Tag: Technology

  • Wonders of BartPE and Ghost

    I mentioned to a friend of mine, Matt, that I needed to somehow ghost my shiny new Windows installation from the SATA array to some other drive as a backup.  Iโ€™m used to doing it with Symantec Ghost, but last did that when Ghost ran from a DOS diskette.  Yeah, ages ago in other words. …

  • New rig.

    The new beast of a workstation arrived (in parts) at 7:45 this morning. Iโ€™m now typing up this posting using the new beast, and watching Windows Update install 77 updates. Amazingly, there were no more updates after a reboot. Regarding the assembly of the beast, Iโ€™m very impressed with the level of documentation that came…

  • Dhclient3 and MS DHCP classless static routes

    $dayjob uses a Microsoft server for DHCP. Not really a problem, except out of the box, the (K)Ubuntu dhcp client (dhclient3) doesnโ€™t actually support option 249 – classless-static-routes (or ms-classless-static-routes as some sites on the net refer to it). The format that the MS DCHP server spits out is the mask, followed by the subnet,…

  • EVE Online’s browser…

    Calling the In-Game Browser in EVE Online a browser seems to be pushing the definition of the word.  Iโ€™m playing with some code that makes use of option lists, and option groups inside of those lists.  Every browser from about Netscape 4 supports option groups (and before that based on memory of some screenshots) –…

  • Changing cameras, part the second

    Went back to Jessops at lunch today, and handled the Pentax and Nikon side by side – switching from one to the other, running test shots (without a card), and getting a feel for the grip, button layout etc. The Pentax K10D is a technically fantastic camera, complete with weather seals, a button for flicking…

  • On music, DRM and Megan Palmer

    Iโ€™ve been looking around recently for places I can get music that wonโ€™t line the pockets of the RIAA with more cash. I disagree with the strong-arm tactics of the RIAA, its stance that all music sharing is illegal, and I really dislike DRM. So, that promptly rules out the Apple iTunes store, and any…