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A new horse in the stable - XPS 15z |
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Written by Hangdog
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Sunday, 29 April 2012 09:27 |
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My trusty M6300 had a tragic accident, namely it got seriously wet while running. The thing is toast with no hope of recovery.
As its replacement, I got a Dell XPS15z (yes, another Dell). This will be my first foray into dual-booting Slackware with Win7 and also my first adventure in using Nvidia's Optimus. The latter I'm planning to use with Bumblebee and I'll post any difficulties and solutions |
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Written by Hangdog
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011 08:51 |
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jAmpache - One of the ways I listen to music is via an Ampache server running on my Dell Dimension 2400. I like using it because I can access it both over the web and from my Droid using the Amdroid app. The one place where Ampache kind of falls down is dealing with a PC being run in console mode. So as a lark, I've started writing a program I call jAmpache, which is a console-based Ampache client written in Java. I've released it under the GPLv2 and you'll find the files in the jAmpache section. Yeah, I know that there is Ruby-Ampache, but I really don't know diddly about Ruby. Also, they seem to be aiming for more of a command line interface, and I was trying for something with a more gui/ncurses look and feel. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 April 2011 18:04 |
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Written by Administrator
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Sunday, 20 September 2009 13:44 |
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Ooops.
For anyone who used the information on this site to help get their Linux rigs up and running, you've probably noticed that, well, this site used to hvae a whole lot more. However, the server hosting this (my formerly trusty Dell Dimension 2400) had a hard disk failure that knocked out this site. The REAL bummer is that at some point my backup scheme had stopped working, so pretty much all the content was lost. The good news is that most of the lost content was pretty dated anyways.
So, as I have time, I'll get back to documenting how I use Linux on my various machines. I primarily use Slackware so most of the information here will be heavily slanted in a Slackware direction.
And this time I swear I'll get the backup right.
Oh and don't bother to register for this site. Registration doesn't do anything and as soon as I can figure out how to disable it, I'll turn it off.
November 28th 2009 - I put back the process for getting VMWare Server 2 running on Slackware. I know a lot of people used this, so hopefully it will continue to be useful.
March 4th 2010 - I've started a section on exploring console applications on my Mini 9.
April 2011 - Despite the lack of anything new here in over a year, I am maintaining the site, and today I'm adding a section on a program I call jAmpache. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 08:50 |
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Written by Hangdog
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Sunday, 29 November 2009 09:48 |
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I've been using Slackware since Slackware 8, so I have a bit of experience with it. I've run Slackware on various machines, some of which I've retired or have died of old age. Currently I've got four machines I use on a regular basis and all are running Slackware 13.
Dell Precision M6300 - This laptop is my main machine and runs Slackware 13 64 bit multilib. I do the vast majority of my work on this and consider it my "production" machine. Changes don't happen on this rig unless they are tested out on my homebrew machine first.
Dell Mini 9 - I LOVE this netbook! I got it originally because I was finding that the M6300 is just too big and heavy for traveling. On an airplane, the M6300 is completely useless if the person in front puts their seat back. The Mini 9 has been a real eye-opener. Not only is the form factor fantastic for travel, it actually is powerful enough for general use. Yes, it is noticeably slower than the M6300, but since I use it predominantly for traveling and note taking at meetings, I don't mind. I upgraded the RAM to 2GB and am thinking seriously about putting a bigger SSD in there (currently it has 16GB which is kind of tight even if I keep my data on a 16GB SDHC card. It runs Slackware 13 32 bit.
Dell Dimension 2400 - This is a bare-bones machine that I use as my server. It hosts this site as well as a few other things I find useful. I've added disk space to it so that it serves as a general backup machine for my entire network. It runs Slackware 13 32 bit
Homebrew - This is a machine I built myself (my first build!) and it dual boots Windows XP and Slackware 13 64 bit multilib. I use this primarily as a testing platform. Since my M6300 is my work machine, I can't upgrade it until I'm sure that the upgrades won't break stuff. This machine allows me to do that testing.
I know that I have a lot of Dells, but the fact of the matter is that Dell has always treated me very, very well. In one instance with a relative's computer, Dell really stepped up to the plate and solved a problem when it was very clear that they didn't have to. People may have had problems with Dell, but I'm not one of them. |
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