Tech notes

May 26, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

BitTorrent

Today I installed the latest in file sharing: BitTorrent.

May 26, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

Binhexed attachments and Mozilla (hexbin, macutils)

OK, today I tried to open the final version of the manuscript for Cell & Tissue Research.

May 26, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Audio CDs to the Rio 500 mp3 player using Linux

OK, it is easier on a Mac.

May 26, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Acrobat Reader 5.07 for Linux

There is an rpm for Acrobat Reader 5.07 for Linux from Gurulabs.

May 26, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

(Re)installing GRUB bootloader

We had the following problem on the computer:2 hard drives (hda and hdb).hda contains the MBR (master boot record) and a Windows 2000 install on the first partition.

May 25, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Suse 9

I switched to Suse 9.

May 25, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

sudo is not only to sudo (execute files as another user)

If you want to execute a command with root privileges, you normally use the command "sudo".

May 25, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Self-extracting compressed files

Today I created a self-extracting, compressed file from a pdf document (disclosure.pdf).
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