As I mentioned yesterday, I was having some "interesting" issues getting Ubuntu to play nice with my new graphics card (GeForce 7900GS). You can get a full spec of the card on the Nvidia site. It's a pretty powerful card: Graphics Bus Technology PCI Express Memory 256MB Memory Interface 256-bit Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) 42.2 Fill Rate (Billion pixels/sec) 9 Vertices/Second … [Read more...] about Configuring Nvidia GeForce 7900 GS on Ubuntu Edgy using Envy
Installing Xp – Catch 22
I have a nice legal copy of Windows XP Pro. Unfortunately it predates any of the service packs, so when I went to install my new PC I ran into an interesting issue. The intel motherboard I'm using is from Intel® 946 Express Chipset Family. Of course it comes with all the drivers required on CD. Unfortunately Intel work on the basis that whoever is installing XP will be using a … [Read more...] about Installing Xp – Catch 22
Crazy Courtcase – Suing Web Spiders For Violation of Contract
When I read about this I thought it was a joke and had to check the date to be sure: Colorado Woman Sues To Hold Web Crawlers To Contracts So basically she has a public website but does not want spiders to crawl it even though she hasn't denied them access using robots.txt ? … [Read more...] about Crazy Courtcase – Suing Web Spiders For Violation of Contract
Which nVidia Drivers – Ubuntu Edgy
I've just installed this PC and have run into some interesting issues with the graphics drivers. Which nvidia drivers should I be using? If I try "nvidia" and change the resolution settings X crashs completely, so I'm stuck with a really low resolution which is making me miserable :( Any suggestions? … [Read more...] about Which nVidia Drivers – Ubuntu Edgy
If you’re going to use Flash ….
The make sure you're detecting if the browser supports it. I just installed Ubuntu on this pc, so I don't have any extra plugins yet. It being a Saturday and St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to check which shops are open and until when. Browsing the Dunnes Stores website is nigh on impossible without Flash and the developers, who were probably paid a small fortune, haven't even … [Read more...] about If you’re going to use Flash ….