Tag Archives: Linux

Archives of Archon Digital

Brief Downtime Due to Server Upgrade

Brief Downtime Due to Server Upgrade

Archon Digital was down for less than 30 minutes this morning due to a system upgrade on the server. The Ubuntu server hosting this site has upgraded from Gutsy 7.10.1 to 8.04.1 LTS Hardy Heron, a move which was long overdue but was put on hold for the longest time due to technical problems encountered during [...]

continue...

Posted in Software | Also tagged , , | 2 Comments

Ubuntu Saves the Day – Windows XP Crashes Yet Again

Ubuntu Saves the Day – Windows XP Crashes Yet Again

Ubuntu has saved the day once again for Archon digital. A few days ago, I installed a few apps to clean up potential malware on one of my PCs as I started to experience persistent crashes in Windows XP. All the malware got removed but in the process I accidentally corrupted my Windows installation.

continue...

Posted in Open Source | Also tagged , , , , , , , | 6 Comments

A New Slice of Life – Slicehost

A New Slice of Life – Slicehost

One of the main things that I do find interesting with blogging has never really been about making money online but more on the design part of things. Two weeks ago I got myself a 256 slice from <a href=”http://www.slicehost.com” target=”_blank”>Slicehost</a>. I figured this was a worthwhile investment for most of the sites I run [...]

continue...

Posted in Hosting | Also tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Ubuntu – Switched

Ubuntu – Switched

So after my little adventure with Hardy Heron almost three weeks ago, I can proudly say that my home PC is now a true-blue Linux box. Everyone at home now uses the OS for their browsing, e-mail and word processing duties. No complaints so far from my users at home. It seems they have

continue...

Posted in Open Source | Also tagged , , , | 15 Comments

Ubuntu – Making the Switch, Almost

Ubuntu – Making the Switch, Almost

The long hours spent during my free time has paid off as I managed to get Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron Beta) to run properly. It took me a lot of online reading before I took the plunge and found it amusing that the entire process of actually installing the OS took less than 30 minutes. Painless [...]

continue...

Posted in Open Source | Also tagged , , | 11 Comments
  • CMF Ads

  • Advertisment

  • Archives

  • Categories