Well I finally decided I wanted to upgrade KDE on my personal machine so I did. I’m very impressed.. Kubuntu 17.10 runs great on my system, I love some of the andriodesk features such as true gamma control, and a … Continue reading
So the last day or so I’ve been fighting with my Intel NUC and windows 10. Basically windows would update and then poof no video. After trying to determine the problem I decided it had to be video drivers. On … Continue reading
I’ve noticed with my Sony soundbar, the sub-woofer will randomly fail to connect when I power it on. When this happens nothing can be done to get it linked up again except for a factory reset. The procedure below explains … Continue reading
Today I decided to pull out my old Hero3, after updating it to the latest firmware I was surprised to find that the GoPro app would not connect successfully. What I found was that for whatever reason, the DHCP request … Continue reading
I’ve always wondered if the SSSD project could be leveraged to provide slightly faster stat() resolution. It’s worth testing and hopefully I have some time to investigating further. Project URL: https://fedorahosted.org/sssd/
Well, another year of Super Computing conference has come and gone, some interesting stuff but mostly the same things over and over. The company I work for just announced a new type of hard disk drive (10,000 RPM 3.5 full … Continue reading
This is an updated 1080p version of a cool Mei Misaki wall paper (from the anime Another) Update: I’ve darkened this background up a bit more so it’s easier to read code when using konsole and full transparency. Here it … Continue reading
I put this together today because I wanted a new background on one of my desktops. If you haven’t seen the anime yet, it’s worth checking out. Free as in beer. Enjoy. Update: I’ve reduced Baby Magnum’s logo and moved … Continue reading
So there are multiple methods to pull this off, however after doing it by hand, using DVD::rip, using Handbrake, etc. I finally settled on VLC. Yes, good old VLC has DVD ripping support. http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-rip-DVDs-for-free-with-VLC outlines how this is done, and … Continue reading
Its been a busy summer for me, I haven’t really had much time to opine on this blog about anything interesting.