Monthly Archives: February 2006

Tux-shaped computer

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/28/2006
This may be the most awesome thing I've ever seen... a Tux-shaped mini case. It doesn't look like it'd be terribly useful in and of itself (more for development for embedded devices) but it looks awesome. I'd like a Tux-shaped case large enough for an mATX motherboard. I'd definitely lay down some cash for that. [...]
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Put that old computer to better use

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/24/2006
A story I wrote a while ago has just been posted on Linux.com, about running Linux on older hardware. The idea came from an eWeek article about Microsoft trying to debunk the idea that Linux runs well on older hardware. I spent quite a bit of time loading various distros on a PII 233MHz with [...]
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Using MyDNS

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/23/2006
If you need a DNS server, but would prefer to avoid BIND, MyDNS is one alternative that I'd recommend. I've written up a short piece on MyDNS over on Linux.com. I've been using MyDNS for some time now, and I find it to be really easy to administer and use, and it's been rock-solid stable. [...]
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Review of Versora Progression Desktop

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/22/2006
The first time I reviewed Mac OS X, I was impressed by the migration feature -- I didn't actually try it out, because I didn't have a Mac to migrate from, but I thought it was quite impressive all the same to offer users an easy and no-nonsense way to move their data from one [...]
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Another novice attack on Linux

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/20/2006
So, I stumbled on this column by a Stan Beer, wherein the reviewer attempts to try out Linux, but successively burns a bunch of coasters that won't boot. Here's a hint, Mr. Beer -- if you burn eight CDs of various images and they don't boot -- that's probably not a Linux issue, but an [...]
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Firefox fun

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/16/2006
Another piece up on NewsForge, about Firefox and Thunderbird extensions. I spend far too much time online, so Firefox extensions are of great interest to me... anything that makes life just a bit easier is a good thing. As a side note, I know the article will get tons of commentary about people's favorite extensions [...]
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PC-BSD review

By Joe Brockmeier | Published: 2/15/2006
One of the great things about my job is that I get to try out lots of fun software. Case in point, I spent some time with PC-BSD recently and it's quite a nice OS, overall. I'm not quite ready to ditch Linux yet, but if I did, I might just consider PC-BSD instead. Big [...]
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