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Can't run Windows 8 virtual machine using VirtualBox (4.2.4) on Dell 610 machine :( Error message says: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QN) require this feature and will fail to boot without it Looks like Win8 needs VT-x/AMD-V hardware to work. Reference(s): https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=48256

To get memory information from the command line, do: $: sudo lshw -class memory The above command should show something like: *-firmware description: BIOS vendor: Winbond Electronics physical id: 0 version: A06 date: 10/02/2005 size: 64KiB capacity: 512KiB capabilities: isa pci pcmcia pnp upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect int13floppy720 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp smartbattery biosbootspecification netboot *-cache:0 description: L1 cache physical id: 700 size: 8KiB capacity: 8KiB capabilities: internal write-back data *-cache:1 description: L2 cache physical id: 701 size: 2MiB capacity: 2MiB clock: 66MHz (15.0ns) capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 1000 slot: System board or motherboard

Method 1: Using lshw $: sudo lswh -class cpu This will show something like: *-cpu description: CPU product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.13GHz vendor: Intel Corp. physical id: 400 bus info: cpu@0 version: 6.13.8 slot: Microprocessor size: 2133MHz capacity: 2133MHz width: 32 bits clock: 133MHz capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe nx up bts est tm2 cpufreq Method 2. Using special /proc, like: $: cat /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 13 model name : Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 2.13GHz stepping : 8 microcode : 0x20 cpu MHz : 800.000 cache size : 2048 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes c

I have a pretty old Eee PC 900 that have been running Arch Linux for awhile. I did an update lately and it borked it beyond my knowledge how to repair. So, I was thinking why not use Ubuntu minimal install? I am pretty familiar with Ubuntu/Debian distribution, fixing it should be much easier as I am familiar with the distro. As an aside I am planning to use it as a web server and i don't want to update the machine weekly to keep up with the latest Arch packages. Ubuntu 12.10 minimal installation is very easy now a days  It is as easy as installing Windows :). Anyway, I used a copy from  https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/MinimalCD . Ok, I am still using a lot of Windows machine ;(, so burning it to USB flash I used unetbootin . Below are the sequence/options I have selected/or data supplied. Turn off Eee PC 900 Connect flash drive (flashed with Ubuntu mini iso using unetbootin) Turn of Eee PC 900, press ESC to view boot options Select "Install" fr

Blogger client force closes in my Droid Razr Maxx, can't use it at all :(. This was observed with Blogger v2.0. Ok, reboot of the phone fixes it.

Remotely connecting to Linux securely in Android is like a walk in the park, ssh clients abound in Google Play Store. But ssh clients are not created alike. Some are designed with specific hardware in mind and for those who like to use physical keyboards, like Droid 3, you probably want to use all the keys. I have tried Terminal IDE, ConnectBot, Android Terminal Emulator but none of them work as I would have hoped. Like using ~, tab key for command line completion, display mc (Midnight Commander) properly. But one actually meet my need today, VX ConnectBot . In my understanding it is based on ConnectBot with changes to allow a much more pleasant experience using hardware keyboard. Try it for yourself, download from Google Play Store. Note: * Tested using Droid Razr Maxx using stock OS and Droid 3 using ICS.

Not sure if this is the right way to do it, searching the blogoshpere seems to indicate that this might be the case. Steps to change default port that Apache listens on: As good practice make a copy of the file ports.conf to somewhere safe. Like mkdir ~/bak cp /etc/apache2/ports.conf ~/bak Open and edit ports.conf, like sudo vim /etc/apache2/ports.conf . In Ubuntu 12.10, change Listen 80 to Listen 81 . This should be around line 9, of course change 81 to a value that you need. Restart Apache to enforce the changes, like sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart . References: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/vhosts/name-based.html http://ubuntublog.org/how-to-change-apache-ports-in-ubuntu.htm

http://pinvoke.net/ is my goto location when I need to call native functions into C#. I just found out today that there is actually an alternative from Microsoft called P/Invoke Interop Assistant, head to the link below to get the binaries. http://clrinterop.codeplex.com/ http://clrinterop.codeplex.com/releases/view/14120

To check if a file exists on a remote site (say a web site), do the following: $: wget --spider https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb The above command checks if a stable version of Google Chrome exists in the remote location specified.

Work in progress!!! Mouse Gesture What it does Click anywhere Lock screen: brings up login screen Move mouse to corner bottom left, then click popup icon Either shows Start(home) screen or desktop screen Move mouse to corner top left, then click popup icon Cycle through running applications Move mouse to corner bottom(or top) left, then move mouse up Show running applications Move mouse to corner bottom right Show Charms bar Right Click in Doc area IE10MUI: Brings up address bar and tab bar * IE10MUIE: IE10 Moderun UI

Work in progress!!! Keyboard Shortcut Action Win Key Windows 8 Home Screen Any Key Lock Screen - brings up login window Page Down/Page Up In W8 Home Screen, move between tile groups Win+C Open Charms bar Win+Q Bring up integrated/semantic search Win+f Search for Files Win+I Charms bar Settings Win+K Charms bar Devices Win+Tab See running applications Win+D Show Desktop