Today I would like to share a wonderfull story with you from the audo podcast "Escape Pod". Escape pod features a weekly short-sci-fi story from various authors read by a variety of people. Some of you may remember the story about the "masks" I linked to a couple of days ago, because it was so…
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For some the command line interface is a dreadful place. It is a large black box that stares at them, forming some kind of singularity iside there computer screen. A black hole that sucks up their confidence and renders there mouse pointer obsolete and spews fountains of doubt. When you think of the people who…
Just a quick roundup of some nice links I spotted in my Feedreader the last few days. Some of you might find an interesting item among them. 14 great Cheat Sheets For common apps. LINK Aside from being almost unpronouncable these 14 Cheat Sheets help you out when you quickly need to reference functionality in…
A Few days ago I got an email from a listener of the show about implementing a server / network setup for his local church. Because it touches on the balance of "letting technology work for you" instead of the other way around I decided to share the mail (and my reply) with you. Thanx…
No no, don’t worry. I’m not going to jabber away about Leo Laporte’s podcast and how I think it is the longest, most ego-bloated audio-file in existence. I’ll leave that up to another post. But in the spirit of " blogging about daily life and mixing it in with technology " I thought it would…
Hey ! For those of you who thought I was dead and buried, well you are wrong (luckily) I’m still here, it just took me a while to finally find the time (and the inspiration) to post another entry on the website. Its a disgrace actually , me slacking of like this in posting new…
I look back into the fairly recent past (if there is such a thing) and take myself back to the beginning of the 21st Century , when Nyana and me lived together in a teeny tiny apartment in my home town. It was a very cosy place. Atop a nice shop and sheltered by trees…
This manual is the first in a 4 part series in using some basic command line applications. In this part of the series we focus on installing SCREEN, a terminal application for the Linux command line. Screen enables you to run several command line applications (in different shells) at the same time. ( And leave…
This week we feature a tribute to one of our viewers AWESOME papercraft projects. Check out Sharky’s Discovery One. Click To Play Shownotes Making Pancakes. Sharky’s Discovery One. Soucre PDF’s Related PostsKc301 "Gear and Workflows" Season 3 of Knightwise.com .. is approaching.KWTV232 : Reviewing the Samsung Galaxy S IIKWTV231 : "Mutate your Macbook."KWTV230 :…
For those of you who want to take a peek, here is the collection of this years holiday snaps. Like last year we headed out to the wonderful “Pay’s D’Oc” in the south of France to enjoy the sunshine and discover the history of the Cathars. So sit back and enjoy 233 snaps of Castles,…
In this episode we will be talkingabout installing Windows XP on an “average” users system AND installingas many Free and/or open source applications as you can. The goal here is to create a ‘free’ system that gives the user a maximal amount of productivity WITHOUT having to resort to illegal copies, cracks or hacks to get things…
A while ago i was reading through an interesting post over at gizmodo about his visit to the fabolous Lego Vaults in Scandinavia. This magical place is a priceless museum of all Lego kits ever created. From the very first up to the very latest, all lego play sets that have ever left the factory,…
Why you don’t need to download music… " Where do you download your music ? " The question, mostly posed by a newbie, floats in a pregnant silence for just a second. My shoulders slump slightly and I feel like some kid of Movie Celebrity being asked the same dumb question by journalist nr 4004.…
A few days ago we had a friend over who made quite a astute observation. " Yo Knightwise, where are all your boxes ? " With "Boxes" he of course referred to "where are all your computers". The last time we had this friend over was at our old house in Hasselt, quite a long…
Let go of the terms “my computer” “my applications” and “my connection” and transcend beyond your digital boundaries to become a true omnipresent citizen of the web. We give you tips tricks and pointers how to slide from location to location, computer to computer, application to application and connection to connection without losing your foothold…
One of the things I take a lot of pride in, is that I have a fairly digital lifestyle. I’m not talking about the while internet thing and stuff , that too of course. But when I say Digital , i mean Digital as in digiTIZED. Over the last few years I’ve embraced most technologies…
So thank the matrix for Podcasts and RSS feeds. Your loyal podcatcher (whether it is Itunes, Juice or good old Bashpodder) is subscribed to the RSS feed of your favorite show and downloads the episodes you want to listen to. Just punch in your Ipod (or whatever mp3 player you have) and you are off…
The screen in front of me is a plain black slate with bright green letters popping into existence as i run my fingers along the keyboard. My mouse sits aimlessly besides my computer and the gigantic touch pad of the Macbook pro sobs gently as it has been deprived of strokes and taps for too…
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The hardest part about blogging is not about WHAT to write, its about WHEN. As you can see by the latest "irregularity" in my posting cycle I’m yet again experiencing one of those weeks where "sitting down and writing out my thoughts" is harder then drawing the formula for cold-fusion on a post-it. Many of…
In part 3 of our Ubuntu Server series we show you how to install and use a web based configuration tool for your server called Webmin. Learn to control your server, manage backups, up and download files and more using a nice point and click interface. Shownotes Introduction from home base. Installing webmin. Configurewebmin. Configure…
What is in your bag : Part one : The absolute minimum. There have been a great many posts on the Internet about this very topic. A topic considered rude if we should ever pose that very same question to a member of the female sex. Just imagine the slap in the face you would…
Happy Birthday Nyana Yep ! It’s that time of year again where i get to wish the most wonderfull person in my life a happy birthday ! Join me and shoot her an email at nyana@knightwise.com. Related PostsNo Related Posts
Tune in and find out how to install your very own Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop. Boot from the live cd, partition your harddrive, install and tweak your system and add the needed repositories. Shownotes Introduction by Nyana. Welcome to the Aachener Walt. Download the Ubuntu Live Cd Burn the Ubuntu ISO to a CD . (video) Get your Ubuntu…
As i”m working from home Kira the Cat decides it would be a good idea to hide in my pullover and stay nice and warm. Related PostsNo Related Posts
Real star trek fans will be outraged when they see the title to this post. On the contrary to popular beliefs, that line was never uttered in any star trek show. But it"s not of the Star Trek TOS show that I want to speak today. (Or perhaps just a little bit). Today…
Last week a bit of my time was spent reinstalling my Acer Aspire one netbook with the latest version of #easypeasy linux. I had "upgraded" my Netbook to Ubuntu 9.04 jaunty a few weeks ago and found the newest addition of Ubuntu to be incompatible with my 3G modem card. Now thats not unusual. Early…
Nyana walking in the sand. A visit to the seaside this weekend, Nyana strolling along the North Sea On the horizon, the Casino Cursaal of Oostende. Related PostsNo Related Posts
