Sharing files between Ubuntu and OSX (Snow Leopard) using NFS
NFS (Network File System) is an old way of sharing files between UNIX systems. It was written way before the time when we started sharing files the way we are sharing them right now with Windows servers and workstations.
I actually would have not installed it, because I already have a Samba server in the [...]
Renew IP on Linksys WRT160N
If you have the wireless router WRT160N in your home network, the way to reset or renew or reconnect your Internet connection is to go to webpage administration of the wireless router—typically http://192.168.1.1, if you did not change the default LAN IP of the router—logon to it (I hope you still remember the admin username [...]
Just an update
To the few readers of KindaWannaDothat,
As you may have noticed, there was no update in the last couple of days. I have been busy restructuring the content of this site–and not quite done yet. Apart from that, while this site has used the Thesis theme–an excellent theme by the way–I’ve decided to create the [...]
Want fast internet browsing? Add a local DNS server to you LAN
Browsing the internet entails a couple of things, here are the things that happen under the hood.
You type the web URL, say http://www.kindawanndothat.com, that request is sent to your DNS (Domain Name Service) server, which is most likely within your ISP.
The DNS server then looks up the IP address of the web URL, then gives [...]
Undelete files in Windows
The files you create in Windows are actually not as fragile as you might think, it is quite resilient if you think about it. However, no matter how resilient these files are, somehow they still get killed, inadvertently or not. But worry not, there are still ways to hard drive data recovery, [...]
Uncluttered workstation — almost
The goal was to have an uncluttered workstation, without wires dangling from keyboard and mouse. I think I succeeded as far as the wires were concerned, but my old traditional clutter cannot be solved by technology.
Just in case you’re curious, here’s what you see;