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Ubuntu Encrypted Partition is so Cool

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Ubuntu encrypted partition is very good. All data strongly encrypted. Bootloader asks for password when booting or waking from hibernation then it all works transparently.
Performance of X30 with 768MB RAM running Ubunto 8.04 was a bit slow but still quite usable. I even wrote a long paper on it using the excellent Kile (LaTeX editor) [...]

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Some Observation on Modern Personal Computers

May 10th, 2008 · No Comments

Modern as in, available for sale today.
Around August 2006 I set up a computer running Ubuntu for my old man as he wanted something for the Internet. The Intel Celeron chip was a late version just before they went multi-core. Not too shabby for the day, and works okay.
Then the computer died. I suspect it [...]

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