LaptopMag is reporting that the Asus EeePC is going to be available in April at Bestbuy. It should run around $399. The system that will run the Windows XP OS will be the standard Eee PC 4G. Check out the specifications list after the jump.
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The Macbook air went down quick in only 2 minutes on the first day of the competition. Windows Vista SP1 went down on the last day after 2 days of intense work. The only OS left standing (drum role please) LINUX. Reportedly, participants reportedly were not prepared to deal with the […]
If you do need free and legal pictures for your blog did you ever consider Flickr.com? I never did until someone pointed out that you can search for images by license.
Go to advanced search, choose Commercial license and search away. The selection is amazing, but what will really impress you is the quality.
Happy hunting.
I’m sure this is being covered to death but, if you haven’t heard, WordPress 2.5 is out. Some of the improvements include:
multi-file uploading
one-click plugin upgrades
built-in galleries
customizable dashboard
salted passwords and cookie encryption
media library
a WYSIWYG that doesn’t mess with your code
concurrent post editing protection
full-screen writing
search that covers posts and pages
The most significant changes are to […]
Amanda vs Bacula Open Source / Free Backup Software
One of the most popular questions I get concerning using Linux in a production environment is how to back the system up without having to resort to non-open source solutions.
Backing up Linux isn’t any different then backing up any of it closed source counterparts. The options range from simply writing a script to copy your most critical files to a CD to making a complete copy of the system with an imaging program such as ghost. These options are great if you are backing up an end user system, such as your laptop but, don’t really meet the requirements of a sound backup strategy when a production server is the concern.
To answer that question I thought I’d compare and contrast the two open source Linux backup software options I use day to day. Amanda and Bacula.
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A coworker of mine recently asked me how he could get a printout of his files and folders. I replied “why are you asking me? I don’t freaking know” (In my defense, I have been out of Zoloft for a week) So as an apology, I did some research and found a program that will print out his crappy files and folders.
The program is called JR Directory Printer and let’s you choose the directory and then sends the map of the folder/drive you specify to a notepad file from which you can then print. I believe it only works in Windows XP, but if it works else where, let me know. Now that I have appeased him, I can get back to my nap time for the next 8 hours. Work is for suckers. Check out the examples and the link for the download on the next page.
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Here is another great free utility/program so you can calm the OCD voices in your head. Xinorbis is a simple but powerful hard drive analyzer. It gives the user an overview of the contents of your hard disk or directory, complete with graphs, tables and tree displays. It works for (Windows […]
If you don’t know what Grease Monkey is, it is a Firefox plugin that allows you to run your own java script on any page you are viewing. Now why would you want to do that? Well, basically it allows you to fix or enhance any web page out there to meet your requirements and not those that the designer wants to force on you. In order to help you write the java script you might need, you can use another plugin for FireFox, Firebug.
Firebug allows you to hover over a certain section of the web page and it will show you the relevant code that generates the selected object. Very useful.
Once you put these two utilities together the possibilities are endless. If you are not interested in writing the java script yourself, there are tons of free scripts for Grease Monkey located at userscripts.org for you to freely use.
Check out the funny and useful demo video after the break.
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This little handy and free utility lets you see how big your folders are in Windows explorer. This way you can find out which folders are taking up all your space on your hard drive instead of just randomly guessing. Now you will have time to do your chores around the house… lucky […]