Category: General

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Yes yes yes, finally you say. Okay the guide is finally here. Installing Ubuntu Linux version 9.04. Okay maybe not Ubuntu in its normal clothes but Linux Mint 7 Gloria. Let the version numbers not confuse you. Linux Mint is a project to build an Ubuntu build that works completely out of the box, so it also includes proprietary (closed source) drivers etc. It is my personal favourite distribution I use it at work and at home. In South Africa especially with bandwidth limitations you want to have something like this. Just works.

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Just upgraded the backend for the blog. Moved to the latest version of WordPress, I was on 2.6 for a while. It was smooth, no big problems, impressed. I like the new admin look and I also access it via …

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My first post for 2009. Happy new year to all, and to all blessed be this year. In the coming weeks I will probably discuss a few things, some technical, some not quite so. On the Technical side will be …

A New Age Dawns, The Age of the Lost Generation Read more »

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Yeah sometimes you push yourself to levels you shouldnt. It hurts, you take a breather and you hope it doesnt happen again. Well it more than likely happens again at even higher levels. As South Africa finally is hurtling itself …

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