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After an hour on the phone with Western Digital’s outsourced overseas calling center, I’ve been informed that: Although the MyBook World’s interface offers the ability to join a domain, and use domain users and groups to controll access, this is not supported. Basically, the MyBook “advanced” interface allows for you join the device to the [...]
I’ve just verified that this procedure works. It was created through the combination of a few threads out there on the topic that were missing pieces of the puzzle in one way or another. This procedure will set up your Macbook Pro in such a way that a menu will appear on boot that will [...]
The GRUB bootloader sometimes doesn’t survive imaging with Symantec Ghost. After applying an image of Ubuntu Linux to a target machine, GRUB may need to be repaired before the machine will boot properly. To repair GRUB, do the following: Load the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop. Open a terminal window. [...]
The “‘Lobster Eye’ X-ray focusing optics” device is a hand-held optical device able to see through walls, even shipping containers. Their target market is law enforcement. Great. I love how they list “contraband hidden behind walls” as a use for this device. “Anything behind walls” sounds too invasive…
Physicists at the Bhavnagar University in Gujarat, India, have discovered a way to trap, store, and release laser light in a fluid on command. The fluid operates at room temperature, and is controlled with magnetic fields. [The scientists] coated micron-size magnetite spheres with oleic acid and dispersed them through a ferrofluid, which is a suspension [...]
“SCiB” touted to be safer than today’s Lithium Ion, lasts 10 years, charges in minutes (@ up to 50 amps). 1/3 pound (150 gram) cell is – the size of a mobile phone – provides 4.2 aH @ 2.4 volts. (devices) 4.4 pound (2 kg) cell is – the size of a small paperback novel [...]
After I upgraded my dual-boot laptop’s Ubuntu from 7.04 to 7.10, I’ve noticed that the upgrade overwrote my GRUB settings, so when I boot my machine, I no longer have a choice for booting into WinXP. I know the partition is still there, because Ubuntu 7.10 comes with NTFS read/write capability, and automatically shows [...]
Ubuntu better than ever
October 19No Comments
I switched to Ubuntu about 8 months ago or so, and really started using it full-time about 6 months ago. As the sole IT person for an organization of 1200 users, 420+ WinXP machines, and three server centers, I can easily say that administrating everything out of 7.04 has been a breeze. I’ve been reading [...]
Finishing my Master’s
October 186 Comments
So this Saturday I have to have my final capstone presentation done to get my Master’s Degree in Info. Sys. Mgmt. The Saturday after that the 50-80 page paper is due. I’m going a bit nutty getting it all done. I took a StumbleUpon break and came across this… video? Let me know what you [...]
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