Install and Configure Ubuntu Linux on the Lenovo T410 Laptop
I recently purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad T410 laptop. This post will describe how I installed and configured Ubuntu Desktop Edition version 10.04 LTS – Long Term Support (32-bit) for use on this machine, the challenges that I encountered, and how those challenges were overcome. Following are the specifications for the laptop I purchased: Windows 7 […] Read More →
A Quick Review of Fallout: New Vegas for PC
I recently bought Fallout: New Vegas for PC and played as a female character, who, as it turned out, was quite adept at melee combat. I played for ~130 hours, exploring over 60% of “New” Vegas, and finished at the level cap of 30. I used a rusted version of the venerable Super Sledge called […] Read More →
Quake 3 and Quake 4 Game Server Information
A quick update to let you all know that I’ve added a servers tab at the top of the site that will bring you to some pages with real-time information about the Quake 3 and Quake 4 servers I operate. This is something I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and finally had some time […] Read More →
Use pfSense as a NTP Server
(20170504 — The steps in this post were amended to address changes in recent versions of software — iceflatline) In a previous post, I described how to install and setup pfSense in a home network. In this post I will describe how to configure pfSense to act as an Network Time Protocol (“NTP”) server, as […] Read More →
iceflatline now Folding@Home
Any geek worth his or her cred knows about Folding@Home, the distributed computing project started by Stanford University to help understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases. When proteins do not fold correctly, there can be serious consequences, including diseases such as Alzheimer’s, ALS, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s, and many cancers and cancer-related syndromes. People from around […] Read More →