It’s been awhile since my last post. Next to being busy, there where problems again with my Dreamhost account. That and the fact that Dreamhost started moving server around the beginning of November, causing more downtime, made me decide to move once again.
After only 6 months with Dreamhost I had all the downtime I can take. I want people to be able to visit my blogs and Dreamhost stopped me from making that possible. I canceled the Dreamhost PS and moved everything to a new VPS server hosted far far away from Dreamhost.
It’s not as cheap as Dreamhost but I have control over everything. From initial install to optimizing the server. It’s all me now. A little daunting but exiting as well.
I have everything I had hosted with Dreamhost working, most sites now load faster then they used to.
I’ve been busy with a new pet project. I was able to buy a great domain name in October and didn’t even have to think what the domain would be used for. Check out fantasy-rpg.com for yourself. If you like playing video games online on the PC or otherwise check it out. It’s filled with information about and guides for MMOROG games.
I’ve been really lucky with fantasy-rpg.com one of the founder of Zownder.com was looking for a new home and I’m pleased to announce the Zownder.com team is now working with fantasy-rpg.com to bring you the best in MMORPG and gaming news.
In the months to come you will probably see more changes I might change the theme again on madberry.org but that’s a big maybe because I really like the theme that is on here right now.
More technical posts will follow I have a few ideas so keep an eye on this blog.
Most of you know that Karmic Koala 9.10 released on the 29th October. I noticed during my test run with Alpha’s and Beta’s of Karmic that my use of wpa_supplicant as described in this article didn’t work any more.
The lines in /etc/network/interfaces have changed from:
I decided madberry.org needed a new design. Please hang in there as I fix small errors that have occurred because of this design update. I should have most of them worked out by tomorrow.
Problem With Code
At the moment I have a problem with all code in the website. The code cannot be copied. I am working to fix this problem right now.
Slow Loading
Website seems to be loading slow. I’m turning of some plugins and revising some Javascript in the site to speed it up.
October 3rd 2009 8:29PST: Code problem fixed.
October 7th 2009 4:31PST: Widgets fixed.
Cooler Master sent me the CM Storm Scout. This is the second chassis in the CM Storm series. The CM Storm is totally geared for the gamers. The website for the CM Storm, features gaming hardware ranging from mouse pads to mouse and chassis to fans. Also you can find news of the Storm teams, some of the worlds best gamers who play in tournaments organized by CM Storm.
Differences Between the Sniper and the Scout
The Scout at first glance looks very different then the Sniper. It its no as “fat” as the Sniper. Therefore this case is easier to handle when traveling from home to LAN parties. Just like the Sniper, the Scout has a handle on top for easy lifting. This handle is not just a piece of plastic attached to the outside of the case. It is actually part of the metal chassis of gaming case.
Once again I’m experiencing down time. This time a problem with the PS servers backup script is causing problems for several PS servers on Dreamhosts network. They say it’s fixed. However I’m still getting 500 error and Database connection problems. I’m hoping this will clear in the next couple of hours.
This week I started work again. I’ll be writing some articles for the Linux Channel on Bright Hub. Just in case you missed some of my articles that were published on Bright Hub, here are some that you might have missed.:
I’ve had the pleasure to review the CM Storm Sniper case from Cooler Master (Just in case you don’t know what the CM stands for LOL). It’s a feature rich case and in my opinion one of Cooler Masters nicest cases.
The slick design of the case and the handles on top, which are reinforced and attached to the chassis so these will not break, enable you take this case to LAN party’s and other venues and really stand out.
Please read the full article click on the link below:
Leaving the release of Jaunty Jackalope behind. It’s time to welcome our new baby to the stage. This new version will be called Karmic Koala and will carry version number 9.10.
Today Alpha One is released and traditionally this is only an alternate. No live cd’s yet.
The Karmic Koala Promise
For Karmic Koala the cloud concept will be worked out more and Canocial is promising an OS that will use near to zero watts when in idle mode. The look is said to change as well. A rumor has been started that the brown will finally be ditched. With a new smooth flicker free start-up and the new development kernel mode settings that it will bring, it might give us a totally new start-up environment. With the new graphical boot, the login experience will also get a work over in its look.
More speed improvements are promised as well. The Jaunty netbook version starts in 25 seconds. Canocial wants to improve this. The new version will include the newest and latest Moblin technology.
The new desktop should have a designers touch all over it. Which should make me happy. I’m not sure if it will make me switch from Kubuntu to Ubuntu. But I will take a close look at it when, the first Live CD is released.
Below are the links to more information and the downloads.
Please note that it’s never a good idea to run an operating system that is in Alpha on a production system (a system you have to use every day for work).
If you have an A205-S5825 then you probably have an Intel graphics card. It also means you possibly have had some problems on Jaunty Jackalope 9.04. Read the following story and digg it if you have a Intel graphics card.
Ubuntu users can install updated driver versions for graphics hardware by Intel, AMD/ATI and other vendors, from a special repository. This may allow the owners of integrated Intel graphics hardware to solve some of the problems encountered with these chips under the current version of Ubuntu.
