Posted on May 10, 2009 by symbolik
I started last night. First, I decided to use the 32-bit LiveCD installer. I booted off the CD after shutting down Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, and soon was at the GUI (I chose the first option; to test before installing). Once there, i opened up a konsole session, ran “sudo -i” to get root, [...]
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Posted on July 5, 2008 by symbolik
Well, we have been in the States now about a month and a half. Fourth of July, and I am blogging over a really good beer (New Belgium Mighty Arrow), from the second long-term stay hotel of this adventure. We are waiting on flooring to show up as we continue renovating our house, as well [...]
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Posted on May 19, 2007 by symbolik
Surfing through tags, I came across these links on VistaSucks.WordPress.Com:
GIMPShop – an add-on to GIMP that adjusts the menus and toolboxes to look more like Photoshop (soften the learning curve a little for those already familiar with Photoshop).
A thread on how to convert DVD content to MP4 content for your iPod, without encryption.
By the way, [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2007 by symbolik
Talk about timing. I just did a write-up on product quality from Microsoft, and right around the corner is a nasty zero-day bug that even affects Vista. Today, after Microsoft releases a patch, it is revealed that the patch BREAKS THINGS (specifically, Realtek audio and Ethernet devices seem to be most affected – [...]
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Posted on April 1, 2007 by symbolik
Today, SANS went to InfoCon YELLOW, due to an exploit involving how Microsoft Windows OS’s handle malformed ANI files. It seems to affect nearly any OS Microsoft makes, so long as they are at the latest patch levels. This includes Vista, and includes IE7. IE7 on Vista in Protected Mode seems to [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2007 by symbolik
I try to give things, ideas, people, etc. a fair shake in most cases, and this even applies to the Microsoft Windows operating system (specifically Windows XP). Yeah, I use Linux and go out of my way to avoid using Windows, and yes, I sometimes _do_ feel like I need [...]
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