July 2007
23 posts
Category:Camping - wikiHow →
GreenCars.com →
Tax Incentives Assistance Project →
Small Renewables Initiative →
Stanford Guidelines for Web Credibility →
Stanford has done their homework and
compiled 10 guidelines for building the credibility of a web site. These guidelines are based on three years of research that included over 4,500 people.This is part of the Web Credibility Project.
Useful and Interesting Mac Terminal Commands →
Great for system administrators & Linux geeks — from Bombich.com, home of Carbon Copy Cloner.
Use Knoppix to format large FAT32 volume? →
Keith suggests booting Area51 into Knoppix and using the Knoppix tools to format my large (113 GB) volume as a FAT32 disk.
Custom Bash Prompt How-To →
I want to put a current time stamp on my prompt, so I can see when I run a job. From Custom Bash Prompt How-To
This How-To is to change the display of your bash prompt permanently. It will give you a list of different strings you can include into your bash prompt such as, the time of day, the date, and many other options.
My prompt is already customized in ~/.bash_prompt
10 Articles All Bloggers Should Read (at least... →
Links and summaries of important articles all aspiring bloggers should read.
XP = Best Choice →
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:24 AM Today, it looks like the best Windows for me is XP (Pro). It’s patched, all drivers installed, and it uses less RAM than 2000, with a similar configuration. Both use around 200 MB, but right now XP is formatting my F: drive (again) and using only 179 MB. That’s all pimped up, too, including MSIE 7, all updates, .NET, etc. etc. Plus, I can use VNC!
Vista loses control of network card →
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:23 AM Now the network card that Vista used to recognize (and use) is now unable to connect to the router and get an IP address. When I boot into 2000 or XP, no problems. It’s clearly software, probably a result of one of the updates I installed.
Vista & 2000 fight it out over NFTS Permissions →
I’m having nothing but problems with my large NTFS formatted data volume on Area 51. Vista erased all the data on it during the installation (nothing much); then reported errors and fixed them on reboot. Windows 2000 reported errors, and also had at it. Then, when I booted back into Vista, more errors, more fixes, more data loss. Now, I’m reformatting the whole volume in Vista.
Triple Your Fun: 3 Flavors of Windows →
The plan is now to install three versions of Windows on Area51: 2000, XP, and Vista. Sunday, July 15, 2007 10:52 AM I formatted the hard drive with 3 boot partitions. I’ll devote the remainder to data. See my earlier post, New Partitioning Strategy, for details. Windows 2000 Slipstream is my first installation. All goes well, after I clean the CD. Here are my volumes: C: 20 GB FAT 32 -...
Doom9.net →
The Definitive DVD Backup Resource
New Partitioning Strategy for Area51 →
Here’s how I think I’ll partition the new 250 GB HD I just installed in Area51. Partitioning Goal: Boot multiple Windows versions to support the widest range of current game titles. All partitions are NTFS unless noted 20 GB - Windows 2000 (FAT32) 40 GB - Windows XP 60 GB - Windows Vista — 120 GB (3 separate Windows installations) + 120 GB - Data and game...
Limited Game Support for Vista? Not true, it... →
The guy at GameSpot told me that most Windows games for XP don’t run on Vista without a patch. Except, of course, Halo 2. As a result, I need to rethink my partitioning strategy.
AVG Free →
AVG Free Advisor - Free antivirus and anti-spyware downloads - currently version 7.5
VNC + Knoppix →
Non-trivial in Knoppix 5.x, too: Problems with VNC in Knoppix - Knoppix.net … are there firewall issues? I gave up, but problems further upstream (bad NIC drivers) were to blame.
VNC + Vista →
Some problems & solutions here: VNC + Vista = black screen? - Windows Vista. Also, another solution to another problem: Workaround to Run VNC Server in Windows Vista » My Digital Life
Installing Vista →
Monday, July 9, 2007 5:35 PM
Boot from the Vista DVD (hold down any key right after the BIOS screen loads). Then, wait after the spiffy desktop background loads. Watch the mouse pointer.
Finally, run Wizard, select language & keyboard, Install Now.
Please wait…and wait…
Monday, July 9, 2007 5:42 PM
Finally: enter the product key. Here are some complaints:
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Examining Area 51 with Knoppix →
Before I install Vista Ultimate on my newly upgraded gaming rig, Area51, I want to run Knoppix to see what kind of hardware I have. I tried booting with Knoppix 5.0 and 5.1 (DVD), and right now it’s just not worth it. The 5.1 DVD loads intermittently, and the 5.0 CD doesn’t I’m going to install Vista by booting from the DVD.
In the meantime, I’ll just download the 5.1 CD via BitTorrent to see...
Different Google Listings in Different Countries →
This may be obvious when you think about it, but it is still weird to see it in action. I just got back to the States from Montreal, Canada, and Google serves up very different search results. In Canada, one of my blogs is indexed, but not here in the good old USA.
Vista Ultimate? 64 bit? →
Should I upgrade Area 51 to Windows Vista Ultimate? 64 Bit or 32 Bit? It looks like Vista Ultimate Upgrade is about $238. I wonder if it has all the motherboard drivers I need, too? According to Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista Feature Focus: 64-Bit (x64) Support:
Windows Vista Ultimate comes with both 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) versions in the box, on separate...