Categories: Fun, In real life, Movies, On the web

VNC remote Helpdesk

by cw

Because things keep changing on the VNC landscape, I've found that latest versions of Linux cannot run with xtightvncviewer any longer for providing a remote listener to UltraVNC's SC help software. I'm now running Archlinux on one machine, and Ubu-Ja… more »

Google OS a reality?

by cw

For years there has been speculation of Google making it's own OS...the news today is that it's true, and should be here mid 2010. "So what", you say? Well, this bodes really well for my favourite OS...as Google, which is based upon Linux, takes of… more »

Lost hours of work in Firefox?

by cw

My wifey lost 3 hours of work last night, after typing furiously into a textarea window for a site she runs on Drupal6, clicking submit...and SERVER NOT RESPONDING...aaaarrrrggghhhh. Back-clicks didn't bring it back... everything was gone. So I awoke to… more »

Gain the whole world?

by cw

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world but lose his very soul? Why is it we seek and we strive so hard to attain; wealth, fame, fortune, status, success? Is it because we really don't know what actually has value, or is it because we re… more »

New project : FOREX

by cw

It is my pleasure to bring you news of a new project called FOREX. Forex is a PHP/Ajax set of scripts that can be used to calculate Foreign Exchange quickly and efficiently. All details are in the README. Download here: http://combatwombat.7do… more »

Mailwasher Pro 6.3 on Linux

by cw

It is possible to get Mailwasher Pro 6.3 running in Linux using the following: Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" Mailwasher Pro 6.3 -- a Windows only program that has a cost. Used for pre-checking email accounts before download to email application. Thunde… more »

Intrepid Journeys

by cw

I upgraded to Intrepid (Ubuntu 8.10) today. What a long day. It took ages, but was really painless to do the upgrade. WELL DONE UBUNTU TEAM !!! The only hitches I have had so far: On a fresh install (another PC), Synaptic wouldn't search properly.… more »

Bitweaver

by cw

::EDIT:: Before you read this old post, read this. Today I want to introduce you to Bitweaver, which is an amazing Open source project for creating full-blown community websites, with a Wiki, Image Galleries, Forums, Blogs, and more. It is a mature CM… more »

Snoop IP

by cw

As seen in the last post, this is a handy way to display the IP address of a viewer on your web page.They see their own IP address; no-one else except your logs do.Insert the following into your post:http://www.danasoft.com/sig/CWSign342632.jpg more »

How to Buy a New Computer

by cw

Today we will deal with an issue the most computer neophytes( or newbies ) dread. "How Do I Buy A New Computer?" To start with, I will qualify myself; I have been using computers since 1983, and buying/selling them since 1994. I am a professional "Integr… more »

Use Linux? Watch this!

by cw

Greg Kroah-Hartmann, one of the Linux Kernel devs, gives an interesting Q&A to Google about Linux Kernel Development. Very interesting to see the rate of development particularly, and the KVM virtualisation. [video:youtube:L2SED6sewRw]For those that… more »

Home made burgers

by cw

Tonight I dished up my family's favourite; Home-Made Daddy Burgers. Then I realised that this was another recipe I could share with you all. Much better than MickeyDucks or BuugerKat!The Burgers are in three parts: Fresh Veges, Patties, and BunsNOTE: For… more »

Fame + Fortune in a life of crime as Botnet Master

by cw

Today, the "wonderful" Kiwi court system failed to show any backbone, as usual, in failing to convict the teenage Botnet master 'Akill'. He admitted all the charges, got slapped with a piddling fine, and offered a job (with the Police!!!).What kind of me… more »

MS loves me after all!

by cw

Proof that MS loves me after all:ROFL more »

The new hate MS revolution

by cw

I'm in fighting mode right now. I've been wondering why the stats for my blog continued to be full of crap from search.live.com - search results that were consistently one word, eg "email" or "contact", that had the same user environment and browser, and… more »

Geeky Shaving Mirror

by cw

The following recipe is to acquire the latest in geek technology; the Hard Disk Shaving Mirror. We are going to take that staple of the average geek's working day - the failed hard disk - and turn it into a shaving mirror that your wife will have difficu… more »

Free First Person Shooter on Linux

by cw

I've been playing a bit of Urban Terror lately, which is a free GPL'd first-person shooter game that runs on Linux, Windaz, and Mac. It is using the open-sourced Quake 3 engine, so graphics are good, but more importantly, the game is highly playable. ***… more »

