About Me
I'm a thirty something engineer with an interest in Computing (particularly Linux), Psychology and Mathematics.
Married with three kids, I'm studying with the Open University since 2008, I'm focussing on BSc (Honours) Computing and IT (B62).
An enthusiastic but amateur runner.
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Category Archives: Computing
Blogging platforms
Has anyone else noticed a large amount of ping backs to link farms from Planet Ubuntu feeds over the last few days? I’m getting a fair few. I’d give an example but if I link to a site that takes … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Linux, Rant, Ubuntu
Tagged Blog, Coding, Planet Ubuntu, Rants, Ubuntu
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Samsung NC10 – a pleasant Ubuntu experience
It’s another year and I’m deploying next week. One of the few perks that entails is VAT exemption at PC World. I had decided some time ago to retire my Acer Aspire One A110L, this seems a sensible opportunity. I … Continue reading
A Windows post (gasp)
Windows software tends to abstract any kind of technicality from the user, except when it comes to ripping. For some reason, this requires a myriad dropdowns. I’m computer literate and I struggle.
Installing Arch on the Aspire One
I reinstalled Arch from scratch on an Aspire One today, something I haven’t done for a while. I’ve updated my wiki page to reflect the changes since the end of last year. http://wiki.lynxworks.eu/aspireone/arch
USB wireless mouse and Jaunty
If you’re struggling to work out why your USB wireless mouse is registering the scroll wheel and the clicks but not the movement – it appears that movement draws more current. I just spent ten minutes farting about with a … Continue reading
Write at haste repent at leisure
I wrote a quick blog post last night, where I learned a lesson – don’t write to a syndicated blog late at night after a long day. I’ve corrected the post now, where I remarked I’d untarred a tarball to … Continue reading
Acer Aspire One
Checking me server logs (as you do), I’ve seen a lot of hits from people searching for information of the Aspire One – looking for information on enabling the right click menu and editing the panels.xml file. I don’t have … Continue reading
Install Arch Linux on an Aspire One
I recently decided to reinstall a perfectly good install of Arch on my Aspire One because someone said they couldn’t get it to work. I don’t know why this install was more troublesome than the last but it was. I’m … Continue reading
Replacing Linpus Linux Lite on the Acer Aspire One
I love my Aspire One but have come to be less impressed by the Linpus distro installed. So at the weekend I decided to try Arch Linux, which as a long time Slackware fan I had heard worked well and had good documentation. Continue reading
Add an XFCE menu to the Aspire One panel
Enable a menu in the panel on the Acer Aspire One. Continue reading
