Dialog boxes for file handling missing in AutoCAD?
A student came by my office today and wondered if I knew how to bring back the usual dialog boxes for file handling in AutoCAD. A quick search using Google revealed the filedia command. The solution is to execute the filedia command, enter 1 (the digit one) as the requested input, hit the enter key, […]
Read More → Dialog boxes for file handling missing in AutoCAD?Colourful console in FreeBSD
I moved a few months ago. Moving from time to time is probably a Good Thing™. While going through my stuff, I came across a printout of this posting to the freebsd-stable mailling list back in 2007.
Read More → Colourful console in FreeBSDFreeBSD 9.0 as IPv6-only
At work we have native IPv6 connectivity along with IPv4. We’ve had IPv6 for nearly 5 years and IPv4 for the past 17 years. On 2011-08-16, I grabbed an IPv6-only snapshot of FreeBSD/i386 9.0-BETA1 dated 20110727 and started experimenting with internet life using only IPv6. This particular machine is a virtual machine running inside VirtualBox […]
Read More → FreeBSD 9.0 as IPv6-onlyVirtualBox 4.1.x and ZFS raidz{1,2,3}
If you’ve been struggling with booting VirtualBox VMs set up to boot from ZFS raidz{1,2,3} organized disks, then VirtualBox 4.1.x might be the cure you’ve been waiting for. I certainly have been longing for this to happen.
Read More → VirtualBox 4.1.x and ZFS raidz{1,2,3}Oppsett av irssi
irssi er en IRC-klient som foretrekkes av mange brukere, deriblant meg selv. Her finner du noen ord om hvordan jeg setter opp irssi for mitt bruk.
Read More → Oppsett av irssiMake cupcakes, not war
I was catching up on some usenet reading at the end of my summer holiday, and after reading comp.risks 26.48 and this posting in particular, I created the following snippet of a Makefile. # Ref. comp.risks 26.48 # Subject: Fwd: British Spies Replace Terrorists’ Online # Bomb Instructions with Cupcake Recipe # Date: Sun, 12 […]
Read More → Make cupcakes, not warBursdagskalender med plain TeX
Det hender at jeg bruker plain TeX, selv om favoritten er og blir LaTeX. For noen år siden lagde jeg en bursdagskalender som regner ut hvor gamle folk blir. Under finner du et sensurert eksempel. Du kan sniktitte på denne PDF-fila dersom du lurer på hvordan en slik kalender kan se ut.
Read More → Bursdagskalender med plain TeXUpgrading a FreeBSD system running with ZFS as the root fs
Here’s a summary of the commands I issue when upgrading FreeBSD systems running with ZFS as their root file system.
Read More → Upgrading a FreeBSD system running with ZFS as the root fsWorld IPv6 Day 2011
The World IPv6 Day is upon us. A handful of everyday web services such as Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai, and Limelight Networks, have turned on the use of IPv6 addresses for their servers and/or load balancers, but only for the next 24 hours or so. Why don’t you have a look the dashboard set up […]
Read More → World IPv6 Day 2011Epson DiscProducer PP-100N and Total Disc Net Administrator 1.21
Last year at work we acquired an Epson DiscProducer PP-100N as an aid for creating in-house CDs and DVDs. No more manual labour other than creating the ISO images and designing the layouts to be printed on the disc’s surfaces, and yes, placing the finished discs in their paper envelopes or jewel cases.
Read More → Epson DiscProducer PP-100N and Total Disc Net Administrator 1.21