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Some spring winter Ubuntu cleaning

Published 2013-12-24 Modified 2017-04-16 Tags clean / free / LTS / TRIM / space / 12.04 / kernel / encryption / dm-crypt / Ubuntu / boot

Some Ubuntu tips: setting up TRIM on an encrypted drive for 12.04 LTS and freeing up space on the boot partition.


Windows Update locking up on XP when checking for updates: fixing the svchost.exe CPU usage problem

Published 2013-12-11 Modified 2014-01-04 Tags hog / 100% / XP / Windows / freeze / CPU / update / security / fix

How to fix the recent (2013) freezing of Windows Update on XP machines due to svchost.exe being stuck at full (100%) CPU usage.


Installing Bokeh on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Published 2013-11-27 Modified 2015-05-22 Tags plot / Python / Bokeh

Fixing a problem with installing Bokeh on Ubuntu.


Horrible wireless network pings in Ubuntu and how to fix them

Published 2013-11-20 Modified 2017-03-03 Tags high / ping / latency / wireless / wifi / Ubuntu

A quick guide on how to fix high and variable pings when connecting to wireless networks using Ubuntu Linux.


It's not often that I think of technical fixes as favourites, but…

Published 2013-11-10 Modified 2013-11-10 Tags LED / Revolution / charging / bash / mouse / Logitech / slam / MX / red / fix

Fixing a common charging issue of the Logitech MX Revolution where the battery red LED flashes when charging.


Differences between working in university research and a tech startup

Published 2013-11-03 Modified 2013-11-03 Tags university / startup / academia / research / tech / job / career

A comparison of the differences between working in university research and working in a technology startup.


Odd behaviour of Bitlocker, or maybe my HDD…

Published 2013-10-13 Modified 2013-10-13 Tags partition / Bitlocker / backup / enclosure / bug / drive

Description of some strange behaviour I observed when setting up a USB drive with Bitlocker.


Working with multiple SSH keys: setting up git over SSH with GitHub and Bitbucket

Published 2013-10-08 Modified 2013-10-08 Tags GitHub / key / SSH / Bitbucket

How to setup .ssh/config to use different ssh keys for different servers, e.g. when connecting to GitHub and Bitbucket.


Installing matplotlib in a virtualenv

Published 2013-09-30 Modified 2013-10-01 Tags dependency / virtualenv / install / matplotlib / solution / Python / PyGTK

Solving matplotlib's plotting backends being inaccessible in virtualenvs.


How to secure your storage and backup drives on Windows and Linux

Published 2013-09-28 Modified 2015-10-26 Tags Bitlocker / backup / encryption / USB / HDD / external / TrueCrypt / drive

A guide to securing data on external and backup drives by encrypting them.


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