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Fixed Blog Out of Space 29 Sep 2012 | 07:00 pm
The last month or so, this VM has been running low on storage thanks to some aggressive firewall filtering and increased logging to make abusive guests automatically blocked. Sorry to all my friends i...
My Corpse Pose Rocks! 29 Sep 2012 | 04:00 am
I started something new this week and must say that My Corpse Pose Rocks! I thought that was funny before, but now it is hilarious! I just need to improve on the other 25+ poses covered. ;) I can se...
Solution for Slow Ubuntu in VirtualBox 14 Sep 2012 | 10:00 pm
Last night at an installFest, I helped someone with a Core i7, 6GB of RAM and 300GB free install Ubuntu 12.04 with Unity into a virtual machine. After the install, it was painfully slow. That is an un...
To GPT or MBR? 10 Sep 2012 | 12:00 am
GPT or MBR? Which do you use for partitioning and why? I haven’t decided yet. None of my HDDs are over 2TB, so GPT is not forced, but the limitations of MBR disk partitions is a real concern. This a...
Why Linux Desktops Are Losing And Android Is Winning 30 Aug 2012 | 10:00 pm
I was reading a blog article by a former Gnome developer, Miguel de Icaza, What Killed the Linux Desktop. He nailed it perfectly. Incompatible APIs between different distros Even different distro r...
Outrageous Shipping Charges 28 Aug 2012 | 09:00 pm
Found myself needing a specialty product for that XBMC computer recently. Spent a few days doing research, thinking about it, then finally ordered directly from the main US distributor after getting a...
How Long Do You Use Hard Drives? 20 Aug 2012 | 11:00 pm
This morning I was thinking about how long hard drives should be used. Seems that the disks spinning 24/7/365 in an array here were purchased in 2006, just under 6 yrs ago. The drives themselves have ...
Building a New-to-Me System 16 Aug 2012 | 07:01 am
The last few days, I’ve been building an AMD E350D-based system. This is a low-powered APU with on-board GPU for a mini-PC. Had to get out the dremel to modify the case a little for improved cooling....
My Worst Technology Purchases 8 Aug 2012 | 07:00 am
We’ve all felt screwed before. Today, I’m listing the computer/tech items that I felt unsatisfied buying after a little use. These items really go beyond unsatisfied and enter into the completely scre...
Streaming Olympics on NBC, NOT! 5 Aug 2012 | 12:00 am
Watching Olympics on NBC I’m addicted to Olympics. I admit it. As I watch them on my OTA setup, the fluffers, you know, the announcers between sports, are constantly saying to watch all the events Li...
