I wanted to elaborate a little on putting Linux Mint on my Acer Aspire One. For starters, my AAO is the 8gb flash drive model. No HDD in there baby! First I removed all the SSD cards from the AAO. Didn’t want to accidentally overwrite any data I may be saving there you know. I […]
I just wanted to say that I thought I would give the newly released Linux Mint 7 a spin because I have heard so many good things about it. I decided to give it a run on my Acer Aspire One since none of the Linuxen on there have yet satisfied me. Well, to my […]
As of late, I have come to think that I should perhaps throw my hat into the book author pile. Specifically, I have noticed that there seems to be a lacking of a concise book about good/logical Linux server administration. Now I am not talking about just setting up a home server, but rather correctly […]
I have been watching the news articles about netbooks since before I actually owned one. Lately, there has been an increasing sentiment that Linux on netbooks is on the way out and Windows is in complete command of the market. Even Lenovo jumped on the windows bandwagon about this. it’s really been pretty rampant. Well, […]
Even though I wrote and use OSM I also use Nagios at work (along with OSM). Actually, I administer Nagios there, however I have never actually installed and configured it. It was in place before I started there. That being said, my manager asked me how to get it installed and running today, as he […]
Just a quickie tutorial on how to set up a web based subversion server on a CentOS server in a hurry. To start with you need a CentOS 5.x install with a working web server. # yum install subversion mod_dav_svn Pick a directory where you want to house your repo. We’ll say for argument mine […]
Free Linux Box is a website that tries to connect individuals who want to give away fully functional computers running open source software to individuals who need a computer, free of cost. The website showcases computers that are in need of homes. In order to qualify for listing the computer must fit the following qualifications: […]
Oh boy. So what have I been doing since last we talked? Let me tell you… I have been doing multiple Linux installations on my Acer Aspire One. That being said, this post is going to be more a rant that anything else. Now don’t get me wrong, I really dig that little AAO netbook. […]
For a couple years now I have been running a headless (broken) IBM Thinkpad T23 laptop as my home server. It has served it’s new function admirably. Initially, I had thought that maybe there would be a heat issue so I stuck it on a fan plate, but it has been running 2 years with […]
Ahh, there heresy! Yup, I finally got off my butt and bought a new laptop and IT’S A MAC! A Macbook 5,2, dual core 2ghz, initially with 2gb of ram. How can this be, you may ask. I thought you are a Linux guy! Well, rest assured, I still am. Although I am no Apple […]