Computer Stuff

  • Nyxem.E

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    Following the news over the F-Secure site, I’ve noticed that the Nyxem.E worm has been ranked as a Level 2 Alert (meaning that is only one level below the highest alert level). This guy is spreading like mad all over the world from the USA to Australia. The web counter used by the Nyxem worm

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  • Ubuntu Misadventures

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    I updated my Ubuntu box today. Everything went smooth until I noticed that the system was slower. My 686 SMP kernel was replaced by a 386. 😐 Being used to surprises like this one with the Ubuntu updates, I downloaded and installed the lastest SMP kernel. After installation, the darn thing booted up slower than

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  • Have Fun with Windows Live

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    Just past the url down bellow in your browser and have fun changing the error message… http://ideas.live.com/ErrorPage.aspx?ErrorCode=3&Prg=Because%20you%20suck% 20BIG%20TIME!%20Please%20use%20Linux%20and%20GMail

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  • Microsoft Monad

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    I found out today via Rui that Microsoft launched a beta version of the Monad or Microsoft Shell. This comes in handy since I’ve been on a quest for a decent shell / unix utilis for Windows. For what I’ve seen the MSH includes lots of commands / utils found in *nix and more. The

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  • Macbook Pro

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    15.4-inch widescreen display 1.67 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo 667MHz frontside bus and main memory PCI Express architecture Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express ExpressCard/34 slot Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports Optical digital

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  • Google Video Store

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    The Google Video website now shows free and paid videos. I’m browsing the store and so far I saw listed series like CSI, NOVA, Star Trek Voyager, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, The Twilight Zone and MacGyver! Still not all the series listed there have episodes available. [tags]Google, Google Video, video, video store[/tags]

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