Archive for January, 2007
Convert *real* machines to VMWare images, for Free
by cat5 on Jan.30, 2007, under Cat5
This is so very cool. FTA: “Use the intuitive wizard-driven interface of VMware Converter to convert your physical machines to virtual machines. VMware Converter quickly converts Microsoft Windows based physical machines and third party image formats to VMware virtual machines. It also converts virtual machines between VMware platforms.”
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Why Gentoo is a Great Server Distribution
by cat5 on Jan.30, 2007, under Cat5
This is a rebuttal to “Why Gentoo Shouldn
’t be on Your Server”. I run Gentoo on 12 machines that experience heavy load. They’ve run Gentoo for over a year. When I saw how Gentoo was taking such a beating, I couldn’t let that go unanswered.
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Exposing the Many Reasons Not to Trust GoDaddy with Your Domain Names
by cat5 on Jan.30, 2007, under Cat5
After the recent issues with GoDaddy, everyone should read this site.
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Do we need an Ubuntu installer for Windows?
by cat5 on Jan.28, 2007, under Cat5
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new Ubuntu-oriented project that’s been making waves: install.exe. In short, it’s a way to install Ubuntu onto the same file system as MS Windows without repartitioning your drive. Justifications include minimizing the risk of data loss during repartitioning, a more user-friendly installation process, and elimina
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Nokia Website HACKED!
by cat5 on Jan.28, 2007, under Cat5
Scroll down to the Nokia 1100. You’ll see the message.. “Dr.Jr7 HEre,Get More Secure Next Time,h3llp@hotmail.com” – if not still up I took a picture.. http://monarkstudios.ca/hacked.JPG
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Windows Based Debian Installer – Download and Screenshots
by cat5 on Jan.28, 2007, under Cat5
Debian hacker Robert Millan has just announced the availability of a Debian-Installer Loader for win32. The program, inspired by Ubuntu’s similar project, features 64-bit CPU auto-detection, download of linux/initrd netboot images, and chainloading into Debian-Installer via grub4dos. A frontend site has been setup for advocacy purposes.
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I Want a Freeware Utility to…450+ Common Problems Solved
by cat5 on Jan.28, 2007, under Cat5
Extremely useful free utilities that do specific jobs really well and save time and money.
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XGL – Better than the BumpTop 3D desktop prototype
by cat5 on Jan.28, 2007, under Cat5
“Here’s something that
’s not spreaded and popular as it should be – XGL. Real life doesn’t apply to desktops”.
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Guide for turning your spare pc into a powerfull dd-wrt router
by cat5 on Jan.02, 2007, under Cat5
This is a guide for turning your spare pc into a powerful and flexable router running dd-wrt’s on a standard x86 pc.
This is really useful if you are frustrated by the lack of ram and/or performance the wrt54g offers but still want the power and flexibility of dd-wrt’s firmware.
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