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Category Archives: Linux
Facilitating good support
I’ve talked about support before. And I’ve had an idea for helping people who (in particular on forums) try to provide useful support. The guys over at the Ubuntu UK Podcast were talking about the CLI vs GUI on their … Continue reading
A bit like painting the Forth Road Bridge*
For the last 3 years now, I’ve endeavoured to relisten to the entire back catalogue of LugRadio episodes in the run up to the awesome LugRadio Live. Last year, I got caught a bit short, but I wrote a little … Continue reading
PyQuizMaster released to the world!
Those of you at LugRadio Live last year, or who read my review may remember the quiz software that I wrote for it, which did a dual screen setup, and used the Namtai Buzz! controllers for the buzzers. Anyway – … Continue reading
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Making Network Manager forget
Every now and then I feel the need to put up a post purely because it took me ages to find a solution to something online, and I reckon that it might save the next person a bit of time. … Continue reading
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Backup Solutions
Dear Lazyweb…. Following from my previous post about my projects for the year, I could do with some help on identify the most suitable backup solution. The setup is that there are a number of Windows clients, and a Linux … Continue reading
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Another 5th
LugRadio Season 5 hits the internet today, with a new website design, and 2 new presenters. Looking forward to another season of insightful commentary (or perhaps an “endless stream of sub-par knob gags”) on Linux, Open Source, the Global Intarweb … Continue reading
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2 weeks with a Nokia N800
Thought it was probably time that I laid out some of my initial thoughts of the Nokia N800 that I won at LugRadio Live. I don’t have any pictures / screenshots at the moment, but I promise I’ll get some … Continue reading
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Review: LugRadio Live 2007
As regular readers of my blog will know, I wasn’t expecting to be able to attend LRL this year, but, through the extreme generosity of a number of people (you know who you are) I was. No regrets I’ve left … Continue reading
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It Is Finished
Back on May 8th I began my LugRadio listening marathon. Well – 49 days and 80 shows later, and I’m finished (apart from the to-be-released-on-Monday Season 4 Episode 22). It’s been an interesting experience, cramming it all in in such … Continue reading
Don’t Listen Alone
LugRadio Live 2007: be there! Following on from their first video, Freedom March, the LugRadio team have released this second promotional, “viral” video, which is a bit less serious Enjoy. mrBen
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Freedom March
In what is, frankly, a surprisingly sober and thought provoking video, “Freedom March”, the 4 large gents of LugRadio have announced that the registrations for LugRadio Live are open here. You should be coming, really. (Ya Rly) mrBen
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Live in the US?
Then go out and buy a Dell, with Ubuntu preinstalled. (OK – I realise that this is not particularly new news, but there you go.) Currently they haven’t released these in the UK – part of me hopes they do, … Continue reading
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The 3 B’s of advocacy
I have, in the past, waxed lyrical about the different types of “user” that we see in the IT, and more specifically Linux / Open Source community. However, another year has passed, and there have continued to be many discussions … Continue reading
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Even though it has been reported in many places, I couldn’t fail to mention this. The mighty (in character, not stature) Matthew Revell has departed from the LugRadio team. He’s been there since the beginning, and the show will not … Continue reading
Procrastination vs Excitement
Not much of a battle, really. I was sitting at work today, contemplating doing some “proper” work for once, but in the end I decided on something completely different. For the last 2 years, in the run-up to the mighty … Continue reading
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Feisty Video Codecs
The other day I did a fresh install of the newly-release Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn). There are a number of new features, but one I had forgotten about was the video codec detection system. I logged onto the BBC website … Continue reading
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An Unexpected Pleasure
Well, thanks to a couple of generous offers, and my endlessly patient wife, it looks like I will have the unexpected pleasure of attending the mighty LUGRadio Live again this year. I really hadn’t expected this to happen, so it’s … Continue reading
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Warzone 2100
Gaming under Linux has always been an interesting challenge. There are some really decent games out there (Quake4, Doom3, Unreal Tournament 2004, Enemy Territory), but many games don’t get released for Linux. Open Source Gaming is even trickier – all … Continue reading
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LUGRadio Live 2007
Well – the event of the year is returning. Jono and the guys have confirmed that the open source/Linux event of the year will be taking place on the 7th-8th July at The Light-House. If the postings on the last … Continue reading