Another Hot SummerAnother Hot Summer
Yesterday was ~30C in my area, today was well over 30C during the day (although cooler in the evening). They forecast 33C for tomorrow in Melbourne, but that means where[...]
Category: Misc Computer
Random Computer stuff that doesn’t fit the other categories.
Shared Objects and Big ApplicationsShared Objects and Big Applications
Some time ago I wrote a little utility named memlockd [1]. Memlockd will lock files into memory which allows significantly faster access when the system pages heavily, in my simulated[...]
Car Drivers vs Mechanics and Free SoftwareCar Drivers vs Mechanics and Free Software
In a comment on my post about Designing Unsafe Cars [1] Noel said “If you don’t know how to make a surgery, you don’t do it. If you don’t know[...]
Laptop ReliabilityLaptop Reliability
Update: TumbleDry has a good analysis of the Square Trade report [0]. It seems that there are significant statistical problems in Square Trade’s analysis and a possible conflict of interest.[...]
Planning Servers for FailurePlanning Servers for Failure
Sometimes computers fail. If you run enough computers then you encounter failures regularly. If the computers are important then you need to plan for the failure. An ideal situation is[...]
First Dead Disk of SummerFirst Dead Disk of Summer
Last night I was in the middle of checking my email when I found that clicking on a URL link wouldn’t work. It turned out that my web browser had[...]
What to do When You Break a ServerWhat to do When You Break a Server
Everyone who does any significant amount of sysadmin work will break a server. Most people who have any significant experience will have broken several. Anyone who has never broken one[...]
Exetel StupidityExetel Stupidity
Anand Kumria has an ongoing dispute with Exetel, the latest is that a director of Exetel has libeled him in a blog comment [1]. Having public flame-wars with customers generally[...]
Ffmpeg and Video on a Viewty PhoneFfmpeg and Video on a Viewty Phone
I recently decided to copy some of my FLV (Flash Video) collection to my LGU990 Viewty mobile phone [1]. I was inspired by the ffmpeg cheat sheet [2]. deb http://www.coker.com.au[...]
How to Choose a NetBookHow to Choose a NetBook
I’ve previously written some suggestions for people choosing a portable computer [1]. Basically it’s about how to start by choosing the correct type of portable computer – if you don’t[...]