For desktop, I use Ubuntu Server 10.04 x32 LTS with LXDE loaded – I’m lazy. No GPU accel is enabled.
For limited desktop, I use TinyCore.
For Server I’m mostly running Ubuntu Server x64 8.04 LTS, but have a few Ubuntu 10.04 x64 LTS and Debian and CentOS and lots of specialized distr...
Sometimes I lose track of all the devices on a network and need a reminder of everything that is there. Under IPv6, you won’t scan the entire subnet – it would take millions of years – but under IPv4, you still use a scan. nmap is good for this and running it with operating system...
Sure I’m a little late, but I recently discovered the Panucci Resuming Player for Nokia N800/N810/N900 internet tablets. I’ve tried music playback programs and have always been disappointed since they didn’t support 30 second skip forward, backwards or resume after power off exactl...
I’ve been playing with XBMC on an Asus Eee 1008H for a few months, but never bothered to set it up as the main player in the house. This weekend, I attended a demonstration of XBMC at a local computer security meeting and was impressed. Very Impressed. Below are some tips that I learned setti...
Had to reflash my Nokia N800 last week due to some sort of error. That fixed everything, however, it meant that I needed to reload all the applications – which is fine. It never hurts to reload the apps and wipe the trial’ed software off.
Map Sources
GPS Routes
POI DBs
Turn by Turn V...
Last year I found a few articles on how to setup Skype to work with a PBX like Asterisk or FreeSWITCH. This last weekend, I finally got Skype working using my home phones. The solution was tested on Windows and deployed on a Linux PC. I’ve deployed it on Linux as a replacement to expensive ho...
A picture is worth …. 1,000,000 words in this case.
This link shows the way that different distributions are related, started, and some died. It only shows the most popular distros, perhaps 300 of them. I didn’t count....
Today I visited the skype.com website to get a newer version of Skype for my Nokia N800. The download page has been removed for that and the N810 devices. The N900 has a download, but I don’t want to risk it.
As long as Skype on the N800 continues to work, I’m not too worried. Just like ...
Updated 12/2014:
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People new to Linux or UNIX often don’t understand that built into the GUI system is a way to remote into pretty much any server in the world and have a program running on the remote machine, but displayed back on your Linux...
In the last few days, a permanent article here about a WiFi Router Security Checklist has gotten a very large number of hits, over 100x the normal page views. It contains 15 or so suggestions that every home or small business wifi router user should do from a security point of view....
$99 mini-netbook with an ARM processor
Buy It Today!
The device runs either WindowsCE or Android, but I imagine an Ubuntu-on-ARM or Maemo5 distro will work too. For $99, I’d buy one of these devices today, on a whim. If they were in Walmart or Target, then I’d buy 2 of them. Seriously, my...
If you have more than a few accounts, you should be using a password manager. I didn’t use one for years and years, then I tried one about a year ago and became addicted. I bet you’ll like it too after you try it....
About 100 people attended Outerz0ne Con yesterday in south Atlanta (near the airport). This was my first hacker conference ever though I have attended DC404 and other industry meetings. It appeared that many people had a really good time without attending many of the talks. Below I’ll provide...
Today, I was doing a little online shopping using my Nokia N800. Ikea has a few price cuts on bookcases and they looked interesting, so I wanted more information.
I visited ikea.com and clicked United States – crash. Not just a browser crash, but a forced reboot of the entire device. SWEET! ...
I’ve written more than a few Nokia N800 Articles and figured that a central location listing them might be appreciated....
What
You’d like to use your Linux computer as an alarm clock, egg timer, or just to remind you of things beyond what a calendar program or cron or at support.
How
The best solution depends on your selected OS and window manager. I am currently using xfce4 as my window manager. That means I̵...
On Saturday, I went GeoCaching with an expert Geocacher (over 1000 caches found and logged). We went to a trail that I’ve hiked twice before, so I knew the terrain and was prepared for the effort required. At least I thought I was prepared. It turned out, I was not.
Equipment
I have a Nokia N...
The Nokia N800/N810/N900 has limited CPU. It is a portable device with fairly long battery life, so this is understandable. However, playback of DVDs or other videos can use the battery beyond what is needed for the screen size. According to Nokia, the optimal playback for video is 400 pixels.
Belo...
A few months ago, I purchased a Hauppauge 950Q ATSC/ClearQAM USB HiDef recording dohicky. The play was to create a TiVo replacement.
Plans don’t always work out.
Hardware
The Hauppauge 950Q is a TV tuner for over the air HD broadcast TV and a ClearQAM digital cable recorder. It is like a big U...
