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Burning Video DVDs with K3b in Linux

Last weekend it was finally time to sort out the mess of data on my computer. First task was to free up some space to move, and burning a few of the ripped DVDs would help a lot. I’ve managed … Continue reading

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Pet Peeve: Date Formats!

There is nothing that annoys me more than the variety of different ways different countries write their dates! The main problem affecting me occurs with Australian/UK and US formats, there is often no way to tell which is which. Most … Continue reading

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Most Effective Five Dollar Upgrade Ever

I finally got around to replacing the broken IDE cable in my computer last night. It had been limping along with an old UDMA33 cable, and now has a proper UDMA100 cable. Before: damo@omad:~$ sudo hdparm -t /dev/hdc /dev/hdd /dev/hdc: … Continue reading

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Drenched Shoes

Brisbane has been fairly wet the last few days, and I’ve been having a fun time riding my bike around in it. My favourite thing is the wonderful reflections off the ground at night. One problem however, is wet shoes. … Continue reading

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