Currently, file copying utilities such as cp, scp, rsync etc. are not able to resume where they left off after a failed copy operation. In this article, a solution is provided using the utility dd to pick up where cp left off. Read on for more.
Every time Nokia releases a new version of the N800 OS [1], one has to redo all the hacks and reinstall all the non-standard software. Rather than reinventing the wheel (i.e. goggling for two hours or so looking for the desired solutions), I have decided to make a list of what to do after a fresh install.
Ever wanted to be able to access your SSH shares on your Microsoft Windows workstation? So far I have used WinSCP for this purpose, but this solution is far from ideal. You quickly become impatient with copying files back and forth endlessly, as the build in editor is rather “low-tech”.
Red Drive is a freeware file system that allows you to mount your SSH shares as a drive accessible from within Microsoft Windows. This means you can mount your SSH shares as a network drive and save, or open, files from within any application on you Microsoft Windows workstation.
Red drive is avaliable for download here (direct link).
I am the lucky owner of an IBM T60 ThinkPad. Currently, I run xubuntu on it which is great since it is über fast and has all the conveniences of Debian’s package management system.
There are, however, also some downsides to this machine. Sometimes it gets quite noisy while doing low CPU-intensity stuff, and the battery doesn’t last as nearly long enough.
A good way of getting around these problems, is simply to turn off one of the CPU’s cores when you don’t need it. This in turn makes it possible to turn down the CPU fan a little giving us a quieter and more energy-efficient system.
