Ghost RAIDs
I ran into the same problem in each of the two Ubuntu installs that I recently completed. The initial install failed, and the RAID arrays I had setup could not be deleted. This became a seemingly insurmountable obstacle in the…
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MythTV II: Return of MythTV
Less than a year ago I ventured into the realm of MythTV. My previous ramblings on the subject dealt almost entirely with the hardware end of things. I decided to use the lasted releases of Ubuntu and MythTV as an…
MSI motherboard sports Stirling engine
Micro-Star International recently announced that it will be offering a motherboard with a Stirling engine-powered cooling fan for the northbridge. This device would reduce total electricity usage, and be a “more ECO-friendly design.” Yet, I’m not convinced that a Stirling…
Fetch-playing robot!
If you’ve every owned a dog that loves to play fetch, you know that it can sometimes feel like hours of ball tossing before your dog’s eagerness to run after the fuzzy yellow tennis ball runs out. Rather than wearing…
Solar power at $1 per watt!
Nanosolar recently announced the release of their ultra cheap solar panel, SolarPly. This is basically solar cells printed on aluminum. This “foil” is “non-fragile”, can be cut or bent to any shape, and doesn’t require soldering for electrical contact. While…
Is your ISP interfering with your Internet?
Canadian Cable Internet provider Rogers has started testing a system that will allow them to insert messages to their customers about billing and account status. While this may seem to be a fairly innocuous activity, it uses technology that Net…
The electricity of Google
Google has decided to throw it’s weight behind a new initiative to make renewable energy more affordable than coal. Called RE<C, the program will support research in solar, wind, and geothermal technologies in an attempt to create a renewable energy…
Is Linux the “poor-man’s” OS?
Even as Microsoft strives to expand it’s operating system exposure in foreign markets, Linux gets a boost at home from the nation’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart. Two weeks ago the king of discount shopping introduced a $200 PC. Now, the initial…
A faster, safer Web
I started playing around with OpenDNS today, and it looks very useful. OpenDNS is a free service that uses DNS to block dangerous, adult, or unwanted Web sites. Personally, I feel pretty safe browsing the Web, and don’t really worry…