Lo! The latest incarnation of Windows Vista, also called Windows 7 has/had problems with certain integrated graphics chipsets, particularly lower end Intel chipsets, such as the 915 that i have in my Thinkpad X41. This was a shame, because it would only run 1280×1024, and had no chance of running anything fancy, since it was […]
Read MoreI merged a dual-screen wallpaper to make one big wallpaper to suit my needs in Ubuntu. It’s pretty cool i think.
Read MoreAfter seeing the release of Alien Arena 2009 for Linux (and all other platforms), i started thinking about running my favorite game, Civilization 4 on Ubuntu 9.04. And so i did! But it took some tweaking to get it to work with wine, as do most games (Except Unreal Tournament, which works i think natively). […]
Read MoreProblems installing Citrix ICA Client 11.0 (nowadays XenApps) on ubuntu? Check out this page. Nuff said. Basically, Download the client from the citrix site, apt-get install libmotif3 unpack the client, run ./setupwfc, use defaults or customize. Make a symlink, sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libXm.so.3.0.2 /usr/lib/libXm.so.4. Also make links for the tools: sudo ln -s /usr/lib/ICAClient/wfica /usr/local/bin/wfica […]
Read MoreOk, let’s get the facts straight here. Medeco, a “high-security” lock manufacturer founded in 1968 tries to hide the fact that their “high-security” locks are not foolproof. Wikipedia has a page on Medeco, and when someone tries to add a section on the weaknesses found in their “high-security” locks, it gets removed. Also it appears […]
Read MoreWe’re gonna look at some of the plugins i like for Firefox today. This is not a long list, i’m not plugin addicted like certain people i know, but there are certain plugins that make living easier. Ad-Block Plus with Easylist & Viltteri + Element Hiding Helper This here is a classic. It’s been around […]
Read MoreSo i updated the generic looking header picture that came with the theme to something more suitable to the theme of the blog, i.e. technology. The picture is a cropped version of a public domain picture from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and depicts Roadrunner, the fastest computer on earth. Those are IBM System x3755’s […]
Read MoreI’m in the process of installing Ubuntu 9.10 Alpha 2 server on a test machine. I’ll let you know more tomorrow when i get to actually use the system. Installation is not the graphical one, as has been the way for Ubuntu server versions forever. I’m pretty sure you could use the graphical installer, but […]
Read MoreThis is a short hopefully helpful review to all those who are thinking of getting this much-hyped “mini-communicator” from Nokia. The phone i have has the latest firmware, which was released on June 2nd (thanks Anteuz), and is called 110.48.125. This was a much anticipated phone, which will, along with the soon-to-be-released N97 replace the […]
Read MoreI added my PGP public key, so you can send me mail with it. You can get it here, or by clicking the PGP-key link in the sidebar. If you want to send me something using PGP, use my grelbar {ät-sign} gmail \dot\ com Oh yeah, and i also recommend the FireGPG addon for Firefox. […]
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