Etiqueta: linux

  • Hosting my owncloud

    Recently I decided to reduce the amount of information I store in cloud services such as Dropbox, using them only when absolutely necessary. Why? Very shortly: privacy, security, preference for FOSS (free and open-source software). I choose Owncloud as an alternative to file syncing and file redundancy since backups are always a bit late and […]

  • Happy birthday Linux!

    Newsgroups: comp.os.minix From: torva…@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Linus Benedict Torvalds) Date: 25 Aug 91 20:57:08 GMT Local: Sun, Aug 25 1991 8:57 pm Subject: What would you like to see most in minix? What would you like to see most in minix? Hello everybody out there using minix – I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, […]

  • Solving my laptop overheating problems

    I’ve been having some serious overheating problems with my laptop, specially since I’ve started using the new Gallium open-source driver for AMD (AKA ATI) graphic cards on Linux (Fedora 15). I’ve always had a small overheating problem with all ATI open-source drivers since I have this laptop, but recently it got worst. Sometimes when watching […]

  • Linux Support – D-Link

    Precisei de comprar uma placa wireless. Passei uns 20 minutos a procurar placas compatíveis USB ou PCI. Cheguei à loja e deparei-me com esta. Nem pensei duas vezes, só de imaginar que não ia perder nem 1 segundo a procurar drivers a ler fóruns a tentar perceber como por a placa a funcionar. Cheguei a […]