I haven't posted here for a while and there's a good (or bad depending how you look at it) reason.
I've deserted. I'm expecting Dos_Box to put a bounty out on me and have me shot at dawn
The blog as been moved and is now in full rant over at...
http://tmcd35.wordpress.com/
if anybody is truely interested in my prose - don't blame you, I'm not
I've been playing around with this for a while. I must say as an OS - I like it! It feels somewhat uncomplicated compared to other *nix's.
Today I'm going for a fresh install of NetBSD 5 and see what I can get out of it. Wish me luck!
The Platform
Nice and simple - VMWare Fusion 2.x (whatever the latest is). 1 Core (from a 2.16Ghz Core Duo) and 768mb Ram. Hard Drive is 15Gb pre allocated.
A word on the hard drive. I've noticed with previous install attempts that NetBSD does not l
A few small jobs to report on, this time nothing Mutliseat related ( ).
Office XP SP3
I'm not going to detail the process here since only out of date institutions like ours are still using this and if you really need the instructions are all over the net (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832671). But, boy what a palaver! I thought I'd have to attach a update or to to the MSI deployment in GPO. Instead I had to unpack the update and tap in a pretty long command to get the ball rolling.
So, I've placed the orders for my two Multiseat systems. Both machines will be self built. I've not ordered TFT's this time as I'm refurbing Lab1 over the summer and some of the old TFT's from their will be used with these two systems.
Before I give the specs for the two Multiseats, I thought I'd share the specs of the front runner desktop I'm considering for Lab1.
Room 1 - Desktop
Acer Veritron L410
USFF Chassis
AMD Athlon X2 4400 (2.3Ghz Dual Core)
2Gb DDR2 Ram
320Gb Hard Driv
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Every geek has an area of computing that 'does it' for them. For some it's programming and the beauty in finding the most efficient algorithm to a particular problem. For others it's the use of a particular operating system and the challenge of optimising it to a particular solution. For me it's virtualisation.
Virtualisation in itself is nothing new. The basics of the idea date back to early Mainframes with tens or hundreds of VT termi
I've been meaning to start a (semi-)regular blog for quiet a while. The problem is having something of interest, at least to myself, to blog about.
Well as it turns out I have several projects on the go. Some are in a very embryonic stage, others are nearing completion.
I thought I'd start with a list of projects under way and then over the next how ever many blogs tackle each subject as the mood takes me and the projects progress.
Goodbye WinSuite
Perhaps the single most important p
Today I find myself wanting to blog again, and once again it'd the good ol' PS3 that's caught my attention. I have finally achieved the coveted prize of 'convergence'. Though it's by no means perfect the future is here.
For the past however meny years I've been paying the local cable company an extortionate amount of money for their 'V+' box. Digital TV, Video Recorder and OnDemand service all in one. The problems being their high price and small quick to fill hard drive. Also, I find I
Okay, so my sister has asked me to organise a music quiz as a party game this crimbo based on the contents of my infamous iTunes library.
I thought I'd search the net to see if there's a piece of software to help me do this.
Haven't (yet) found what I'm looking for but did find this quiz which I thought would make a good blog entry. Feel free to try the quiz yourself and post your results as a comment
How Meny Songs in Total?
3,952
Sort by Title - What's the first and last song?
So, I'm an avid music fan (understatement) and I own a PS3. Putting these two facts together mean I naturally like a certain type of game - Singstar and Rock Band. I'm counting the days till the release of Guitar Hero World Tour.
My PS3 has a 40Gb hard disk that must be getting quite full now with all the songs have been downloading for the aforementioned games. So next spring I plan to get a 500Gb hard drive and a PlayTV tuner.
The PS3 will become my complete media center. Music/Vid
