Measuring storage performance on Linux systems can be done using multiple tools. However, there is one set of tools that comes stock with Linux. These are blktrace and blkparse. These tools trace SCSI commands and data flow through the kernel from request to final write. These tools even show states most people do not know …

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I’m tired of moving spam mail to spam folders from which the system never learns. So it’s time for me to try a new approach. Read more

I recently upgraded my Codeweavers CrossOver Office from v10 to v11, and found some interesting changes that caused a little consternation, but also fixed a game I wanted to try and play, Red Alert 3. Eventually, I will try Uprising but first things first, this change will most likely fix all the Command and Conquer games in the future. Yet, Rise of Nations failed to work with 11.2 but worked just fine with the redacted CrossOver Games.

I was in the market for a new Laptop, given that mine is at least 3 years old and starting to show its age with non-working USB ports, one blown power supply, and failing batteries. My requirements are slightly above the average:

I recently upgraded my Fedora 12 Linux Machine on which I do development to the latest Kernel. After a reboot, I noticed the display went from my normal 1920×1080 down to 640×480. In addition, the monitor itself complained that this was not an optimum setting. I knew something was wrong, so I did the following:

* Went to the NVIDIA site and downloaded the latest drivers, mine were just a little old. After installing them, the problem was not solved.
* Logged in with the 640×480 resolution and ran gnome-display-properties and noticed it could not determine my monitor type.
* I searched the web some at this point and found two posts.

I was not able to get to my yard for 3 weeks so the grass was once more 4-5″ high and a bit damp from all the rain we had. My Neuton Power 6.3 mowed this down with no issues. The old Black & Decker CMM1000 in its heyday still would have taken 3 days …

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