Raring / Digital Ocean Server Setup

Two years after having moved to Linode, coming from Slicehost, it seems that a new competitor is once again at the horizon, namely Digital Ocean.

I’d heard good things about them already, especially on Hacker News, praising their competitive pricing and clean dashboard. However, being newcomers to the field …

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Games I’ll Keep An Eye On In 2013

In the same spirit as last year, this is a (preliminary) list of game I’m interested in, releasing in 2013.

First of all, let’s revisit 2012… Here are the games I was interested in last year, together with the outcome — at least according to me:

  • Star Wars: The …

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Ubuntu 12.04: “fixed channel mon0: -1”

Still having problems in Ubuntu with the fixed channel being -1 when using aircrack and friends? Luckily, the solution does not require patching this time (as it used to), as the following solution (obtained from this forum post) now works for me. The problem is basically that the channel can …

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The nvmcp64.sys Blue Screen

This issue has been plaguing my Windows 7 installation since the beginning of time, or, well — the beginning of this particular Windows 7 installation…

Every once in a while, my computer would blue screen displaying a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error due to a certain nvmcp64.sys, often with any playing audio looping …

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Games I’ll Keep An Eye On In 2012

Big-budget releases

In order of release date. Some release dates are an estimate. Unannounced games are not listed here.

January

- Star Wars: The Old Republic

February

  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
  • Binary Domain
  • SSX
  • Syndicate
  • Jak and Daxter Collection
  • The Darkness 2

March

  • I am Alive
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Diablo III …

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Oneiric / Linode Server Migration

Sigh… I’m sorry, Slicehost, but I’m leaving you. I’ve been a long (and very happy) Slicehost customer for the past few years. The service offered was perfect for anyone knowing their way around SSH, Linux administration and setting up a server — and all that for just 30 …

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Rooting Kindle Fire

The following overview is just a reminder, mainly aimed at myself in the future, on how to root the kindle fire.

1. Install Android SDK

  • Download from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
  • Update packages

2. In Kindle: “Allow Installation of Applications From Unknown Sources”

3. Edit android_winusb.inf …

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Quick Fix: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Error 80073701

If your Windows 7 service pack upgrade is failing with error code 80073701, you might be able to fix it with the following steps. I’ve had to search around quite a bit before resolving this error, mainly because I saw the first and second solutions listed below pop up …

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