When I am working from my Raspberry Pi (RasPi) I am usually connecting to it using SSH or some other method that doesn't require a GUI. However, when I do need access to the GUI, I don't want to have to connect a display directly to the RasPi. For a while I had been...
Redo Backup and Recovery
One of the most critical aspects of setting up a new system is creating a system image. Especially for Windows systems. Who wants to install updates and reboot all day long? Whenever I set up a new system I install all of the updates, drivers and software that are...
Mac OS X terminal server using Vine Server
In the previous blog entry I wrote about Aqua Connect Terminal Server for Mac OS X. While I think it's a great application for an organization that can afford to implement it, I cannot. I'm sure there are others out there wanting to implement terminal server...
Aqua Connect Terminal Server for Mac OS X
A few years ago I fell in love with Windows Terminal Services Server. Then I learned about the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and fell in love with it even more because I could bring old computers to life by booting them over the network with a brand new,...
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography
I have been seeing a lot of articles lately about high dynamic range (HDR) photography. I've always been fascinated by it. I read through a couple of blog entries and decided that I should try it myself. In the past I have said that I couldn't do things like HDR due...
Mailplane for Gmail
Since I got this iBook G3 I've been primarily using it for communication (email, instant messaging) and multimedia (audio podcasts and my music collection). Unfortunately, the iBook doesn't have a great deal of power since it is running Tiger which is a bit more...
Basic photo enhancements with The GIMP
For a while now I have been using the trial version of Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. The trial expired and it's still a bit too much for me to pay for. I love Picasa but it doesn't have all the features that Lightroom spoiled me with while I was using it. Fortunately,...
Fedora 7 (Moonshine) Review
Finally after many months of it being available I am able to sit down and install the latest version of Fedora, not Fedora Core, simply Fedora. The Fedora group decided to ditch the "Core" and "Extras" versions of Fedora and focus their attention on one version. I...
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
Last month (May 2007) I wrote a blog entry about Aperture. At the time I was house sitting for my sister who had just got a new iMac. When I came home I was disappointed that I didn't have a similar application to use for working on my photos. Last fall I had played...
Taco HTML Edit
On Monday morning my 17" LCD monitor decided to kick the bucket. I guess it was time for it to go out, the 3 year warranty expired in January so that's usually when things go out. Since then I've been using my iBook a lot more because it has a brighter display than...