Sony Reader review
A lot of classic books that are in the public domain because their copyrights have expired (as they are supposed …
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Filtering a sound recording
Recently I was listening to an MP3 file of a talk about no-till gardening when I noticed that there was …
Automated local backups
These days it is commonplace to have hardware or software RAID1, even in common PCs. In previous machines I’ve …
Updating multiple systems using a pre-built FreeBSD
Recently I updated my workstation to FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p1. Since my laptop runs the same OS, I wanted …
Should system backups be compressed?
Every now and then I make backups of my FreeBSD system’s filesystems with the venerable
dumpprogram. This is …Fixing squeaky bicycle disk brakes
The Shimano Deore XT disk brakes on my HP Velotechnik Scorpion trike have always been very noisy when dry. Oddly enough they were much quieter when wet. Over the years I’ve tried sanding the pads and different detergents and cleaners including strong industrial solvents.
Updating to FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE-p1
There have been some changes in the FreeBSD update process. The
csupprogram has been retired, source code updating is …Making a composite plug or mould
For the bus rear floor we initially made a prototype mould. This was done because of time constraints and because …
Cycling in the snow
On the 15th of January we had a couple of centimeters of snow. It wasn’t that much (even for …
Headphone repair
For listening to music and watching movies on a PC, I prefer headphones. Years ago, I bought a Sennheiser HD …