Category Archives: Computers

Red Hat Study, Take 1

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Freejack

Going through the study book which is 17 chapters of which the first chapter is setting up your system and installing Red Hat. Disk layout, configuration, setting up an http and ftp server with installation media. I got the http … Continue reading →

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Red Hat/CentOS 7 Bits

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Freejack

As I prepare for the RHCSA/RHCE certifications, I have to do some conversion between the RH6 book I’m using examining the new ways of doing things in RH7 (when I say “RH6” or “RH7” I’m including CentOS and ScientificOS in … Continue reading →

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Red Hat Certifications

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Freejack

I’ve been mucking around with computers since I picked up a Timex/Sinclair in a K-Mart somewhere in Virginia around 1980. I’d been working as a Typesetter on a computerized system (CompuGraphic EditWriter) and a Field Engineer (FE) gave me an … Continue reading →

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Building a New Computer

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Freejack

Starting in on checking out parts and bits in order to build a new system. My current system actually works pretty well but it’s also getting old enough (2008) that the parts I do have will not be easy to … Continue reading →

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Income/Bill Forecasting

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Freejack

Currently I have a Spreadsheet that contains the normal bills I have plus income and lets me know how much I have. Part of this is to tell me how much I can put into my credit card bill for … Continue reading →

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Understanding Search

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Freejack

I was browsing Slashdot this morning and read the linked article on search engines. It’s a pretty interesting article over all about J.C. Penny and its rise to number one in search engine results. There’s discussion of Black Hat search … Continue reading →

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Updating the home network

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Freejack

While out running around Sunday (after Christmas sales), I picked up a replacement wireless router. An Apple Express which is 11n capable. We have an Apple Extreme right now that’s been on its way out for the past year having … Continue reading →

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New Monitors!

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Freejack

Got some new hardware for my computer. Tiger Direct has (perhaps had as of now 🙂 ) a sale on 23″ Acer widescreen LCD monitors. I’d already mentioned to Rita that I wanted to pick up a couple of Dell … Continue reading →

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Resizing File Systems

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Freejack

This is Linux specific of course. There are three file systems I’ll be listing here. The more common EXT4, newer XFS, and newest GPT file system. For this example, we have a small image and need to extend it. Additional … Continue reading →

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Linux Logical Volume Management

Posted on January 4, 2009 by Freejack

Overview There are many articles and tutorials on the use of the Linux Logical Volume Manager (LVM). I have two goals when I write up these sorts of docs. One to create a document that is appropriate for the environment … Continue reading →

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