Category Archives: Computers

The best thing about PHP is its documentation. The problem is there’s no framework of standard systems to build applications. It’s a blank slate. Enter CodeIgniter. I’m sure it’s not the best. I’m sure it sucks in a lot of … Continue reading →

ffmpeg -i “movie.VOB” -f mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -maxrate 1000k -b 700k -qmin 3 -qmax 5 -bufsize 4096 -g 300 -acodec aac -ab 192k -s 480×368 -aspect 4:3 /Volumes/data/share/temp/3.mov

The best write up for lean and mean paravirtualization configuration for Xen Centos 5.3 DomU’s on a Centos 5.3 Dom0 is at: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU …and for HVM I like this site: http://www.virtuatopia.com/index.php/Configuring_and_Installing_a_Xen_Hardware_Virtual_Machine_(HVM)_domainU_Guest

This is one of those week or so long learning experiences that you must go through whenever exploring a new technology. I installed Centos 5.3 and Xen on a hot new piece of hardware with the intention of runnig paravirtualized … Continue reading →

I followed this great article: http://henning.schmiedehausen.org/wingnut-diaries/archives/86

A simple challenge: Install a stock Centos 5.3 Xen host/Dom0 and a paravirtualized Centos 5.3 guest/DomU. After weeks of frustration, detailed in another post, I got this going with the help of this guide: http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/Xen/InstallingCentOSDomU

As I’ll explain in a later post, my e1705 died under warranty. It was the hottest e1705 you could buy at the time (7900GS, 2GB Core2Duo 2.2GHz) so Dell quickly replaced it with an unbelievably hot XPS M1730 (2x 8700, … Continue reading →

…I really like the shaded viewing surface: Found here: http://www.digitalpropulsion.org/

…brought it to the Apple store and they restored it for me. That’s one _very_ nice thing about buying apple, you can go to the store and play with the products before buying, and bring the stuff back to get … Continue reading →

It’ll break your iphone. I’ve got a new iPhone and new MacBook Pro with little on them and the update failed leaving the device useless, and you’ll likely lose your data. It’s clear the second stringers put together this release … Continue reading →