10 Jan
2013

So TF2 works with ATI on Steam for Linux after all…

I figured there has to be a way to get things working, and there was! After some diligent googling, I was able to find this page, which lists the steps to get TF2 working through the native Steam for Linux client. I tried it out, and had it working within 15 minutes. Trying the game […]

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20 Aug
2012

Adventures in Windows-land – The mystery of the disappearing system partition

goes without saying that if you brick your installation, blame yourself. This weekend I had some issues with Windows 7 that I have not seen before. This is rather rare. I sit at my computer pretty much 12-18 hours every day. The thing I was seeing was the 100 MB “System Reserved” partition (containing the […]

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12 Aug
2012

The SSD, Slipstreaming Windows 7 and installing from USB

Ok so the SSD is now installed. It’s a Samsung MZ-7PC128B/WW, that is, a Samsung 830-series 128 GB drive and the final B stands for “bulk”, i.e. does not come with any mounting brackets, cables or doohickeys. On second thought, the mounting brackets would have been cool, but since the drive weighs 61 grams and […]

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8 Aug
2012

The i5 build notes

The i5 build is now complete and in production. The final specs are as follows: Asus P8Z68-V GEN3 – 129€ Intel Core i5 2500 – 196€ Kingston Hyper-X (blue) 8GB – 55€ Sapphire Radeon 6850 1GB – 161€ For a grand total of.. 541 bucks. Prices were from the day I ordered, that is monday […]

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22 Jul
2011

Random Friday Ubuntu Tip

I was trying to customize Ubuntu just a bit, in regards to the “special folders”, that is, ~/Public, ~/Videos etc. These are special, in that they are recreated and/or renamed every time you log in, back to their defaults. Where are these defaults you ask? So did i, and the answer is pretty simple, and […]

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