Posts Tagged ‘ubuntu’
Jaunty Upgrade After Effects
Posted by Mark | Filed under Computers, Software
Being something of a linux/technology geek and with the recent-ish release of Ubuntu 9.04, I decided to upgrade my home desktop PC from Ubuntu 8.10. Like the last time I ran through the upgrade, I was surprised at how smooth the upgrade process went. Unfortunately 2 new problems appeared after the upgrade was complete, with […]
Lucky Day
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life
This will be a somewhat scatterbrained… err, random post. First off if you are having problems with a certain contest, then plugging the secret letters into the Internet Anagram Server could be very helpful. I like RPGs and play in a couple now & then. I have also run the occasional session or two, but lately […]
Tags: contest, RPGS, Sick, ssh, tips, ubuntu, Upgrade
XBMC + Hulu = GOLD!
Posted by Mark | Filed under Life, Software
I’ve been home sick today and when not sleeping I’ve been working to upgrade the version of XBMC I have installed on my softmodded XBox. I had been running the last stable release, but running into the occasional problem. First off I’ll note that Nautilus 2.22.5.1 under Ubuntu 8.04.1, does a crappy job of working […]
Tags: hulu, Sick, tv, ubuntu, Upgrade, xbmc, xbox
Dapper to Hardy in 23 painful hours
Posted by Mark | Filed under Computers
I I finally set about upgrading my home server1 from Dapper to Hardy yesterday. I had been hoping for a less traumatic experience then upgrading my desktop computer from Dapper to Gusty2. Unfortunately I once again ran into problems. First off, it’s been nearly a week since Hardy was officially released but when I tried […]
Tags: Dapper, hardy, linux, sysadmin, ubuntu, Upgrade
HowTo: Install Windows Vista in 2 Minutes
Posted by Mark | Filed under Computers
Do you have a new computer that doesn’t run Windows Vista? Do you need step-by-step instructions on how to install it? Then watch this great YouTube video for instructions. Then go download and install a proper OS, like Ubuntu.















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