Slashdot.org recently posted an article about a computer costing $25. If you go to rasperrypi.org and check out the pictures, this system is impressive given its size. What is noteworthy is the cost, size, and power of this device. While … Continue reading
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Recently I had an Xvfb session in place, using x11vnc as a connection method. Upon login, I saw the following errors: Error activating XKB configuration. Probably internal X server problem. X server version data: The X.Org Foundation 60802000 If you … Continue reading
For some reason, this one is hard to keep in my head. Sometimes it is necessary to create a “large file” to act as a disk while monkeying with virtualization. If I need, say, 10GB of disk space, do I … Continue reading
CentOS 5.6 was released the other day. There is no better way to download a new release of Linux than through a P2P network. I know LimeWire was under a cease and desist order for distributing their software, but I … Continue reading
The Austin Small Business Development Center is having their 2011 Business Resource Fair at the Palmer Auditorium Events Center, April 7th. Details are available via: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/sbdp/downloads/gc2011.pdf … Continue reading
What follows is the README included in the Linux kernel source tree. Linux kernels are available from kernel.org. … Continue reading
Yesterday a wonderful thing happened – this first release of LibreOffice, version 3.3.0. This is a fork of the OpenOffice.Org project, which was recently acquired by Oracle from Sun. The LibreOffice code is released under the GPL version 3 software … Continue reading
From https://www.riseglobal.org/about: RISE is a non-profit program dedicated to inspiring and empowering entrepreneurs. Created originally in 2007 by Roy and Bertrand Sosa as a week-long, free “un-conference” for- and by- entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas, RISE has now grown into an … Continue reading
LibreOffice (a new branch of OpenOffice.Org) ships in a tar.gz format. Included in this archive are many RPM files. RPM files are useful for installing operating system content. But what if you desire simultaneous access to two versions of the … Continue reading
I had a need recently to create a simple .ica file so people could open it and enjoy a proper desktop. The problem is is that I am old school Citrix (pre XenSource acquisition, and therefore not accustomed to the … Continue reading