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Ubuntu 9.04 on My Main PC

May 13, 2009May 13, 2009 kwong

Last month,I upgraded one of my PCs from Ubuntu 8.10 to Ubuntu 9.04 and everything went rather smoothly. Since my […]

Linux/BSD, Miscellaneous Dual Sound Card, Ubuntu, WD1001FALS, WD6400AAKS

Got Slashdotted

May 9, 2009May 9, 2009 kwong

OK, I admit I was not quite prepared for the traffic I got for my previous post on MS-DEBUG as […]

Miscellaneous

MS-DEBUG 1981 – 2009

May 8, 2009 kwong

Earlier this week (May 5) Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate was released to the general public and like many technology […]

Miscellaneous, Technology Debug, Windows 7

How to Revert to a Specific SVN Version of Code::Blocks

April 15, 2009 kwong

I had set up my apt-get source to use latest SVN build of Code::Blocks. Everything has been running pretty smoothly […]

Linux/BSD, Miscellaneous Code::Blocks, Ubuntu

Changing SyntaxHighlighter Font Size

April 5, 2009 kwong

After I upgraded to the latest SyntaxHighliger (2.0.296) I noticed that the font size of the code section is a […]

Miscellaneous WordPress

The Obstacles to Linux Going Mainstream

March 29, 2009 kwong

It was almost one year ago when I switched my main home computer to Linux. Since then, I have been […]

Linux/BSD, Miscellaneous Linux, Open Source

My Favorite Linus Quote

March 22, 2009March 22, 2009 kwong

Linus is famous for making radical and controversial statements. While a lot of these quotes sound harsh, they are profoundly […]

Miscellaneous Linus, Quote

Blog Theme Updated

March 1, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I had been using a modified version of Kaushal Sheth‘s (it seems that his web site is currently being redesigned.) […]

Miscellaneous SyntaxHighlighter, theme, WordPress

On The Origin of Linux

February 16, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I stumbled upon this Linus video about the origin of Linux on YouTube the other day. I think this is […]

Miscellaneous Linus, Linux, Origin

Parsing Apache Server Log for Unique IPs

February 1, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I created this short Perl script to tally the number of unique IPs from the Apache server log.

Linux/BSD, Miscellaneous Apache, Perl, script, Server Log, Unique IP

Windows 7 Unresponsive Under VMWare After Idle

January 25, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I installed Windows 7 Beta (64 bit) under VMWare 6.5.1 (Linux version) a couple of weeks ago, and my main […]

Miscellaneous Unresponsive, VMWare, Windows 7 Beta

The Perfect UI

January 18, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

When talking about designing the perfect user interface, different people sometimes have very different ideas. It is more of a […]

Miscellaneous Aero, Office 2007, Ribbon, UI, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Windows 7, An Updated Vista?

January 11, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I just downloaded Microsoft’s latest OS beta — Windows 7 64bit, which was released to the general public two days […]

Miscellaneous, Technology VMWare, Windows 7, Windows Vista

Power Factor of a Compact Fluorescent Lamp

January 7, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

I got a P3 Kill A Watt as Christmas present. Besides being able to measure voltage, current and kilo-watt-hours, it […]

Miscellaneous Compact Fluorescent Lamp, Kill A Watt, Power Factor

What Happened to the Testing?

January 1, 2009March 7, 2009 kwong

You have probably heard the Zune fiasco at the turn of the new year. Or if you have one with […]

Miscellaneous, Technology bug, Testing, Zune

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