Category Archives: linux

Debian Linux: Upgrading From Stable to Testing

Here’s how I upgraded from Stable (Etch) to Testing (Squeeze)

Compiling a Kernel for Debian Etch

This is a quick and dirty overview of how to compile a Linux kernel for Debian Etch.

UIF to ISO Tools

Tools to convert UIF to ISO.

Force screen to Detach

How to force a screen session to detach and then attach to that session.

Semi-Interesting Developments at Walmart

iTunes is more than the iPod. iTunes represents an experience. You plug your iPod into your computer. You fire up iTunes, browse the iTunes Music Store (iTMS), make a few purchases, then with the click of a button, the songs are on your iPod and you’re ready to go. People who purchase songs from iTMS are invested in more than an individual song. They’re invested in the user experience, which is easier and more straightforward than anything else on the market. Most iTunes users — rightly or wrongly — don’t care about DRM because under the iPod/iTunes/iTMS system, it just works. And that’s what really matters to them. Click, browse, buy, boom. It just works.