FireFox record

by cw

"We did it!We set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours. With your help we reached 8,002,530 downloads.You are now part of a World Record and the proud owner of the best version of Firefox yet!Don't forget to download your v… more »

Free Wallpapers

by cw

Some free wallpapers, created in Gimp and Fyre. Good for use in dark themes.Free to use in all works with attribution.BaubleBauble 2560 widthStargateStargate 2560 width more »

Open Fyre

by cw

Looking for a graphics application that is simple, and produces beautiful fractal / chaotic images like gradient waves? Look no further than Fyre. It is easy to use, and fun to play with.In Hardy Heron, this package is broken so that you cannot save the… more »

Calf Path (in the mind)

by cw

The Calf-PathSam Walter Foss (1858 -1911)One day, through the primeval wood,A calf walked home, as good calves should;But made a trail all bent askew,A crooked trail as all calves do.Since then two hundred years have fled,And, I infer, the calf is dead.B… more »

Tithing - do you?

by cw

A serious topic for today; Do You Tithe?I have heard that some non-Christians tithe, I have even heard of some Christians that do!! Why is this and what are the pros/cons? For that matter, what exactly is this "Tithing" thing? How is it supported doctrin… more »

Firefox turns 3, Wine turns 1, MS turns in their grave

by cw

Another great day in Open Source land! Firefox has released version 3.0, and Wine has released version 1.0(at last!);" The Wine team is proud to announce that Wine 1.0 is now available. This is the first stable release of Wine after 15 years of developme… more »

Wombat waffles are yummy

by cw

Nearly every Saturday I make waffles for family breakfast. It's a great family tradition, where we can cook and eat together. Today I thought it may be time to share this recipe with the world.You will need a good waffle iron! The one we use is an ancie… more »

Back from Holiday, updates

by cw

Arrived back from my holiday at Pauanui today. Holidays are too short!! Anyhow, had a great time with the family, and even managed to do some reading...But I promised to chip in regarding the ATi driver update to 8.5. Well... "nothing to see here, move a… more »

MS deceit not FACTS

by cw

ItWire's David Williams has been running some articles on MS's "Get the Facts" campaign, and how bogus it is. I had to chip in with my 2c worth;I moved off Windows because I am an IT professional, that didn't like the drawbacks or Facts on MS Windows:1.… more »

the Matrix is born

by cw

I came across an amazing project today. What this system does is it replicates itself, like a small fabrication plant; they call it 3D printing. It enables you to replicate machines quickly, for little cost. And it is open source.Wow, imagine what could… more »

Sin control, and software freedom

by cw

I've had this thought bouncing around in my little cranium for some time now; "Just as sin is control, so software freedom is salvation." Huh? You may say.Well let me expand this a bit. Sin is defined as "estrangement from God", and "that which separates… more »

Full screen gaming in Twinview

by cw

Having recently put two monitors onto my main desktop machine, I found that Twinview and Unreal Tournament don't run so well together (you get both screens used and the center of view is in between the monitors, meaning I'm frag-fodder). So I googled thi… more »

no more Pink shadows

by cw

Ok, I'll admit it. I had a problem with a pink shadow. It would follow me everywhere. It made me look bad.This problem is a result of a bug in the nVidia drivers for Ubuntu, set at version 169.To fix:download latest nVidia drivers from their website www.… more »

MS does it again

by cw

In the usual vein of remarkable arrogance and lake of care for their customers, Microsoft Inc, the world's largest pack of idiots, has just decided," to hell with all those freeloaders on Hotmail. We are going to make them do our thing, our way.! "That's… more »

New 30 bit colour displays for all?

by cw

Hp have just announced that they have been collaborating with Dreamworks to create a new technology in the colour display range. What this means to Joe and Jane Average, is that their new TVs and monitors will have a greater clarity of colour, with less… more »

How much does it cost to acquire the ISO?

by cw

Microsoft have decided to change their usual acquisition fare, and are now purchasing the "International Standards Organization",or ISO.Last year when MS was found to have fraudulently biased voting in favour of their OOXML format, they threatened to thr… more »

Hardy Heron Beta in testing (review)

by cw

Last night I took the plunge to update my desktop system that was running Feisty Fawn, to Hardy Heron Beta. I tried the update automatically, which took ages, as it has to go through version 7.10 first, but it balked 1/2 hour out from the end, said it co… more »

