Tag Archives: hardware

Don’t update your Apache through Webmin

Posted on 10 December 2011 by johannes

This morning while logged on inside the webmin interface, I saw that there were 10 packages to update. Without much thought, I just hit the “update packages” button and it went on its merry way. Unfortunately, the consequence was not … Continue reading →

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Which Tablet?

Posted on 07 May 2011 by johannes

For someone who wants to buy a tablet right now, especially in Australia, the choices in the market are far from clear. If you fancy an Apple Ipad 2, you are guaranteed a great user experience, a good selection of … Continue reading →

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New Server!

Posted on 30 November 2010 by johannes

After nearly eight years of near constant running, the server on which the agit8.org website has been hosted, is now officially retiring. The website has been running on an old and outdated (!) hardware that was Pentium II 400Mhz with … Continue reading →

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Ipad or New Phone?

Posted on 31 May 2010 by johannes

Unlike most people I have spoken to, I have actually found a place for an ipad in my little gadget universe. I can see it being a more capable replacement for my Nokia N800 which is now getting a little … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint 9 Isadora on HP Mini Note 2133

Posted on 31 May 2010 by johannes

I have jumped the bandwagon with the updates this time and downloaded and installed Linux Mint 9 (Isadora) on my old HP Mini Note 2133 which has been a testing bed for all sorts of OS and software. Upon completion, … Continue reading →

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Linux Mint on HP2133

Posted on 30 March 2010 by johannes

I have not used my HP 2133 for a few months now. I used to use it a lot for writing documents and stuff on the bus or train during commutes, but that was only after I got a larger … Continue reading →

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Jaunty Jackalope on the HP Mini-note 2133 part 2

Posted on 23 June 2009 by johannes

I have found that using Jackalope on the HP 2133 Mini-note to be quite a good experience so far. Compared to installing Intrepid (8.10), the installation process was a complete breeze. There was no need to install using weird methods … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu desktop 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) on HP Mini-note 2133

Posted on 20 June 2009 by johannes

Having worked on the Ubuntu 8.10 for a few months, when Jaunty Jackalope was released publicly it was a definite temptation to upgrade. Considering it was a real pain to install 8.10 last time around on my HP mini-note 2133 … Continue reading →

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Service with a happy ending

Posted on 04 February 2009 by johannes

On one hot January night while I was trying to write a statement about some art project that I was working on, I just fell asleep on the lounge. I was trying to type this statement up on my trusty … Continue reading →

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Macbook crashing on waking up

Posted on 07 October 2008 by johannes

For about 3 months I have been having a problem with my Macbook running OS X Tiger with 3GB of RAM. The problem seems to only occur when I run a resource intensive application such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Final … Continue reading →

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