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Author: Aranthorne
Rawhide nears Alpha
I have recently been putting the Fedora rawhide software through it’s paces. This is the software that will become Fedora 13 in June. At this point it is nearly feature complete. While it runs very smoothly on most platforms, the latest update of the glib2 package creates real problems with Nvidia chipset based motherboards. The… Continue reading Rawhide nears Alpha
Recent software security updates.
Adobe Acrobat Reader 9.3 Adobe Flash 10.42.34 Frefox 3.6 for Windows Firefox 3.5.6-1 for Fedora Java 6.0 update 18 Microsoft IIS stack overflow issues Microsoft Internet exploder exploits Microsoft video codecs VMware video codec Wordpress 2.9.1
Howto: Secure passwords
An article published in the New York Times January 22, 2010, written by Ashlee Vance, indicates that far too many people use simple passwords. There is an easy solution for this issue. Roboform2GO can be installed on a USB flash drive. It can store the URL and passwords for 10 websites for free, and unlimited websites… Continue reading Howto: Secure passwords
Nvidia “Fake” RAID0 identical in speed to Fedora 12 Soft RAID.
Test Results I have often read that Fedora Logical RAID has better performance characteristics than a “BIOS” or “FAKE” RAID. That may be true in some cases. Today I dispelled that myth in regards to Nvidia BIOS RAID0 versus Fedora Logical RAID0. The test results were identical. Results were obtained with the latest Fedora 12… Continue reading Nvidia “Fake” RAID0 identical in speed to Fedora 12 Soft RAID.
SanDisk Issues Continue to Astound!
I called the Corporate headquarters for SanDisk this morning to suggest that they need to implement some changes to the wording of one of their knowledge base articles. The receptionist finally picked up the phone after 25 rings. Please connect me to the Director of Support or the Public relations department. She replied: “We do… Continue reading SanDisk Issues Continue to Astound!
Significant increase in business and traffic.
I am very happy to report that I have seen significant increases in the amount of business I am doing this year versus the same period last year. I certainly hope this trend continues throughout the year. The first quarter is looking great already. I am also quite pleased with the increase in traffic to… Continue reading Significant increase in business and traffic.
SanDisk Ultra® Backup USB Flash Drive
I purchased a SanDisk Ultra Backup USB Flash Drive. Running Windows 7 the U3 software for this device will NOT work. You have to update the U3 software from a Windows XP system. For more information visit the hardware review of this device or the software review of the U3 software from the Review page.… Continue reading SanDisk Ultra® Backup USB Flash Drive
Howto: Fedora 12 slow kickoff solution
There are several files available from the following server for the fix related to “Slow” kickoff application launcher response. Download After installing the necessary files, my symptoms with this issue abated. This was not an issue when using the default nouveau driver. I am using the nvidia driver via the methods suggested by leigh123linux at… Continue reading Howto: Fedora 12 slow kickoff solution
Fedora 12 officially released. Not ready for prime time.
Fedora 12 officially released a few days ago. Today I downloaded the latest bits and installed it. Then I went through the typical process of installing the programs I use and updating all the packages. If you want to use the Nvidia or Fusion Nvidia drivers there are some new steps involved with installing the… Continue reading Fedora 12 officially released. Not ready for prime time.