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Another Option for Build You Own PC Parts Sellers
Adding to my previous Online PC Parts Sellers List Here is another PC Case Gear
Monetize Me Baby
OK so I've had this blog forever and I've been watching the traffic climb slowly but surely as people use the tech-tips and content. It's hovering between 150-300 per day. So I'm thinking maybe I should place some ads on the site and hopefully generate a small amount...
Holiday Reading — Bounce: The myth of talent and the power of practice
Just finished reading Bounce by Matthew Syed. ISBN: 978-0-00-735054-4 Very interesting as it says that practice and training is more important that 'talent'. I was especially interested in the psychology of "choking" i.e. when a sport person completely muffs a game...
Checking for Virtualization and 64 bit support from Linux
Check for two cpu flags. vmx and lm # this command will list all the flags # and highlight vmx and/or lm in colour (--color) if found. grep -E --color '^flags|vmx|lm' /proc/cpuinfo As you can see from this screen shot my old P4 doesn't support either Virtualization...
Reducing Fractured Concentration
Recently I've been divesting myself of mailing list memberships and commercial email subscriptions. Why? - Because every email that hit's your inbox is a distraction. With mailing lists, it's usually a question which doesn't become an answer until the end of the email...
Some Notes on Germany
Germany Stayed at a friends house in semi-rural germany Moers (I think). Went to a Roman ruin nearby and saw almost identical architecture as to what was in Rome. Truly the Roman empires reach was colossal. Cologne has a huge Cathedral it's a good walk to the top and...
