Weblog of Quests » Personal Computing http://www.yyquest.net Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:35:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Linux http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/11/linux/ http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/11/linux/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:25:26 +0000 Louis http://www.yyquest.net/?p=811 Why do people choose to use Linux? To be part of the movement…

]]> http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/11/linux/feed/ 0 Free content management softwares http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/03/free-content-management-softwares/ http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/03/free-content-management-softwares/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:07:18 +0000 Louis http://www.yyquest.net/?p=806 I have been down that road before. I mean, even now, from time to time I still get the urge to completely replace what I have now – WordPress – with something that seems more interesting! Well, for people in the market for a content management system to manage their new websites, the folks at Linux Links have compiled the following lists which are very, very useful.

]]> http://www.yyquest.net/2009/02/03/free-content-management-softwares/feed/ 0 Swap space http://www.yyquest.net/2009/01/17/swap-space/ http://www.yyquest.net/2009/01/17/swap-space/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:12:21 +0000 Louis http://www.yyquest.net/?p=778 While I am now relying on Linux for my daily computer needs (Ubuntu 8.10 64 bit, for both work and at home), I have to admit that in many ways I am just a bit beyond novice in many of the nitty-gritties of using a Linux desktop. Anyway, here is an interesting read on the size of swap space one should use on a modern Linux installation which I found recently.

Linux: Should You Use Twice the Amount of Ram as Swap Space?

There are also many “educational” remarks in the comments section too.

]]> http://www.yyquest.net/2009/01/17/swap-space/feed/ 0 Mac vs PC http://www.yyquest.net/2008/12/26/mac-vs-pc/ http://www.yyquest.net/2008/12/26/mac-vs-pc/#comments Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:57:16 +0000 Louis http://www.yyquest.net/off-beat/2008/mac-vs-pc Just saw this on Gizmodo. It is simply awesome!

]]> http://www.yyquest.net/2008/12/26/mac-vs-pc/feed/ 0 Greatest geeks http://www.yyquest.net/2008/11/11/greatest-geeks/ http://www.yyquest.net/2008/11/11/greatest-geeks/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:24:35 +0000 Louis http://www.yyquest.net/?p=712 According to this article, the following are the greatest geeks of all time. Well, circa 2008 at the very least…

  1. Linux Torvalds
  2. Steve Wozniak
  3. Sir Tim Berners-Lee
  4. Seymour Cray
  5. Marc Andreessen
  6. Rear Admiral Grace Hopper
  7. Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
  8. Alan Turing
  9. Richard Stallman
  10. Paul Allen

Have to admit, while the top 5 are familiar names to me, 6 & 7 are the “who??” choices, while 9 & 10 are not what I’d expected…

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