December 22nd, 2009
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This has been a long time coming. The organizers have been planning and preparing laboriously for months – and boy, did it pay off. The reunion was fun, fun, fun. We got to reconnect with old friends, share a few laughs, and even got drunk at the end of the evening (them, not me). Israel [...]
December 20th, 2009
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This is the 2nd time I’ve attempted to upgrade to Karmic from Jaunty. The first one went well without any incident, but I kept having errors this time and can’t determine how far in the install process I’m in. Update: Ctrl+C to the rescue!
December 20th, 2009
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The 2 major bugs on Karmic affecting MSI Wind has been fixed Ubuntu has detailed a workaround on the 2 major bugs on Karmic affecting MSI Wind on the release notes. I can finally upgrade my netbook to the latest version. This is a nice christmas gift from the Ubuntu team. Bug #415023 brightness is [...]
December 20th, 2009
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Our barangay councilmen and captain came up with a nice program today… Mini Dog Show. Dog owners got some freebies – dog food and some toys/chewables their pets will enjoy.
December 20th, 2009
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Linux for Devices recently published an article on NorTec’s Gecko Surfboard. Not only does it consume just 5 watts, but it’s also fanless and costs $99. Granted it’s a bit anorexic on 1.0 GHz, but for a personal/low-traffic server, I believe it’s more than enough (this server’s running on P3-733MHz/384MB). Enterprises can also use this [...]