So Ubuntu 9.10 got released several weeks ago and people have been asking about how to get my old tutorial working for 9.10.
The problem is that Ubuntu 9.10 uses the new grub 2 boot loader which changes LOTS of things. In this tutorial I will be showing you how to get Ubuntu 9.10 (or any [...]

So my dear friends chipped in and got me an Intel x25-m gen2 80gb ssd for my 21st, it’s intel’s attempt to provide a mainstream ssd product that contains the same performance as it’s more expensive counterparts.
It arrived around 2-3 weeks ago, however, it took me several days to get it installed. Mainly because, it [...]

Was a bit slack over the pass few weeks, hence did not put this up as promptly as I should have. Enjoy it nevertheless.
We had breakfast at the hotel, they offered both Western and Eastern breakfast menus. I opted for the more traditional breakfast.

They had pretty much everything you expect in a breakfast and then [...]

So with every installation of Windows/Ubuntu, I find myself reinstalling Firefox and then reinstalling all the extensions and then configuring the extensions to match my needs.
Unfortunately, Mozilla only has this crappy service that syncs your bookmarks (which 100 other extensions do already) and does not offer extension or settings sync.
I’m just gonna list a run-down [...]

When I was on Windows XP I had this crazy obsession with making XP as slim as possible. I made custom XP installs slipstreamed with the most recent updates, disabled all the unnecessary services and only used apps that had small memory footprints.
I believe I got it down to around 18 processes on start up. [...]