If you are into the Raspberry Pi you will like this
The raspberry pi adventure – part 6: Hands on with the command line
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BeagleBone Black: Raspberry Pi Killer?
The new BeagleBone Black is out and a great contender for the Raspberry Pi. At $45, it’s probably on par with the Pi for price, since you don’t need a uSD card for the BBB (BeagleBone Black). With a lot more I/O, a faster processor, and better precompiled Linux package support the BBB is a very potent piece of technology. I plan to use one in a couple of projects soon.
Check out Element14 for a comparison between the BBB and Raspberry Pi. Also see the BeagleBoard website for great documentation on the product.
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What Does Linux Give Me?
I agree with this
Simply Linux gives me back both the magic and control back which has been sadly missing with the more mainstream operating systems.
People like myself with the more mainstream computer operating systems have missed the fact we had more control over the operating system, software and desktop we had with the older computing operating systems something Linux gives us back. The one thing modern operating systems, other than Linux, do not allow you to do this, that is to customise them or even have control over the operating system itself.
Linux and it’s ilk gives us back a much missed control and customisation over the computer operating system and the computer itself. Add to this an added satisfaction of actually working with computer on a lower level, creating our own desktops even down to installing your own combination of packages on the computer itself.
Linux is ideal for people like…
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I haven’t forgotten you
Hello all, I know i have slowed down on the posts but I assure you that there are more to come in the very near future. In the meantime I have hundreds of older posts going back over a year and a half that you can enjoy. I am sure you will find something of interest as I talk about whatever whenever I feel like it.
That’s right! You can read what I already have. That will keep you busy until I put new material on here.
Bye for now.
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Linux Distribution Review: a good distro for an older PC, anybody?
an old machine gets new life
I have an older PC (a Packard-Bell) that I keep as a backup should my trusty Dell Precision 380 go bang. I had Fuduntu on the Packard, which I was very impressed with- once I found out Fuduntu was shutting down, I needed something to take its place…
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The Frustrated IT Engineer
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definition of linux
Linux (i/ˈlɪnəks/ lin-əks or /ˈlɪnʊks/ lin-uuks) is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel,an operating system kernel first released 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Since the main supporting user space system tools and libraries originated in the GNU Project, initiated in 1983 by Richard Stallman, the Free Software Foundation prefers the name GNU/Linux.
Linux was originally developed as a free operating system for Intel x86-based personal computers. It has since been ported to more computer hardware platforms than any other operating system. It is a leading operating system on servers and other big iron systems such as mainframe computers and supercomputers more than 90% of today’s 500 fastest supercomputers run some variant of Linux, including the 10 fastest.Linux also runs on embedded systems (devices where the operating system is…
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Dude, you were right….for once!
Once upon a time not long ago I had a rather spirited conversation. This conversation was about fragmentation on various operating systems and I said that one did not have to worry about defragging their system when they are running Linux.
Well, as it turns out…..we were both right!
“It is the common belief that GNU/Linux file systems are better equipped to handle file fragmentation and that they don’t require any defragmentation. It is true that they have low file fragmentation ratio, but according some experts who have done extensive research, in some situations, the latter claim is simply not true.”
You can read the full post here.
Instructions on how to defrag your system are there as well. I am actually in the process of defragging my home directory right now although I didn’t look to see if it was even necessary.
Oh, well. Such is life!!!
As it turns out it actually wasn’t. Now had I been running a Windows-based system then likely my files would have been much more fragmented, even though I use the Linux partition of my hard drive like 90% of the time.
You’ll understand better by checking this out.
Does your head hurt yet? Mine sure does. OK in summary: defragmentation is much LESS of an issue than on Windows because of the way the EXT3/4 file system works a lot of the work is done for you.
At the same time it is nice to have the OPTION to defrag should you DESIRE to, although it is highly unlikely you will experience a slowdown in performance so long as you leave enough space for the file system to do its thing.
Class dismissed!!!
