A Puppet primer

This blog post is a quick introduction and survival guide for basic puppet usage.

Installations gallore

I have spend a lot of time installing stuff recently. In this blog entry, I have collected some of my thoughts and experiences.

Thinkpad x230

My new work PC is a Lenovo Thinkpad x230. It is a really nice machine(and very Linux compatible) and I’m sure it going to be my new best friend 🙂

Debian on my beagle board

I went to a one-day intro course to TI’s beagle board last year, and now I have the time to look at it in details. It is a cool device with everything you need for a small embedded media system. 

Testing Rackspace

I have decided that it was time to try how this cloud stuff works. After searching a bit, I found rackspace.com and decided that having a server in the cloud for $10 per month was cheap enough to look into. I am considering whether or not I want to have my own server at home.

Extra graphics card

I inserted a spare graphics card in epia. It is old, but I wanted an extra monitor attached. This is the log of how it it failed to work.

Broadcom wireless

After reinstalling my PC, I boldly announced that it was working fine. I was wrong, the wireless connection starting having issues, and I ended up (temporarily) using the proprietary driver from Broadcom.

VPN@home

I’m going on vacation and decided it was time to be able to access my home network from outside. This blog entry is about my attempts at getting my OpenWrt router to acts as a VPN server.

Lenovo Ideapad S12

I have a Lenovo Ideapad  S12 running Linux. It is a good laptop with 12.1″ screen, but in bad need of a reinstallation. This post is about my reinstallation efforts.