One of my friends wanted me to build a PC from scratch, with the parts HE wanted (rather than a pre built one). So I thought ‘lets blog it from the very beginning to the end’. The challenge – a decent PC (not for gaming but one with a bit of grunt and the ability [...]
Read More...I don’t use shell scripts too often and had a brain dead moment on how to execute a shell script. So, for the dummies , here’s a summary so next time I forget I can quickly look at my posts: For Creating Shell programs # vi filename.sh (vi is one of many text editors for [...]
Read More...Just made the switch to Linux from Windows (or even OS X?) and are having trouble finding software similar/equivalent to what you are used to? Yes, the linux learning curve is steep but rewarding when you do start working it all out. Here is a good website that lists the Windows/OS X software and the [...]
Read More...My last post I gave a quick overview of my hardware (PC, camera and capture card) that I was using on my surveillance system. This post I will explain what OS and software I use. My operating system of choice for this ‘project’ was SUSE. The initial reason was that learning Linux is (in my [...]
Read More...Want to set up a home surveillance system at home while having a bit of fun? Here’s a bit of a guide of what to do – or more so what I did and how. Originally this started as a bit of a project in my spare time, but after some teenage idiots decided to [...]
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