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BITCOIN FOR EVERY ONE! A FAUCET LIST
hmm interesting
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Orchid Show
i love orchids
Saturday saw the bi-annual Wondai Flower Show. The local Orchid show is also on. My parents are looking to move into the town in the near future. A pleasant country town in peanut growing country Queensland. I came up with my long term friend and her husband, Crystal in tow. So pleasant to be a passenger with company to talk to on the three hour drive for a change.
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I’m still at it
Thailand tree (Photo credit: @Doug88888)
It’s probably obvious to you that I love to blog. Just the same, I’m going to say it again…..
I love to blog!!!!
Also when I blog, I don’t just blog about one particular subject, In fact i can be rather random. There is indeed something for everyone and that just sort of happened organically over time. Yes there is everything from Linux to Food, rants and raves. As a result you will find posts by me that are about Linux such as this one which the second post I ever made. Or talking about how I got started with this family of operating systems.
Believe me, there are many many more on Linux alone, in fact there are hundreds that either I wrote myself or I decided to reblog something that someone else wrote (because I liked it THAT much).
In November of 2011 I wrote about the flooding in Thailand. I am so happy that madness is over and prices are reasonable again. In fact I can easily get a 1 TB hard drive for about $100.00.
January of 2012 I was thinking about security so I write this.
The rants would begin in February of the same year.
You ride public transportation? Well I do quite a bit so I figured you would get a kick out of hey you or drama. You will probably get the hint that it can be rather annoying thanks to inconsiderate people.
I could go on and on and on and on but I wont even though I know I’m a one in a million. It would be much easier for you just go to my blog and on the right hand side under “search” type in a word of interest. Or also on the right side but after you scroll down under “categories” that would be cool too.
Yes I have built up this blog over time, now its time for you to check it out.
I have reblogged quite a few times and I would appreciate some reciprocity as well. I appreciate all the replies I receive and I TRY to respond to all of them.
So, don’t just stand there…….BUST A MOVE!!!
I hope you will enjoy what you find
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why I use Ubuntu
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why I use Ubuntu
honesty is awesome
I have conflicting feelings about proselytizing anyone regarding operating systems. In fact, one of the best things about Linux is that it’s a relatively small community of people who are interested in and mostly knowledgeable about computers and are passionate about open source software. Bringing new users to Linux introduces problems after a point, since one of the main reasons there are no wild viruses for Linux is that so few people use it (depending on your source and your country, roughly 1% of computer users). On the other hand, I love Linux, and Ubuntu specifically. Coming from 20+ years of Windows use, Ubuntu was still very intuitive to get to know and use (much more so than MacOS for me). It looks good. And it’s free!
The main reason I switched to Ubuntu is because it’s free and open source. While ideologically the latter is important to me, in…
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Less is more
I came across an article on here that really caught my attention. It was about Canada having condos that are available with a square footage of 700 feet or less. In fact many of those condos are less than half of that.
Personally I think it is a wonderful idea, especially since a place of that size could be quite economical for an individual that just doesn’t have a stack of benjamins to shell out every month for the rent.
I mean even if it is all about the Pentiums baby, if one isn’t home very often and has few possessions then they really only need but so much space at home.
A man like me
As far as I am concerned, less is more in this case for a rather practical reason. You see, I live in Washington DC and rents are rather expensive here. So I know there are others that feel the same way. It would be nice to have more affordable living arrangements that doesn’t require us to be shoved into a particular area of the city, yet still be able to preserve our independence.
Who knows maybe something like this will spring up down here, I will definitely keep my eyes open until then.
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How Linux is Built
While Linux is running our phones, friend requests, tweets, financial trades, ATMs and more, most of us don’t know how it’s actually built. This short video takes you inside the process by which the largest collaborative development project in the history of computing is organized. Based on the annual report “Who Writes Linux,” this is a powerful and inspiring story of how Linux has become a community-driven phenomenon. More information about Linux and The Linux Foundation can be found at http://www.linuxfoundation.org and http://www.linux.com
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