Archive for the 'Linux' Category



New Kitchen Appliance

Thanks to a good buy on some old computers we’re getting rid of at work I just acquired a computer to use in the kitchen so I can watch TV while I’m cooking. So a $30 Gateway Profile computer, Ubuntu, and an install of the SageTV Placeshifter Client for linux and I’m done. Well I’m [...]

Linux Realtek 8139 Fix

I’m posting this in the hopes that it will save someone the trouble I just went through. I found quite a few posts of people experiencing the same issues with the Realtek 8139 Family network cards but no one had a solution. The Problem: Linux (Ubuntu Feisty in this case) detects and loads the kernel [...]

Certifiable

I’ve spent this week taking the second course towards getting my RHCE. It not very often I get to go to any training at all (3 times in 9 years) so it’s nice to get out of the office. The Redhat training is great though and both instructors I’ve had were have been really good. [...]