How do you name your computers?

Thought it would be interesting to find out how people name their computers. I’ve always used names as they help me identify servers easier. My computers; My Linux Notebook is “Pandora”. Weapon of mass destruction. My ipCOP server is now “angel”. It used to be “vagina”, not the best name when you stay with your family. My Linux Desktop is named “bespin”. My file/web server goes by “nosebleed” because some content on it will give you a nosebleed....

2008-10-05 · 1 min · Danesh Manoharan

FOSS.my 2008

The World is Just Awesome!! Finally the local FOSS community is gonna get what it’s always wanted. FOSS.my 2008 , 2 full days of FOSS related itineraries by techies for techies. FOSS.my 2008 will be hosted by APIIT at their TPM campus in Bukit Jalil on the 8th and 9th of November 2008. As of now, the schedule and itineraries have not been finalized as there still are slots for speakers available....

2008-10-03 · 1 min · Danesh Manoharan

Beneath Your Skin

Alan’s got a new T out on DBH. If you like the design then vote to see it on a T soon. I voted and I love the purple. source: DBH || Alan Bernard

2008-09-30 · 1 min · Danesh Manoharan

Deluge 1.0.0 released

Deluge 1.0.0 codenamed “Sharks Are Bulletproof” is out. It’s a complete rewrite from the ground up with a host of new features. It’s now possible to run Deluge as a daemon since the core and UI have been separated. The GTK UI has also been redesigned as seen in the screen shot above. Deluge is now way more stable compared to the older versions. New and improved queuing system....

2008-09-26 · 1 min · Danesh Manoharan

Follow the 2008 presidential election on Twitter

Now you have one source of all your 2008 presidential election twits. election.twitter.com is the latest offering from Twitter. It’s a collection of all twits related to the 2008 presidential election presented in one page which keep coming in live. Depending on your preference you could follow individual candidates or the whole shebang. Many are already hooked onto to it now and you might too. Source: election.twitter.com

2008-09-26 · 1 min · Danesh Manoharan