Lenny Play Machine OnlineLenny Play Machine Online
As Debian/Lenny has been released and the temperatures in my part of the world are no longer insanely hot I have put my SE Linux Play Machine [1] online again.[...]
Xen and LennyXen and Lenny
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 AKA “Lenny” has just been released [1]. One of the features that is particularly noteworthy is that Xen has been updated and now works fully and correctly[...]
Do Spammers target Secondary MX ServersDo Spammers target Secondary MX Servers
Rumour has it that some types of spammer target the secondary MX servers. The concept is that some people have less control over the secondary MX server and less ability[...]
Normalising WagesNormalising Wages
John Robb writes about the normalisation of salaries that is driven by the use of the Internet and global corporations [1]. He cites an example of IBM forcing many of[...]
Bridging and RedundancyBridging and Redundancy
I’ve been working on a redundant wireless network for a client. The network has two sites that have pairs of links (primary and backup) which have dedicated wireless hardware (not[...]
Employment PackagesEmployment Packages
Paul Wayper has said that he only wants to work for companies that will send him too LCA [1]. While that criteria is quite reasonable it seems overly specific. Among[...]
Predictions for 2009 and BeyondPredictions for 2009 and Beyond
Stewart has made some predictions for the future of computing [1]. He predicts that within 2 years the majority of consumer machines will be laptops and have SSD (not rotational[...]
How to Support Straight MarriageHow to Support Straight Marriage
There is currently a lot of discussion about how to protect “marriage“, such discussion is based on the issue of whether Gay Marriage should be prohibited to protect Straight Marriage.[...]
Netbook Thermal IssuesNetbook Thermal Issues
Recently there has been increasing attention paid to thermal issues. The power used by computers not only impacts the electricity bill (and battery life for a portable device) but is[...]
Voting and Linux AustraliaVoting and Linux Australia
Dhanapalan writes about the small number of voters for Linux Australia elections [1]. I guess that blacklist-voting is partly to blame for my inactivity in this regard. Linux Australia is[...]