thoughts on what I look for and expect in a Linux system, so I offered to write them down here. […]
ICHicanery8
Or: How to install Windows XP on a SATA hard drive attached to an Intel ICH8 SATA controller in AHCI mode. I, like many people, have an Asus P5B motherboard, the non-Deluxe model. It’s been a pretty good board for me so far, and I’m pleased with its feature set for the price I […]