Archive for November, 2006
Thursday, November 30th, 2006
I’ve been busy the last couple of evenings moving the sites to a new host. So far, so good. The downside to the new location, though, is that I can’t check it by the IP address. That means I have to cross my fingers that the database setup and uploads ...
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO
The normal bare metal restoration process is: install the operating system from the product disks. Install the backup software, so you can restore your data. Restore your data. Then you get to restore functionality by verifying your configuration files, p
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Month of Kernel ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
I followed baseball in the summer of 1998 like no other. A trip to Busch Stadium in St. Louis in mid-July that year brought two moments of delight that describe the mood of the full season. From a first-deck seat along the third base line, I watched Mark McGwire poke ...
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide
Everything you need to know to create modules for the Linux kernel.
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PITIVI Non-Linear video editor
PiTiVi allows users to easily edit audio/video projects based on the GStreamer framework: Capture audio and video; mix, resize, cut, apply effects to audio/video sources; Render/Save the ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Getting to Grips with Latex
Here are some tutorials I have written for getting up to speed with this excellent document processing system. If you are not sure why Latex is any good, find out the benefits. I wouldn't consider myself an expert, but I'm learning all the time. I recall
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Information Week's David DeJean nails Steve "Blustering Buffoon" Ballmer to the wall regarding his recent comments that anyone with Linux in the data center, "has an undisclosed balance sheet liability."
InformationWeek Weblog: Put Up Or Shut Up, Microsoft
It's time for Microsoft to put up or shut up. No more cheap FUD, ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
Linux.com notes today that Mark Shuttleworth has sent a "divisive" email to the openSuSE developer's list. Judge for yourself.
Linux.com | Mark Shuttleworth issues divisive invitation to openSUSE developers
Novell’s decision to go to great lengths to circumvent the patent framework clearly articulated in the GPL has sent shockwaves through the community. ...
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Sunday, November 26th, 2006
The fourth article in the "Attack of the Pod Penguins" series is up at LinuxWorld. Part 4 digs a bit more deeply into Audacity before turning attention to some of the great command-line audio processing tools available to most Linux distributions.In fact, I'm eyeball-deep today in finishing up Part 5. ...
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Saturday, November 25th, 2006
The 93rd Roadhouse Podcast is up and feeding - kicking up a strong drain on local power companies. Michael Burks, The Teague Stefan Band, Duke Robillard, Walter Trout, and Boo Boo Davis make for a stand-up show - the Electric Blue edition of the finest blues you've never heard.With listenership ...
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Friday, November 24th, 2006
A local soldier died in Iraq earlier in the week. That's not huge news in a metropolitan area, but it hasn't happened too often in our area. It's gotten a fair amount of coverage in the local media. And, the story continues to unfold.
press-citizen.com | Local News A 23-year-old ...
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