November 2008
3 posts
3 tags
Custom Linux Router
I’ve never had much luck with home broadband routers from Linksys and the like. That’s not to say that they’re bad - for most users they’re more than adequate. I just happen to have expectations for a router that SOHO appliances can’t meet. About five years ago a friend of mine introduced me to Smoothwall. I built a smoothie on old parts I had from crap PCs I bought...
Nov 28th
2 tags
Black President
I’m sure there have been a number of people in America who have said something similar to this: When we get a black president, I’m moving to Canada/Mexico/Wherever Well, time to pony up.
Nov 5th
3 tags
Software Piracy (A Parable)
YAR! The diseased dangerous life fer me, HO HO! GRR… had a nice, long, well-written article almost done and lost my draft. Here’s the abridged version I don’t normally pirate software. I used to years ago, but got sick of it and switched to Linux for my desktop (already had it on my server). I found an application for Windows that I really wanted but it was $500-600 which is a lot of money...
Nov 4th