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Linux on the new Macbook Pro

~3 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
Recently, I picked up one of the new aluminum ‘unibody’ Macbook Pro laptops (“MacbookPro 5,1”). In order to satisfy my need for a more keyboard-friendly...

Firefox 3 - Oops!

almost 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
A quick screenshot says it all (note the version): ...

Update to Linux on LPD7A404

almost 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
One word: “Success”. OpenEmbedded Linux lpd7a404 ttyAM1 Gateway 2008.06 lpd7a404 ttyAM1 lpd7a404 login: root root@lpd7a404:~$ uname -a Linux lpd7a404...

Linux on NXP LH7A404-11

almost 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
I’ve recently had the chance to play with some fun new embedded hardware: a development kit for the NXP lh7a404-11 processor. This kit is built by Logic...

Suspend/Hibernate on Lenovo T61

~4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
In Ubuntu 7.10, I had suspend working fine while using the nvidia proprietary driver. However, this stopped working when I installed the latest beta of...

Polishing my Laptop

~4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
After the big switch last year, I have been thinking hard about how to improve my X11 environment. I’d installed XMonad as planned, but there were...

Thinkpad T61

over 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
Just before I left for RailsConf Europe in October, I bought myself a shiny (well, it’s really matte, but whatever) new Thinkpad T61 laptop. I’...

New Job!

over 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
Well, the paperwork is finally signed; I’ve just accepted a consulting contract with CNET’s CHOW.com group! I’m excited to be working...

AdventurDeutsche Continues

over 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
We took the train down to Nurnberg today, and discovered an amazing city. After finding a hotel with wifi, we walked about 200m and ended up in the ‘...

AdventurDeutsche Has Begun

over 4 years ago by dave on Tampering with Technology.
After about 46 hours of travelling, I finally arrived in Berlin, Germany for RailsConf 2007 on Saturday. Not only was it 46 hours of travelling, but we...