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Just for the sake of it!

Nuker — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:44:44 +0000

No, I’m not dead!

Inactivity strikes again!

Nuker — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:54:28 +0000

Yes, yes… I haven’t posted anything for about 2 months now. I’ve been playing too much Counterstrike: Source and Team Fortress 2. TF2? Yes! I bought that game recently and I must say I like it. I really love the cartoon-ish graphic style. I’ve also been playing some Tibia, on Libera. I started as a Druid but I havn’t logged in for a week or two because college also takes a lot of my time away. Anyway, in case I forget: Merry Christmas and a Happy 2008.

High Quality and Heavy Duty Boots

Nuker — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:33:46 +0000

Boots, nearly everyone wears them. There are all sorts of boots and they all have a different price, look and quality. If you are looking for quality boots than you should check out Danner Boots. These high quality boots are excellent as workwear. But that’s not all, they also offer free shipping for orders over $100. And don’t forget their competitive prices.

These Danner Boots are also used as heavy duty boots for Cops and the Military. Copshoes.com provides those kind of boots. Metboots.com provides the work and outdoor boots. So if you’re looking for a pair of high duty and high quality boots then these two stores are an excellent place to start searching.

Why I like the Nintendo Wii

Nuker — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:35:22 +0000

My brother has bought a Nintendo Wii not so long ago and I must say that it was a great choice to buy it. I just love to play those old NES console games on the Nintendo Wii. Even N64 games are supported. I’ve already been playing some SMB1 and Mario 64. I think Paper Mario will be next on my list. Now why isn’t Duck Hunting available on the Wii? Haha, good old games, they are still great though!

Personal Security Dogs

Nuker — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:28:36 +0000

Personal security is getting more and more important. There are multiple ways of protecting yourself from dangers such as criminals, murderers and who knows what else might be lurking around the corner. You can protect your house with security camera’s, your car with a caralarm. But how do you protect yourself? Have you ever thought about that?

One way to protect yourself is with the help of protection dogs. These dogs are trained to protect you from unwanted things. But how do you get a quality protection? Well, if you’re searching for a protectino dog than you should check out CCK9.com

Comand and Control K-9, or CCK9 for short, offers a wide range of protection dogs. From Dutch Shepards to Beglian Malinios personal protection dogs. These are all highly trained protection dog and they do not only provide security but are also a beloved pet.

CCK9 offers 4 different levels of protection dogs. The first level is the companion dog which can show aggression on command. The second level is the protection dog. They attack and bite on command. The third level are Personal Protection Dogs They will attack handweapons, show aggresion, bite and attack on command. And they are socialized with children. The last level are executive security dogs. These are very highly trained and can, for example, trace humans and articles using their scrent.

You deserve the peace of mind that only a Command Control K-9 security dog can offer.

Ubuntu 7.10 on a Toshiba L40-12k

Nuker — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 07:11:42 +0000

Feature	Description
Model	Toshiba Satellite L40-12K
CPU	Intel Pentium Dual Core T2130 1.86Ghz
Display	15.4inch Toshiba TFT, resolution 1280×800
Hard Disk	120 Gb (5400 rpm) SATA
Optical Drive	DVD Recorder R/W
Memory	2048MB
Graphics	Intel 943GM
Wireless	Atheros AR5007EG 802.11 a/b/g

If you are planning to install Ubuntu 7.10 on a Toshiba L40-12k, or something a like than you should keep the following things in mind:

For a good working keyboard layout select the US English keyboard layout
If you want to use wireless than you should follow this guide: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=512828
You can fix a strange beeping sound comming from only one speaker by following this small HOWTO: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=473425&highlight=intel-hda

No, indeed, that’s not much to keep in mind. Almost everything worked out of the box for me. And I’m really glad it worked that way, it saved me a lot of headaches.

Outsourcing, cons and pros

Nuker — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:37:43 +0000

Outsourcing in the IT business is getting increasingly popular in the UK. More and more companies use this method to focus on their core business. Outsourcing and having your IT services in-house has advantages and disadvantages. But let’s start with, What’s outsourcing?

The last, let’s say, 20 years, outsourcing is become very popular. With outsourcing a company only focus on their core business and the other remaining tasks will be given to other companies who are specialized to carry out those tasks. For example, almost every company has a website, and often their website is maintained by another company. Recruitment was getting less and less important. That’s outsourcing.

Outsourcing has the advantage that you don’t have to recruit new people to do certain tasks. You can just contact a company, such as a webhost and a web designer. They are specialized in what they do, so it’s easier to just contact a company and tell them what you need than hiring a single person. It can also be cheaper because of the competitive prices in the current ICT branch.

But outsourcing also has disadvantages. For example you’ll lose control over certain tasks such as full control over your website. It also causes inflexibility because you can’t react quickly on changing circumstances. Another disadvantage is that the security of your company can be threatened. Outsiders from other companies might get access to confidential data when doing their jobs. That’s not really secure, is it?

Nuker’s Ubuntu 7.10 Log

Nuker — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:34:39 +0000

So I decided to put the latest version of Ubuntu on my laptop, a Toshiba L40 -12k. I only stumbled upon a few problems. As usual WLAN didn’t worked out of the box and somehow my keyboard layout was messed up.
I fixed my keyboard layout by reinstalling Ubuntu and setting it
to US English instead of NL Dutch. Now I just need to fix my
WLAN Certificate.

9:30-10:54 Still no sign of Ubuntu 7.10
10:55 Backing up important files on my laptop
10:56 Gutsy released
11:02 Done backing up files
11:04 Downloading 7.10 Desktop CD, About 40 minutes remaining.
11:17 Partitioning harddisk
11:18 Partitioning Done
11:20-11:26 Searching an empty CD. I’ve got plenty of DVD’s but why is it so hard to find a single CD…
11:27 Found an empty CD!
11:35 20 Minutes remaining, download speed dropping
11:35-12:04 *the speed is dropping, put your hands up for detroid*
12:05 Finally, Done with downloading!
12:07 Burning the CD
12:13 Burning is done, time to boot it on my laptop
12:14 Booting Ubuntu
12:17 Ubuntu has booted!
12:25 People have been told NOT to download the current release. I’m going to install it anyway.
12:27 The installing has begun after some delay. Somehow it didn’t wanted to set up the partitions manually.
12:42 Done Installing
12:43 Lunch time
12:58 Rebooted and ready to test
12:59 No WLAN /me is PISSED OFF
13:00-13:15 Searching for a solution
13:16 Solution found on Ubuntu Forums
13:17 Solution worked!
13:20 Had to use manually configuration instead of roaming mode
13:58 Laptop keyboard layout is messed up, trying to fix it
18:50 Reinstalled Ubuntu, somehow it fixed my keyboard layout
18:51 It’s done! Or well, almost just need to fix my WLAN Certificate

Technical Furniture

Nuker — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:50:00 +0000

FormaSpace is a furniture manufacture. That doesn’t sound really special does it? But they are! They design and manufacture custom technical furniture, accessories and services. For example they manufacture these rather nice looking Laboratory Furniture parts. They provide elegant, flexible and practical solutions for all sorts of customers. From laboratories to industrial environments. It seems like they got a large collection of parts, looks interesting!

Bored?

Nuker — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:35:12 +0000

What to do when you’re bored? That’s a question I ask myself daily, and every day I stumble upon things which are fun to do/watch when you’re bored. One of those things is explosm.net’s comedy: Cyanide and Happiness. The theme’s are somewhat adult rated, yet they are rather funny. Check it out below!

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net