CRT-free (mostly)
Today, two separate folks came by and bought the two 19" CRT computer monitors that we were selling on CraigsList. It's depressing to sell something for $20 that you bought for $600 a few years ago. Still, I consider myself...
xorg.conf for a Samsung SyncMaster 204B LCD monitor
It took more than a few minutes to to get my Ubuntu Linux system configured exactly right for our new Samsung SyncMaster 204B monitor. I tried doing sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg a few times and it didn't seem to quite get...
DreamHost: Joomla One-click Install updated to 1.0.10
DreamHost just upgraded their Joomla installation: All existing Joomla! users MUST UPGRADE to this version, due to several High Level vulnerabilities that affect ALL Previous versions of Joomla! For more info:...
C+ and Java ++
I don't think I want programming advice from these guys, despite the fact that they can help with little-known languages like C+, C+++, Java ++, and Java +++. Temasek Engineering School, Singapore...
New monitor and wireless keyboard and mouse
Today we picked up a Samsung 204B 20.1" LCD monitor and the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop keyboard and mouse at the local Best Buy. The monitor is quite nice in terms of picture quality and adjustability (you can adjust the...
Ubuntu must be getting really popular…
I know that Ubuntu must really be getting popular, because now it is starting to have detractors that are foaming at the mouth bashing it and Mark Shuttleworth and creating lots of interesting conspiracy theories. I reckon it's a...
Holy crap it’s hot
I'm mellllllllllting........ I am so going to enjoy the air conditioning in our new place...