Athlon Memory ProblemsAthlon Memory Problems
I had an old Compaq Athlon 1GHz system that seemed to be broken. It would display random things on the screen from the BIOS and fail the boot, it looked[...]
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Oracle Unbreakable LinuxOracle Unbreakable Linux
Matt Bottrell writes about the Oracle Linux offerings presented at LCA 2008 [1] The one thing that Oracle does which I really object to is the “unbreakable” part of their[...]
Laptop vs Book WeightLaptop vs Book Weight
Matt Bottrell wrote an interesting and informative post about laptops for school kids [1]. His conclusion is that based on technical features the OLPC machine is best suited for primary[...]
Hot Plug and How to Defeat ItHot Plug and How to Defeat It
Finally I found the URL of a device I’ve been hearing rumours about. The HotPlug is a device to allow you to move a computer without turning it off [1].[...]
The Bill – Computers for PoliceThe Bill – Computers for Police
I was watching the British police drama show The Bill [1] and I was impressed by their use of computers. They were analysing the evidence of a homicide and one[...]
An Obstacle for Women in the IT IndustryAn Obstacle for Women in the IT Industry
It is becoming increasingly apparent that this post is not going to do any good, so I have deleted the content. Sorry to the people who were offended. I won’t[...]
Political Blog PostsPolitical Blog Posts
Currently in the US the main political parties are deciding who will contest the next presidential election. Naturally this gets some commentary from all sides. Planet Debian has syndicated two[...]
Linux Resource ControlsLinux Resource Controls
Using the “ulimit” controls over process resource use it is possible to limit RAM for processes and to limit the number of processes per UID. The problem is that this[...]
The Failure of my Security Blogging ContestThe Failure of my Security Blogging Contest
On the 20th of January (8 days before the start of linux.conf.au) I advertised contest to write blog posts related to computer security for the conference Planet [1]. The aim[...]
Party for U18s at LCA 2009Party for U18s at LCA 2009
This year at Linux.Conf.Au there was a student party sponsored by Google. The party was held in a bar and lots of free drinks were provided. This was fine for[...]