New Computers

I have a budget of $6,000 to build 2 new computers for myself. I’ve paid for my new computers and am now waiting for them to be built and delivered.

In my living room I will set up a media centre with a large hard drive to hold all my music, television recordings, photos, games and movies. With a large screen for display this will be my main source of entertainment.

I’ll also have a laptop for web browsing, writing and general computing but the laptop will be able to access the media centre via my wireless network to stream movies, music, etc. I most likely will also want to play games on the laptop.

I already have a wireless router and network set up in my house. I also have a Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Dolby Digital speaker system with digital S/PDIF connection.

With your assistence I also want to develop a wireless mesh network in Naracoorte. The requirements of such a network should also play into the hardware requirements of my new computers.

To work out the specifics of my new computers I have used the following websites:

• Free Software Foundation’s list of Hardware Devices
• P2P Foundation’s list of open hardware
• Pioneer Computer’s DreamBook that I modelled my laptop specifications on
• Ubuntu’s Free Software Laptop wiki page
• Better Access Media Centres Australia’s Specifications
• Mythbuntu’s Recomended Hardware
• OzMyth’s Hardware Guide
• MythTV’s Hardware prerequisites
• Ubuntu Documentation’s list of Wireless Cards Supported
• Air-Stream Wireless’s How-To Guides

Laptop MSI GX630/AMDZM80/4G/320GB/V-HPr

Processor

• AMD Turion X2 Ultra ZM-80 Dual Core 2.1 GHz

Display

• 15.4 inch
• WXGA
• ACV (Amazing Crystal Vision)

Graphics Card

• NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
• 512Mb DDR3 VRAM

Memory

• 4 GB (2×2 GB)
• DDR2 667

Hard Drive

• 320 GB SATA
• 5,400 rpm

Optical Drive

• DVD Super Multi

Extra

• VIDIA MCP77
• 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro)
• Built-in Gigabit Ethernet LAN & Modem Module
• Built-in 802.11 b/g WLAN (will add either 802.11n internal card or Netgear WN511 Cardbus Adapter)
• Bluetooth V2.0+EDR
• Graphics Card Output (15-pin, D-Sub) x1
• USB 2.0 ports x3
• Mic-In port x1
• Headphone Output x1
• Modem port x1
• LAN port x1
• PCI Express Card x1
• eSATA x1
• HDMI x1
• Li-Ion 6 cells
• Targus carry bag
• integrated 2.0 Megapixel webcam

Operating System

• Ubuntu Linux
  

Media Centre

Processor

• AMD Athlon 64 Quad Phenom 9950 2.6 GHz 4MB cache AM2 CPU

Display

• Dell 27 inch LCD monitor

Graphics Card

• Asus EN9600GT/HTDI/512MB

Memory

• Kingston 2GB DDR2 800MHz x2

Hard Drive

• Seagate 1 Tb Barracuda ST31000340AS 32MB cache

Optical Drive

• Pioneer BDC-502BK Blue-Ray player

Case

• Antec Fusion Remote Max HTPC

Extra

• Asus M3N-H/HGMI GF8300 AM2+ GBL HD Audio Firewire, S/PDIF, PCI x3, PCI-E16 x1, PCI-E x1
• Netgear WN311B RangeMax Wireless-N PCI Adapter
• Belkin Bluetooth USB Adapter v2.0 (100m range) (mounted internally)
• Fusion DFUDVI-130 Dual 4 tuner card
• Antec EarthWatts 650W PSU

Operating System

• Mythbuntu Linux
  
• … but should be able to run gNewSense Linux without proprietry drivers

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How to Invite all Facebook Friends to a Group

THIS PROCESS WILL INVITE YOUR ENTIRE FRIENDS LIST
FOR YOU IN SECONDS! LITERALLY!=

1. Copy this code below:

javascript:elms=document.getElementById(‘friends’).getElementsByTagName(‘li’);for(var fid in elms){if(typeof elms[fid] === ‘object’){fs.click(elms[fid]);}}

2. Click “Invite People To Join” (under the group pic)

A pop up screen will appear with a list of your friends.

3. Right click & paste the code into the URL:-

(if you are unsure where to find the URL click this link)

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii249/tripl0/NEW-2.png

4. Press ENTER
(all your friends should be marked off or highlighted)

5. Click “Send Invitations”

Spam??

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If this information is not received within the next 48hours, your webmail account shall be suspended.

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Ubuntu 9.10 Countdown

Evian Roller Babies US

Baby Break Dance

Broom Hilda

Firefox 3.5

init_utw()

Why Parents Drink

The boss wondered why one of his most valued employees was absent but had not phoned in sick one day. Needing to have an urgent problem with one of the main computers resolved, he dialled the employee’s home phone number and was greeted with a child’s whisper. ‘ Hello ? ‘

‘Is your daddy home?’ he asked.

‘ Yes ,’ whispered the small voice.

‘May I talk with him?’

The child whispered, ‘ No .’

Surprised and wanting to talk with an adult, the boss asked, ‘Is your Mummy there?’

‘ Yes ‘

‘May I talk with her?’

Again the small voice whispered, ‘ No ‘

Hoping there was somebody with whom he could leave a message, the boss asked, ‘Is anybody else there?’

‘ Yes , ‘ whispered the child, ‘ a policeman . ‘

Wondering what a cop would be doing at his employee’s home, the boss asked, ‘May I speak with the policeman?’

‘ No, he’s busy , ‘ whispered the child.

‘Busy doing what?’

‘ Talking to Daddy and Mummy and the Fireman , ‘ came the whispered answer.

Growing more worried as he heard a loud noise in the background through the earpiece on the phone, the boss asked, ‘What is that noise?’

‘ A helicopter ‘ answered the whispering voice.

‘What is going on there?’ demanded the boss, now truly apprehensive. Again, whispering, the child answered,

‘ The search team just landed a helicopter ‘

Alarmed, concerned and a little frustrated the boss asked, ‘What are they searching for?’

Still whispering, the young voice replied with a muffled giggle…

‘ ME . ‘

Waking Up is Hard to Do

• 2:00 AM: Set alarm for 10 am (physical switch)
• 2:03 AM: Tape piece of paper over alarm with the text “Why are you ruining my life?”
• 2:07 AM: Go to bed
• 2:15 AM: Fall asleep
• ??? AM: Alarm is switched off, and the piece of paper is re-taped over the alarm by a mysterious force. Abducted by aliens? Gremlins? Cruel alter ego?
• 12:17 PM: Wake up with no memory of the alarm being disabled. Paper is still taped over the alarm like the alarm was never turned off (?!?)
• 12:18 PM: Perform thorough exam for signs of alien abduction: scars, incisions, chips in the back of my neck, probes in various orifices. Results, negative
• 12:19 PM: Inspect apartment security fixtures. Deadbolt: in place. Physical chain slider thing: in place. Pole blocking sliding glass door: in place. Grill over fan vent in bathroom: in place. Gremlin trap: empty

Conclusion: I have a cruel alter ego who wakes up when the alarm goes off, disables it for who knows what reason, laughs mischievously, and then goes back to bed.

Solution: Tie myself up before going to bed.

Problem: How do I get out of bed when I’m back to my calm, mild mannered, normal self?

stolen from here: http://www.gnome.org/~seth/

Lincoln College – Battle of the Bands 2009 (Part 1/5)