Soooooo I migrated servers over the last few days. I got me a fairly inexpensive box, threw Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on it, and migrated all of my assets over to it. There should not have been any down time, the actual switch over should have taken about 2 seconds even though the process ended…
Tag: Ubuntu
“OMG! Help!” or “How to Regain Access to Your Ubuntu Computer Once You Have Lost Your User Name and Password!”
So, have you ever lost a password? Ever forgot your user name after coming up with something pretty nifty that is so unique you could never possibly forget it? Ever bought a used computer off Craigslist with Ubuntu installed and forgot to ask the user name and password? Yeah, well rather than going through the…
PSPP – Open Source Statistics (Moving Towards an Open Educational Experience)
Anybody out there who has ever had to analyze any statistical data in any serious way or take a class on stats has been introduced to the mighty SPSS , or Statistical Package for the Social Sciences in long form. This is software which was designed for, is standardized by, and expected for your use…
Ubuntu 8.04 – Hardy Heron (with Netbook remix) on the EeePC 701 4G Surf (with touch screen)
So, as promised, here are the steps I took to get Ubuntu 8.04 – hardy Heron installed on my Asus EeePc 701 4G Surf. I will include BOTH the steps I took and, when applicable, popular alternate steps available. Also, I will include the steps required to get the “Kiddshop touchscreen (from Kiddshopp on ebay)…
Touchscreen, Ubuntu, The EeePC, and me…
Tonight I write from a stance of (near) total victory. This post is to mark the fact that I have accomplished installing and ‘properly’ configuring Ubuntu 8.04, code named Hardy Heron, on my EeePC with a fully functional, self installed touchscreen. I am using the Ubuntu “Netbook Remix”, and it ROCKS the Touchscreen!! Next, to…