Category Archives: Computers

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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Computer Build

Posted on October 4, 2008 by Freejack

Just a table of information as I keep track of the costs for a new system. Arrived Item Description Amazon TigerDirect NewEgg 2008/10/02 Case Antec 900 ATX Ultimate Gamer PC Case 79.99     2008/10/04 Power Supply Corsair 750W CMPSU-750TX … Continue reading →

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