…that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t work explosives into this solution. And I want you to know I tried, oh, how I TRIED!
Nonetheless, the blogging issue has been solved by a Firefox plugin, Scribefire. Wonderful, easy to configure and start using.
Sadly, however, explosive free. Sigh. Oh well, one cannot have it all.
…to every purpose under the heavens.
Well, I have been afk for a bit, because, well, I needed some downtime.
But, during said time, I got a new shiny!!!!
Yes, my brother gave me the amazing gift of the gorgeous 4Gb Black eeePC. It rocks.
I plan to blog about my experiences with the new Hal. For yes, this little laptop has won my heart to the point where he is now my primary device. Welcome to Hal4500.
Things learnt so far:
…surprise with great frequency.
Wow,cool!!! I never heard of this one - but very glad to include it in honour roll of computers:)
The CSIRAC Story
“The honour of building the first modern computer went to the British, when ‘Baby’ computed its first result on 21 June 1948, in Manchester.
During this period, a young English scientist in Sydney had already been planning the development of a machine to bring Australia into the computer age…”
…Take it from me, I’m an expert on penguins, those are really the only two options.
Linus Torvalds, discussing the use of a penguin mascot for Linux in May, 1996.
Given my cheerful penguin obsession, I squealed like a little girl to find this wiki on The History of Tux the Linux Penguin.
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…or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
So, here I am, on Valentine’s Day, having a romantic dinner, and we are both using our laptops at a local restaurant that has wireless access.
Finishing up the cappucinos and tiramisu (he knows my weak spots so well), I decided to blog him a present.
Here you go sweetheart:)
…drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple beauty.
One of my favourite new blogs, VentureCake, has an excellent explanation of how Linux loads drivers.
From the article:
“Ever wondered how Linux loads the right driver for your network card,
video card, wireless, sound card, or modem? The process is surprisingly
simple, but has never been explained as clearly as the guide below, or
by people as ruggedly handsome and rawly sexual as us. Grrr.”
It is clear and easy for anyone to understand, as I have found all their posts to be. A recommended blog in general:) However, I can’t comment on the claims of the looks or sexual power of the authors. I will only say that *I* personally find such discussions of the workings of Linux very attractive[1], and leave it at that.
[1]What?
No, I *really* do.
Yes, seriously.
Get over it:)
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…before you can eat the kernel.
I tend to cross blog a bit with Clair at New Linux User, and it is because I think she has a very good blog for new, and even experienced, Linux users, with a fresh take on many things that have been visited before. Plus she is fun:)
This is a case in point : When do you compile a custom kernel?
Funnily enough, my partner in crime and I were trying to explain this to a friend last night. Claire, nicely timed mate!
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…others when they feel the heat.
So, Hal the wonderputer was running far too hot, cpufan fan on far too often. (K/Xubuntu) Gutsy and Hardy. Hmm, I remember a fix from Feisty.
And with some minor variations, outlined below, it has worked a treat! Much cooler and happier baby, and I do not need to put something on my lap now before using him. Given his small size, he was packing too much of a punch for my liking;) Now that he has his memory upgrade (1Gb beasty now, thanks to my early birthday present from the man), he is sweeeeet:)
Follow the link to the howto to find what is right for your cpu(s).
For example, Hal is a 1.4GHz Centrino single CPU, so using the command cat /proc/cpuinfo, I get model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1400MHz.
I therefore use (according to the howto) : sudo modprobe speedstep-centrino.
Thus for me, the only change in Hardy that I had to do was with this step:
Step 9: Configure cpufrequtils to automatically set this governor on boot
Edit the file /etc/default/cpufrequtils. Change the line:
ENABLE=”false” to ENABLE=”true”
Nope, no such file. Instead, I edited /etc/init.d/cpufrequtils, and changed GOVERNOR=”ondemand” to GOVERNOR=”powersave”
Thats a personal preference, to use powersave:)
…without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.
Hehehehe, such an apt quote!
This is so totally brilliant. Man upgrades to Windows XP - from Vista:)
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…no, there is too much. Let me sum up.
Hey people, its my morning summary blog.
The solar system is dented. I always thought it was bent.
Digital survey of the Milky Way, for your wonderment. What, I wonder, do you need of god(s) when the reality is so much more marvellous?
NOT the infamous Katy Manning and Dalek picture (NSFW!) - but here is a much safer Kylie MInogue and Dalek friend 
Linux gifts for Xmas - some fine ideas from New Linux User. Add some of your own to her list!
Word of the year is W00t. Ummm - w00t!
Look, I know I have probably linked to it before through bookmarks, but it is Christmas. Give of your time. Learn new words, show off the ones you know. For every word you get right, ten grains of rice feeds someone hungry. Dammit people, it takes so little effort to help, how much more simpler can it be? You don’t even have to move your butts!
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