Pizza tautology
Getting a slice of pizza for lunch, I noticed a phrase that seemed appropriate considering a recent XKCD comic:
It’s hot or it’s not!
Well… yes.
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Experiences moving to a Debian 1U server
The two Linux machines I use at home for testing purposes have outgrown their useful life – they take more power than they’re worth to run, replacement components are only available as refurbished items, and the amount of space occupied in my room is disproportionate to their use. What follows is an initial attempt to [...]
Mint 8 GNOME crashes and restarts after removing Fast User Switching
Quick reference for myself, since I don’t see a good place to report this bug on the Linux Mint site, and I really don’t want to bother investigating this right now.
In the notification area (system tray) next to the clock, Mint 8 allegedly has a Fast User Switching applet. This applet, at least on my installation, doesn’t [...]
Eclipse in Ubuntu-based distributions missing update site list
If any of you are using a Ubuntu-based distribution (Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Linux Mint) and do any sort of Eclipse development, the current 3.5.1 package available with the distribution (3.5.1+repack~1-0ubuntu3) is missing the standard Galileo and 3.5 update sites in the Available Software Sites list:
This bug has already been reported to Launchpad, but here are [...]
Into 2010 with a few changes
It was late April when I last wrote about my life and avoided a HOWTO-style article, and with the introduction of 2010 I figured I’d bore everyone who’s expecting a XenonMKV version with some personal updates and what I’m expecting for this next year.
September
I went to Las Vegas again – this time trading in the [...]
Bell and Telus launch HSPA+ network
The big news in Canadian wireless service (besides the CRTC’s absolutely shameful decision to deny Globalive/WIND an operating license) is the launch of Bell and Telus’ joint HSPA+ network. The network uses the 850/1900 MHz bands and operates with MNC/MCC 302-880, so you can search for coverage with your existing “3G” device to see if [...]
Tagged 3g, bell, blackberry, gsm, hspa, hspda, telusAsus P5QL-EM and Windows 7 graphics corruption/failed installation
Just a heads up to anyone with the Asus P5QL-EM – installing Windows 7 RTM without an addon graphics card (so essentially using the onboard graphics) will fail miserably. On the first boot, the display is corrupted (at least over DVI) and while booting in safe mode avoids this problem, the installer won’t continue properly. [...]
Tagged asus, bios, graphics, intel, motherboard, p5ql-em, windows 7University of Waterloo Bookstore violates Visa merchant guidelines
Those of you who know me or read this site will understand that I have very strong feelings about how financial and credit card transactions are supposed to work. Today I attempted to purchase a textbook for SCI 205, Physics of High Fidelity Sound Reproduction. Apparently the original book used for the course is out [...]
Tagged credit card, financial, merchant, university, waterlooVegas: Where to get free WiFi on the strip
This is the second part of my Vegas post series. View part one here. I figured I’d actually post this with some useful information instead of letting it languish in the queue.
After arriving in the afternoon on February 12th, we proceeded to check into the Mirage hotel. The Mirage is closer to the north end [...]
Tagged las vegas, mgm, mirage, vacation, vegasSite migration once again
Moving this blog and all other related services to a new server. Hope to see everyone sooner than later.
Projects I’ve got going on for the month of May include
a new position at work
additional patches for XenonMKV, with a new version scheduled for the end of the month
catching up on other web development tasks