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Step-by-step Linux and Windows guides, mostly server setup.
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Installing MyBB 1.8.12 on Ubuntu ServerIn the following tutorial I will explain how to install MyBB 1.8.12 on Ubuntu Server. I will be doing this from the command line so no GUI needed. Download the MyBB package. You will want to get the…
LinuxInstalling VirtualBox Guest Addition Ubuntu Server 14.04.3Because my office is currently under construction I didn’t have access to my primary desktop machine that runs VMware Workstation. I needed to spin up a Ubuntu Server box to do some testing. It has…
LinuxSprinkler ProjectFinal received my first Raspberry Pi. I have had an idea for years about what I wanted to do with one. Automated sprinkler system. 2 summers in a row my lawn has burnt to a frazzle. I have dealt…
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Installing NetBeans on Xubuntu 10.04Installing NetBeans is simple in Ubuntu, but Xubuntu doesn’t seem to have the package in its repositories. The following will guide you through the install. First thing needed is Java. You can…
LinuxVirtualBox Guest Additions install Kubuntu 10.04Install VirtualBox’s guest additions are relativly stright forward in Ubuntu. But for Kubuntu 10.04 it’s takes a little more work. Open the terminal and execute the following commands. First, check…
LinuxLinux Mounting PartitionsMost Linux distribution include auto mounting for different file system types. Specific distributions, you need to mound some file systems your self. The following commands will allow you to mount…
LinuxBacktrack 5 MAC ChangingI have been playing with backtrack5 lately and there was one little issue I was starting to get irritated by. When spoofing your MAC address you were required to run all these commands to take the…
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Mounting Windows Share using smbfs in KubuntuOn my new Kubuntu box, I wanted to mount my “My Documents” folder that resides on a Windows Server 2003 R2 box. I have always had problems mounting folders due to the nature of Active Directory. In…
LinuxNew Laptop #2Well for those of you I don’t talk to on a regular bases here is a little update: I have graduated from Canadore College and received my “Computer System Technology – Networking Program”. So that’s…
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I died… Okay maybe not.Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I’m sure a lot of you have wondered what happened to me. Well there is one simple answer, school. Unfortunately any spare time I have is spent doing projects…
Life of BlakeMac vs PCA battle that might never end between Mac and PC users. A battle that is won but no one on the PC side will admit it. The battle between Mac and PC have been going on for years and years. This…
WindowsCrossfader on Behringer DX 1000Now that I have my computer up and running I have been messing around with a program called Virtual DJ. If your into making your own mixes and DJing then this might be a program you want to check out.
ModificationsComputer Issues? Your telling me!I have not been around many of my local online community’s recently do to major computer issues I have been suffering through. In my last post I made you all aware that I had ordered a new bare…
Life of BlakePoor computerWell yesterday my poor old AMD 3500+ Asus AV8 – Delux motherboard gave up the ghost and died. Me and it were together for 5 greatfull years but now it has moved onto a better place. So it’s…
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Linux vs WindowsAs most of you know I am fluent in both Windows and Linux. Yesterday in the #mybb IRC channel, tension was tight between us Linux people and the Windows fan boy Matt (owner of msubuntu who will be…
LinuxWindows XP Pro UpgradeYesterday I upgraded my Desktop and Laptop PC’s to Windows XP Pro. I wanted to have them join my domain here at home so I wouldn’t have to type my username and password in all the time. First one I…
LinuxVistaWell Vista is gone now. There were to many problem with software running on it. I don’t have a Vista disk with me or I would do a fresh install so instead XP is going back on it. I may install it…
Computer StuffVisual Basic & VistaI have finally taken the Vista plunge! And I have to say it isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. Me and another guy at my co-op placement decided we need to educate our selves for the…
WindowsWinamp LED VisualizationWell I have made myself a 8 LED segment that flashes to the beat of music with Winamp. It’s fairly straight forward. I started with this tutorial. Here is the parts list 1.5 Volt LED’s (under 30mA)…
ModificationsBirthdayWell my birthday was on July 23 and my parents decided to get me a new mixing board. Well it arrived today and boy is it neat! 😀 It’s the new Alesis MultiMix 12 FireWire. It is a small version of…
Life of BlakeUbuntu StudioMay 11th, 2007 Ubuntu Studio was released and I finally decided to get my hands on it. Downloading and installing just like all the other Ubuntu Alternate installs. After installation was complete I…
LinuxiPhoneToday at 6:00PM Apples new iPone will be released in all AT&T stores. I have been hearing alot about it in the many Podcasts and Video Cast. Yesterday Cranky Geeks had a few things to say about the…
Net LifeMicrosoft Office 2007Well I have gotten my hands on a copy of Microsoft Office 2007. I have to say my first impression was “What the hell have they done with the GUI?” But after navigating around a little wile I started…
Life of BlakeC++, C and a Parallel portAbout a month ago I went out and purchased a book on C++. I went through it and learned the basics. Yesterday I began work on a program to control inputs and outputs on the LPT port. The interesting…
LinuxValve SteamWell I finaly got a program to work in Wine. Steam, Counter Strike, and Counter Strike: Condition Zero all run very well in Kubuntu on my laptop. If you are trying to do this, make sure your video…
LinuxRemoving MyBB CopyrightThis notes was posted on DennisTT’s Blog. Please read all MyBB users. All administrators of MyBB probably know of the MyBB License one way or another. However, it has come to my attention that there…
Net LifeStereo to Mono AdapterAs most of you know I have a auxiliary amp that is also used as a second sub woofer. I have found lately that I don’t always want to plug my laptop into the 5.1 surround sound and blast the bass and…
ModificationsHow to Clean your Keyboard… The fast way!My dad finally toled me to clean the keyboard for the computer. Needles to say there was allot of dust around the keys… and in the keys. I came up with a very good idea to clean all 100 and sum keys.
Net LifeNew File & Testing ServerWell this is actually old news, but thats ok. Windows XP Home finally took a dump on my home server. Lucky for me all the data was on another hard drive (Maxtor 120G no longer available). All the…
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Linux has re-enterd the building!Well I’m into the Linux thing. A few weeks ago, for some odd reason, Windows “Stopped” working on my laptop. So I got out my Kubuntu Linux CD and started the install. Every thing ran well on the…
Computer StuffWhat do you cary?Well I thought I should make a post so I decided it would be about my laptop. 😛 Well for the last 2 days I have been bring my laptop to school. It’s very handy to have insted of using the schools…
Computer StuffRAID?!?!?!Ok not the bug spray Raid, the drive configuration RAID. I’m now using RAID 0 (for speed) to handle the My Documents folder and Movies that I have. Setting it up was fairly strait forword. I did…
Computer Stuff6.06 KDEWell last week I update my Ubuntu linux to 6.06 latest and greatest. 😀 Anyways, I was sick of Gnome as it has been causing problems ever since I installed it so just after updating I took the KDE…
Computer StuffBack and ForthWell for the last few weeks I have been using linux. For awile I went back to windows but eventualy, after getting a frigin virus because of certain family members, I moved back to Ubuntu linux just…
Computer StuffLinux 32-bitWell yesterday at about 3:00 AM, I formated my linux hrad drive (agen) and installed Ubuntu 32-bit. 64 bit wasn’t good for me alot of apps don’t run. Anyways I am now a 32 bit user and every thing…
Computer StuffAlmost on LinuxWell I have almost compleatly converted over to Ubuntu linux. I have Firefox, Flash and Java all setup. That was my first task; that was no problem with the help of this tutorial. Next I did was…
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