April 30, 2018
by Rodney Gedda
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I scratched together a working desktop from old components lying around the house. With the release of Kubuntu 18.04 she’s as good as new. Well, the USB Wi-Fi dongle and the keyboard and mouse are new, but everything else is … Continue reading
June 30, 2016
by Rodney Gedda
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I installed Chakra Linux on an old notebook after a few years away from it. I now have Kubuntu, Korora (Fedora) and Chakra systems on the go. Out of those it seems Kubuntu has the least direction. It seems to … Continue reading
April 30, 2015
by Rodney Gedda
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I can’t believe how few options there are for desktop virtualisation (or virtualization) on Windows. I’m using VirtualBox to host Linux on Windows but I have a BIG problem with a BIG snapshot file that seems to keep growing to … Continue reading
February 28, 2015
by Rodney Gedda
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Being at one of the early release sites, it’s now been over a year since I moved to the NBN. In truth, I did have to keep my copper connection active in order to keep my POTS phone number, but … Continue reading
January 29, 2015
by Rodney Gedda
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Most operation systems have notification services that attempt to notify, if not inform, the user when a significant even has occurred. Such as? Hmm… Battery is low Your mother called You have a system update available You have a reminder … Continue reading