Archive for May, 2009

Recent Computer Build

Just built a computer for a client and wanted to share my experience.  Its been a while since I’ve built a complete system from scratch, but it is always enjoyable.

Specs:

XP SP3 OEM
(2) Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
	(RAID 1 Array) - WD3200AAJS
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - WD1001FALS
AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core - HD8450WCGHBOX
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Dual Channel Kit - TWIN2X4096-6400C5
ASUS M4N78 Pro (On board Gefore 8300 Video [DVI / HDMI / D-SUB])
LIAN LI PC-A05B (Includes a 550W PS)
Price Tag: Roughly $775

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Saturday, May 16th, 2009 Hardware, Ramblings No Comments

Quick Tip: Managing Linux Processes

Quick tip on managing linux processes, I always end up asking myself this and having to research how to do such things. So here are some quick tips to help you manage your linux processes. This is all done in bash, I’m not sure what is different with the other shells so ymmv.

Here is my sample script, just something that doesn’t end right away so I can use it for proof of concept:

#!/bin/bash
while [ 1 ]
do
        date
        echo "Sleeping 5 seconds"
        sleep 5
done

Sending a process to the background

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Thursday, May 14th, 2009 Linux, Quick Tips, System Administration No Comments

Anchor Blue: entire store is 5…

Anchor Blue: entire store is 50% off, got a sweet deal today. They wouldn’t say when the sale ends.

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Thursday, May 7th, 2009 Ramblings No Comments

Wowza, nice vid, don’t want to…

Wowza, nice vid, don’t want to meet these guys in a clan arena match… http://www.quakeunity.com/file=2876

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Thursday, May 7th, 2009 Ramblings No Comments

Finally got my computer fixed.

Finally got my computer fixed.

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 Ramblings No Comments
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