No More Twist

Premature optimization · 49 days ago

Every coder has heard of premature optimization; paying too much attention to details that might turn out to be unimportant in the scheme of things. “Don’t sweat the small stuff” to borrow a phrase from the self-help world.

Basic DVD authoring on Fedora · 67 days ago

I’ve found my notes on DVD copying useful before, I thought to do the same for authoring DVDs based on readily available content such as downloaded or streamed video or self recorded content.

Bluetooth PAN from Windows Mobile to Fedora 11 · 211 days ago

If you have a mobile phone with a generous data plan, and a laptop without an internet connection, it’s tempting to put the two together to be able to use the internet on the move. While on holiday I managed to do it with a Windows Mobile phone and a laptop running Fedora 11, here’s how…

Caramel Crater Shortbread · 235 days ago

I made some caramel shortbread because I was bored, here is the recipe…

Adding a big disk to a Fedora server · 236 days ago

I made some notes about what happened when I added a Terabyte of storage to an ageing server, how I rearranged things and what tools I used.

Google's Chrome Browser on Linux · 271 days ago

There’s only been one true browser on Linux for as long as I can remember, and that is Firefox. It’s always been a few steps ahead of the competition. Google’s Chrome browser could be a worthy rival so I was excited to find that there was a very early non-consumer-ready preview available for testing.

Laptop repairs · 376 days ago

A while ago my several-year-old laptop started to get a hinge problem. As well as losing the smooth action that a new laptop has, it seemed to have a few degrees of movement that were completely loose. Thinking I was doing the right thing, I tightened the hinge bolt but weeks later the hinge failed completely. Read on for details of how I fixed it…

The twilight zone of firmware hacking · 382 days ago

Say you bought a phone and it’s only supposed to do certain things, but you suspect with a bit of tweaking it could do more. That’s where I’m at with my Motorola Razr2 V8. But help might be available if I’m willing to enter the shadowy world of firmware hacking…