Ubuntu – Grub2 no longer updating “Other” OSs.

If in Ubuntu Grub2 is not detecting Windows 7 or Fedora or some other OS, try this. 1) gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub 2) Look for a line that reads : GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=”true” 3) Comment out that line by placing a # at the front of it. Like so: #GRUB_DISABLE_OS_PROBER=”true” Save the file. 4) Run sudo update-grub2. 5)… Continue reading Ubuntu – Grub2 no longer updating “Other” OSs.

Why does copyright matter?

Someone, meaning well, posted one of my solutions verbatim to the Intel community forums.  Whether they got it here or someplace else is irrelevant. When the poster was notified, that they had violated my copyright,  they promptly removed the post in a very timely and mature manner.   I appreciated that. Let me make this perfectly… Continue reading Why does copyright matter?

Improve your relationship with your consultant

1. Never use the phrase “it’s not rocket science”  in reference to computers or computer science.   You will be correct.   Computer Science requires a much higher level of dedication and personal time invested in learning than rocket science does.  The principles of physics that govern rocket science have changed very little in 100 years.  Gravity… Continue reading Improve your relationship with your consultant

New Toy oh oh oh!

I built a new workstation Tuesday, February 23, 2010.   I built the last one starting in June of 2008, upgraded April of 2009.  It was time for something entirely new. The system is a very capable mid ranged workstation, comprised of: ASUS P7H55-M Pro  Motherboard  mATX Intel Core i5 660 3.33Ghz Processor 4G Corsair DDR3-1333 2X2048… Continue reading New Toy oh oh oh!

Technology costing analysis. Why you pay for Sparkling wine, instead of the draft.

I have formal training and certifications including: Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, US Government certified Terminal Area Security Officer, with various other lesser certifications. I have 25 years of data technology experience. I build some of the fastest servers. The fact that my profession requires more of my personal time than most other professions to be… Continue reading Technology costing analysis. Why you pay for Sparkling wine, instead of the draft.

Gigabyte

I attended the Intel Channel Conference, June of 2008, in Irvine.  Gigabyte had an impressive display at the conference. They even had one knowledgeable person that spoke English well.  My fiancee won the raffle for an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 quad core processor at that ICC.  I decided to give a Gigabyte motherboard an… Continue reading Gigabyte