Hardy Heron preens wings for take-off

by cw

PLEASE CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED; THIS IS BETA SOFTWARE. TEST IT DO NOT STAKE YOUR LIFE ON IT.From Steve Langsek; Ubuntu;The Ubuntu team is pleased to announce the beta release of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS(Long-Term Support) on desktop and server. Codenamed "Hardy… more »

Happy Birthday CombatWombat

by cw

One year ago today, the CombatWombat blog got real, in a b2Evo engine on a real web server. Previously I had dabbled with wordpress, but found it too restricting for skins. And if you couldn't tell, I don't like off-the-shelf skins. I am unique, so's my… more »

Magnetic Personality

by cw

My wife has a magnetic personality, or so we have always joked. It's due to her uncanny knack of breaking any computer. One of the reasons we run exclusively linux is the superb logging and crash-recovery that it has. It is almost wife-proof, almost. Why… more »

File Creation Date in Linux

by cw

A call to all know-it-alls out there: why does the Linux/Unix system world not have FILE CREATION DATETIME as part of the filesystem?Is there a Linux filesystem that is likely to support this?I read somewhere that ZFS will, but understand that ZFS doesn'… more »

GUTSY ATi Efforts

by cw

As Gutsy's reign draws to a close, and the era of the Hardy Heron is nearly upon us, I thought it might me time to revisit the display driver issues of ATi. Following is the much easier situation we now have:This recipe is for those who have a relatively… more »

German government outlaws open source software

by cw

Berlin announced today that it will henceforth be illegal to own, operate, or distribute open source software for computers. This includes the famous Linux operating systems and BSD. The reason behind this was explained by the Chancellor, Angela Merkel,… more »

ROFL

by cw

Been a while since I had any downtime to just surf / blog/ whatever... so I was reading another geek's blog, and came across this gem:Computer Geeks Quizcheck it out. It scared the living daylights outta me. As a side note: in order to enter fhe preform… more »

ATi driver carp

by cw

Merry Christmas, one and all!ATi released a new driver for Christmas. Wot a piece of CARP it is too. Just so the rest of you know; don't go trying to load version 8.443.1 onto a Mobility X600, or at least my HP ZD8000 with this chipset. Continually it Wh… more »

Moving VirtualBoxes

by cw

Tonight I had to move my VirtualBox guest from one host to another. The guest had a snapshot that it was working from. This caused me a little grief due to ambiguous wording in the Virtual box documentation, and from the look of the forums, others are ha… more »

Ideal Job

by cw

If you had a chance to get the ideal job, what would it be? For me, I would choose working for the company Innotek GMBH; the makers of VirtualBox. Why? Because I'm a geek, of course! And because I want to live in Germany, near Stuttgart, and because thei… more »

Gutsy effort in new ATi driver

by cw

THIS POST IS NOW OUT OF DATE. PLEASE GO HERE FOR CURRENT DETAILSATI recently released their new driver for Linux, v 8.42.3. It took some work to get Gutsy running properly in Compiz, without XGL, only AIGLX. Here's how...Follow steps here:http://ubuntufo… more »

XP Terminal Server

by cw

Need unlimited Terminal Server connections for XP? This patch and instructions is for XP SP2, and does work with a Domain login.Enable Fastuser switching.download the patch here: XPTS.zip. Save it to a handy place. Extract it. Restart the XP into safe mo… more »

Gutsy Gibbon on HP zd8000

by admin

I just got an HP zd8000 laptop, secondhand, for a bargain. It's a really nice machine, with a P4 3.2GHZ HT CPU, 1.5GB Ram (now ;-D ), 80 GB Sata Drive, DVD-RW DL Lightscribe, Firewire, Broadcom 802.11b/g Wireless, and best of all: a High-shine 17" LCD sc… more »

VirtualBox networking and Terminal Server

by cw

I've had fun recently pulling together a solution for runningXP as a Terminal Server inside a Feisty host, on a grunty machine: Intel Core Duo 4 Core 2Ghz, 4GB RAM, RAID-5 SATA320GB Harddisks.Process as follows:Load Ubuntu, paying attention to use altern… more »

The Lives of Others

by cw

Saw a fantastic movie tonight with my wife;The Lives of Others or Leben der Anderen, Das.Looking at the East German secret police in the near past, it tackles the human cost of state control, and does so brilliantly.Won't spoil it for you, you should wat… more »

VirtualBox networking contd...

by cw

I'm not sure what made it so, but the ability for the network settings to stick in place to run VirtualBox in bridge mode kept falling off. So I looked for a better way, and found it;forget the rc.local file; remove any custom settings you have there to… more »

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