Recent Articles
Handling a Subversion Repository URL Change
Sunday, May 3, 2009
If your repository URL changes, you can use the following command to fix existing snapshots.
vfat Mounts Default to Lowercase Shortnames
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
I want a "this is brain-damage" quote from Linus for this mess.
VirtualBox or VMWare Virtual Machine at Login
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to start a virtual machine in X when a user logs in.
Dialog Progress Bar Through Pipe
Sunday, April 12, 2009
How to use dialog to display a script progress bar and communicate progress to it through a named pipe.
Ottawa Linux Symposium 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Here are some pictures from the 2008 Linux Symposium.
If you cannot grok the overall structure of a program while taking a shower, you are not ready to code it.
- Richard Pattis
Blog
Linux Symposium 2008
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, July 20, 2008
I'll be attending the Linux Symposium this year.Clay Shirky: Institutions vs. collaboration
by digitalpeer, updated Monday, July 14, 2008
This is a rather interesting talk that takes some very foundational ideas from open source software development, P2P networks, and social networking and implies that these paradigms can apply to a lot more.Using the PowerShot SD600 In Linux
by digitalpeer, updated Saturday, January 27, 2007
How to get pictures off your PowerShot SD600 with just the USB cable in Linux.Digitalpeer Impersonator Alert
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, December 9, 2005
Somebody wants to be like me.Clean Your Computer
by digitalpeer, updated Monday, November 7, 2005
This is what happens when dust builds up in your computer.Why are shirt buttons on the side they're on?
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, June 24, 2005
Another puzzling question of mine.Alternative to Putty, XWin32, and VNC for Linux Access
by digitalpeer, updated Monday, December 27, 2004
X server and Cygwin for easy, free Windows to Linux access. Give Windows purpose.StartupMonitor
by digitalpeer, updated Monday, December 13, 2004
Manage what programs start on windows.Avoiding Spyware and Viruses
by digitalpeer, updated Tuesday, September 7, 2004
Some tips to help avoid viruses and spyware from infecting your computer.Who Owns an IP Address
by digitalpeer, updated Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Some tips on how to find out who owns an IP address.Get Firefox
by digitalpeer, updated Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Why I think you should download firefox now and scrap using browsers like Internet Explorer.The New Digitalpeer.com
by digitalpeer, updated Sunday, August 8, 2004
Now that i've redesigned the site, I'll be able to call it "the new digitalpeer.com" forever. It's a bullshit advertising scheme I've picked up from many other commercials and ads that flood atleast 30% of my daily audio and visual perception. PI
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, August 6, 2004
After watching the movie PI, I found an interest in PI. And no, I haven't gone crazy, yet.Matrix 1 Errors
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, August 6, 2004
Some interesting pictures of errors in The Matrix 1 movie.Protect Your Website Email Address
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, August 6, 2004
A service and code that will show you how to protect an email address displayed on a website by creating an image out of it.PayPal Phishing Warning
by digitalpeer, updated Friday, August 6, 2004
An example of a phishing site- something you should know about.