Category: Computing

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Meeeedia Server, why do you hurt me so?

Computing
Bdr-bdr-bDRRRRR-bdr-bdr-drrrr-drrr-bdr-bdr-drrrr-drrr-bdr-bdr-drrrr-drrr-bDRRRRR…. I’ve been sat here on and off through the day tweaking the server. I’m not sure why it’s randomly, occasionally rebooting. Seems to happen…
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An ‘unfortunate’ quirk

Computing
So having installed the much updated Ubuntu 14.04 I’ve run into an interesting bug. Using the graphical filer window to copy large amounts of data…
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Failure is a dish best served…err…on rapidly spinning platters?

Computing
I failed to check one teensy tiny thing. The old install was still running as 32 bit. Because, well, the processor it ran on, with…
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Upgrade day!

Computing
So, the poor old media server today finally got disassembled. After many years of service a new 4TB disk arrived today which prompted the gutting…
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’tis the season for stupidity

Computing
I spent quite a while trying to work out what was up with Logitech Media Server trying to work out why it wasn’t adding the…
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In addition

Computing General
So yesterday, whilst I was dinking with the media server I found the missing rips! Because I’d not known which disks were missing (I could…
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Comments Off on Assembly is the reverse of disassembly, but with more cleaning

Assembly is the reverse of disassembly, but with more cleaning

Computing
So it’s back together. I’m leaving it another day until I turn it on for the alcohol to fully dry out… I ended up dremmeling…
acorn ancient computers RISC OS RiscPC
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It’s a weakness

Computing
So I’ve finally given in. Nikki has been showing off the joys of Plex. I did try it before, but I think that the woeful…
computer geekery hackery vintage computing
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It looked so innocent

Computing
So Kathryn gave me some CDs for Christmas. One was St. Vincent, the other Elizabeth Cotten. Being as I’m trying to be better about these…
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The Massive Ripping Project

Computing General
It has been, it must be said, a total failure. Why? Because I’m lazy. And added to that problem I love music, and film, and…
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