Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
Posted in Misc on Jul 8th, 2009
Ariel Leve, whom I haven’t read for a while, has an amusing post on her IT guy. This brought back some memories of being the IT guy. Who else goes to parties with an OFF DUTY badge in a pocket, just in case (and, yes, I needed it and used it). I am not making [...]
Posted in Misc on Apr 24th, 2008
If you install Ubuntu 8.04 on a system with an ATEN CS1734B switch it may be worth connecting the monitor directly during the installation.
Posted in Misc on Apr 9th, 2008
I just installed a KVM switch to share a Keyboard, Video and Mouse among several computers. Specifically, an ATEN CS1734B, a 4 port switch that also permits sharing of USB and audio peripherals.
Ahh, your Hitler box
said the lady of the house when I described it. A Master of The Universe (MOTU) I could understand, though I am not such an exalted person, but Hitler?
My old KVM switch, which she seemed to have forgotten about (or perhaps never noticed), had died en route from the tropics. As result, I have had two keyboards, mice and monitors on my desk for my Vista and Linux computers for the least year or so.
Posted in Misc on Mar 31st, 2008
Spring… when a young man’s thoughts turn to building smaller, quieter, greener computers.
Posted in Misc on Dec 20th, 2007
This story about the funeral of an old computer struck a chord. My job once, well, part of it, was to shut down an old system whose departure was much anticipated. It was a WANG computer, the last of its kind sold in Europe. It took a lot longer than I expected. Years. Oddly enough, [...]
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Powdered wombat guts and other sources of feelings of wellbeing
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