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RT @lookitapp: Lookit 0.3 is out, get packages in the PPA or source tarballs off of github
Ohio Linux Fest... Just have to spend several hours in the car first #OLF
@mcatherineblack a dog chewed something up? I am genuinely shocked!
@ConstantineXVI I think it is, which still leaves the galaxy s out of luck
@ConstantineXVI only with froyo, right?
The Verizon Galaxy S is apparently locked to Bing Search and you can't change it... http://bit.ly/d4AoQo
@bksk1lz no idea I'm curious if it works at all
Sooo, has anyone tested today's Google doodle in IE6? :P
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Tag Archives: Hardware
Core i7
Intel has announced the branding for their Nehalem processors. Like many others, I was expecting “Core 3″ but apparently it will be called “Core i7.” What that’s supposed to mean, I have no idea, but I’m still looking forward to … Continue reading
T61p works great with Linux
Model: Lenovo Thinkpad T61p 6459-CTO Distro: Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5GHz The CPU runs fast and cool. While idling, it stays somewhere between 40 and 50 Celsius, and goes up to about 60C under … Continue reading
New Laptop: Krayt
After three years of faithful service, my Thinkpad R51 “notapowerbook” will be retired in favor of a new Thinkpad T61p, which I’ve decided to dub “Krayt.” I had some trouble deciding what to name this one, originally thinking of “notamacbookpro” … Continue reading
Good news for Atheros users
The problem with Atheros cards in Hardy seems to have been resolved. I’ve built debs from the bzr branch of NetworkManager, which will become network-manager_0.6.6-0ubuntu2 (0ubuntu1 is the current version), and my wireless internet works again. So, while the fix … Continue reading
Thinkpad Overheating Issues Solved
Another development in my ongoing battle against overheating, a post on ubuntuforums suggested adding the following lines to /etc/modules, and doing so has dropped my CPU temperature by about 15 degrees Celsius. battery ac thermal processor acpi-cpufreq cpufreq-userspace
"The Ocho"
If you know me, you know that I love ridiculously powerful computers. In the process of poking around online, I discovered Intel’s Clovertown CPU. Clovertown is a quad core Xeon based on the Core 2 series of processors. Now, it … Continue reading
CPU Temperature Solution
I’ve greatly improved my CPU temperature situation by adding the following two lines to my /etc/rc.local file: echo -n “90:80:60:75:70:65″ > /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/trip_points echo 2 > /proc/acpi/thermal_zone/THM0/polling_frequency Here’s the rc.local file if you want to look at it.
Possible solution for CPU overheat?
After reading through a slew of comments on a Launchpad bug report, I’m at least a step closer to solving the issue of my CPU temperature overheating. First off, the bug only seems to happen on Ubuntu. I’m downloading a … Continue reading
Fried
So, this was ironic. I’ve been having trouble with Edgy ever since I installed it. In particular, my CPU will hang and get very hot, eventually causing my computer to automatically shut down. Following a conversation on IRC, I decided … Continue reading
What's coming in Feisty?
It’s only part-way through the development cycle for Ubuntu 7.04 “Feisty Fawn” but already, some fairly interesting changes are being made. I’m not talking here about the “Big Things” such as the proprietary drivers and codecs issue, or the composite … Continue reading