All Blog Posts Tagged '22' (6)

Hello Geeks! I thought I'd blog this as resources on this topic are scattered over the internet, and I know a lot of people here run Ubuntu, so I thought this would help. This technique has only been tested on machines dual-booting Ubuntu (9.04 and 8.10) and Windows XP (Home and Pro). I do not know whether it works with Vista, or other Linux distros. Also backup before changing your hard disk (I didn't, but I'm naughty). This method is for people who don't know their admin password or don't… Continue

I know someone has probably already commented on this somewhere on Geeks.

Newer Seagate drives have been failing due to a firmware bug. You can learn more here:

Seagate Knowledge Base Firmware Recommendations for Barracuda 7200.11, ES.2 SATA, and DiamondMax 22 Drives [207931]

It is not clear to me how to upgrade the firmware on these drives yet (I have two of them). O

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Hey everyone! just thought id make my very first post on geeks.pirillo.com. All though i have been a member for a while i just never really understood what the term 'blog' meant. Hope to meet some new people while a member here, but till my next blog Cya :) Continue

hello fellow geeks , i was screwing around on WoW when i found out i had a smudge on my screen , but this wasn't just a normal fingermarks , it was as if it had be "over polished" as i felt the texture of the screen the damaged bit felt much different to the screen, what i was wondering was is there any time of wipes or liquid or cream or whatever that could repair this as i am sure i have read about that somewhere before. Thanks for reading and i hope you can come up with an answer to my probl… Continue

I remember reading catch 22 by Joseph Heller. Milo sells eggs for 7 cents. These are known as 7 cents Maltese eggs because they come from Malta and usually cost 7c. Explanation included in the link (about 200 words). See, what I don't get is how Milo makes a profit. He buys his eggs at a base price of 1c in Sicily. Milo has a crate of 100 eggs for $1. So far so good. Next, he heads for Malta. Here, he sells the eggs. To hi… Continue

Hey girl hey... Lol whats up everybody. Im bored D: Anyways, i got some problems with my newly installed Ubuntu. A big problem. The thing is that my parent has some TV signal receiver in their room, which btw is next to my room, and when i run ubuntu it seems to have some software pre-installed that is searching for Bluetooth (or other) connections which interrupt the signal in the receiver. You know what im talking about rite? I tried to google it but i dont seem to find anything. The second… Continue