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Ghosts of PDC Past

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ben Lamb

Microsoft’s currently hosting a two day Professional Developer’s Conference at their campus in Redmond and broadcasting live via the web. This is great as it provides access to far more people, doesn’t require any travel and is free to participate. … Continue reading →

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Launching Headless VirtualBox Instances

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Ben Lamb

I use VirtualBox to run Linux instances for development on my Mac and Windows desktops. Since I don’t use a GUI with Linux, just SSH, it’s convenient to run the virtual machines headless i.e. without displays. This is something the … Continue reading →

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Bifferboard – Linux in 3 Inches

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ben Lamb

The Bifferboard is a 486 processor running at 150Mhz, one or two USB ports depending on model, 24Mb RAM and a paltry 8Mb of flash storage. This is easily fixed with a £2 USB hub and a £7 2Gb memory … Continue reading →

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My Sheevaplug Plug Died

Posted on April 2, 2010 by Ben Lamb

I’m a big fan of the Sheevaplug, an all in one Linux device about the size of a power adaptor. One of the nice things about it is that it plugs directly into the mains. Unfortunately one of mine died … Continue reading →

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Moving Servers

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Ben Lamb

After ten years of physical boxes in Telehouse I’m moving to a virtual Linux instance hosted on Debian. It’s an opportunity to review the software I’m running. Out goes Apache2 in favour of Lighttpd. SquirrelMail, you served me well but … Continue reading →

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