The course material for DSE 212 just arrived. Once I’d got over the weight of the package, I opened it to discover that it consists of a number of large text books, a couple of DVD, CDs, software and the usual assorted paraphernalia - part threes, course updates and errata. Looking over the course material, it seems well structured [...]
Tag Archives: Open Source
What was your favourite comment in OpenWeek?
I’ve been trying to get to as much of OpenWeek as I could and have really enjoyed a lot of the sessions. Dustin Kirkland’s session on encrypted home folders and of course the Docs Day sessions were fantastic
So I was wondering what everyone’s favourites so far were…
My favourite comment was from Mark Shuttleworth [...]
Add an XFCE menu to the Aspire One panel
Enable a menu in the panel on the Acer Aspire One.
Reducing hard drive lifespan, follow up
Following up on what I wrote yesterday concerning suggested damage to hard disks caused by Ubuntu not altering the number of load unload cycles set by the manufacturers, I noted that a number of people have been suggesting that Ubuntu should take control away from BIOS and carry out these modifications by default, as Windows [...]
Linux Driver Project
For those who don’t already know, Novell’s Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel developer and head of the Linux Driver Project recently re-started a project to get hardware drivers created for free.
He has run into a snag in that he doesn’t know if any common hardware in use not supported in Linux. So if you can [...]




