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Extra bash improvements
If you’ve read my Getting the most out of bash article at IBM developerWorks then you be interested in some further bash goodness and improvements. Juliet Kemp covers some additional tricks on Improving bash to make working with bash easier. Some …
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XBOX360 and XBOX games
You know, I am consistently (and pleasantly) surprised at the compatibility of old XBOX games on the on the XBOX360. When you consider that the games are running and emulation (the platforms are completely different), the speed difference between …
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Geekbench results for iMac 24
I’ve just completed running Geekbench results for my 24″ iMac (3GB, Intel T7600, 2.33GHz) and the Sun Ultra 20M2 I have on test (4GB, AMD Opteron 1200 2.8GHz). The overall rates are interesting: iMac: 246* U20M2: 273.5* The U20M2 is slightly faste…
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Controlling OS X volume through Cron
One of the biggest annoyances of working from home is that with the computers in the room next door, the volume of your computers can cause a problem if someone suddenly calls you on Skype, or your backup software suddenly kicks in and starts beep…
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MySQL on Solaris
Frank Mash has started a brilliant series on making the best of running MySQL on the Solaris platform: Managing MySQL on Solaris 10: Part 1: Introduction Managing MySQL on Solaris 10: Part 2: Solaris Kernel Threads Model Managing MySQL on Solaris …
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Busy New Year
Wow – if you hadn’t noticed, it’s been pretty quiet round here recently, and the reason is that things have simply been very busy. I’ve been churning out the IBM stuff (including some that hasn’t made it yet) – the main highlight is the big three-…
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Sun announces new servers and workstations
Sun have announced a series of new servers and workstations, just as I finish up testing of the T1000 and begin testing of the Ultra 20M2. The key elements are: An updated version of the T2000 servers under the Netra brand, designed for the needs …
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PCI Device list for Solaris x86
Sun have released an updated list of PCI devices for Solaris x86; check this if you plan to run Solaris on your PC. PCI Device Support for Solaris OS on x86 Platforms
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Sun Studio 11 Commands
I’m really only just getting used to the Sun Studio 11 environment after years of using gcc, so quick guides to the Sun Studio 11 command line environment are a great way to get familiar. There’s just such a list on BigAdmin: Commands for Sun Stud…
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Ultra 20M2 Arrived
Sun have very kindly me a sun Ultra 20M2 to test. I’ve only had it a few days, and already I’m hooked. The spec of the unit they have sent me is: 1 AMD Opteron Model 1218 Processor (Dual Core) 4GB RAM 250GB SATA HD NVIDIA Quadra FX 3500 Graphics C…