Technology

Evolution of the Home Server

4 minute read

Ever since broadband became available (around 1998), I have always run a general purpose Linux home server. I have used it as a router, a file server and to ...

Low Power Media Center

12 minute read

Until now I have needed two devices for my server needs at home. One to serve as a general purpose router, phone, web and file server (Dell PowerEdge SC420) ...

Recording of my desktop

less than 1 minute read

Here is a recording of my desktop running Ubuntu. Notice how much cooler it is than yours (if you run Windows) :). Apart from eye-candy, the UI is extremely ...

Death of an iPod

less than 1 minute read

What better to do in a leap year and in a leap day than to take apart an iPod. My friend Bernie graciously donated this device for the sake of science and th...