Category Archives: Computing
Sun/Oracle Ultra 27 Workstation Discontinued?
I just noticed that the Sun/Oracle Ultra 27 is no longer listed on the Desktops section of Oracles products page. This is a shame because I’m quite pleased with mine. This sends a couple of messages: Oracle doesn’t think Solaris/OpenSolaris … Continue reading
Monty, stop trolling!
Monty has resorted to another round of hand-waving in his post MySQL saga. This guy is starting to become an embarrassment to the FOSS community. Some people accuse him of “selling out” in some moral sense; this is not the … Continue reading
Biting the Hand That Feeds
Granted, I’m not a Groklaw junkie. Lawsuits are the epitome of bureaucratic boring and are not a creational activity. So, keep in mind that I only read the occasional major headlines from The SCO Group’s escapade in futility. It does … Continue reading
But First, Write No Code
Something I see often in person and online are programmers constantly implementing common solutions, reinventing wheels, or embracing NIH. Before you do this, please consider the Kev009’s Oath – “But First, Write No Code”. This is a solution to a … Continue reading
KDE SC 4.4 – Steady, Incremental Improvements
I haven’t noticed any killer features in KDE SC 4.4 and I’ve been running it since Beta 1. I’ve noticed a lot of subtle improvements. Things like app stacking and selection in the task bar seem much more responsive. All … Continue reading
2010 SpamAssasin Public Service Announcement
If you run a public mail server, there is a good chance you run SpamAssassin. There is a New Year’s SNAFU in which any dates 2010+ are marked “grossly in the future”. That is a problem since it is now … Continue reading
Sun Ultra 27 Review – The Ultimate Linux Workstation
Sun Microsystems has a powerful and favorably priced entry in the x86 workstation space with the Ultra 27. Such is the power of this workstation and its natural fit for *nix workloads, combined with a compelling price tag, I pronounce … Continue reading
Video of Windows 7 Black Screen of Death
Here’s a video to accompany my previous blog post Windows 7 has definite backlight problems (”Black Screen of Death”). As mentioned before, I cannot reproduce this in Arch Linux. The problem began after a recent “Patch Tuesday”. Microsoft has been … Continue reading
Windows 7 has definite backlight problems (“Black Screen of Death”)
There is definitely a problem in Windows 7 RTM with the “Black Screen of Death” despite MS propaganda stating otherwise. This one has nothing to do with 3rd party antivirus software. The particular problem I am having and see lots … Continue reading
DRBD merged with kernel 2.6.33
DRBD has been a long standing external patch in many distribution kernels. It has finally been merged in the 2.6.33 window. Colloquially the “Distributed Redundant Block Device”, this piece of code allows you to mirror blocks of storage across multiple … Continue reading