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Fedora 7 I know why Ubuntu beats You
I prefer Redhat distributions to install secure firewall installations because of the sensible admin tools and the ease of dsl setup. For a desktop system I like to quickly be able to install packages and Ubuntu uses Synaptic and it's quick. Fedora uses Yum and the...
My commonly used OSS admin tools Windows XP
Every few months at work I check for upgrades of the software that I use. I have the normal Windows XP Pro SP2 with Office 2k3 and Acrobat Reader Installed. The rest of my software that I use on a daily basis is open source. GIMP 2.2.14 - Image editing PuTTY 0.60 -...
Should we get a dog?
Do you have a dog? Some of us had dogs when we were younger and enjoyed their company and antics. As we got older and moved away from the family home a dog was not something we considered necessary and indeed became an impediment to renting property. But once you buy...
Instlux – Can’t mount partition
I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 Laptop and am using Instlux from http://instlux.sourceforge.net/ to install Ubuntu 6.x. One issue I had was when I booted into the Instlux menu and pressed enter to start loading the kernel I got an error message saying it can't mount the...
Nightmare on Lismore Avenue
A few months ago I pulled my old bathroom out to begin renovations. I calculated the cost as far as I knew it and thought hmm yes this will be finished in a month or two. Not so! Jan - Feb - Mar - April. 4 months without a bathroom. Now as I have spent the most of my...
Holidays – Causing One to Take Stock of Ones Life
Today is Saturday and I am approaching the last day of my weeks annual leave from my job. I work as a "Systems Engineer" - which for the company I work for means: "Jack of all Phones and Computers and the bits that tie them together". The thing about holidays, and I...