Monthly Archives: September 2008

Atheros AR5007EG on Linux

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Aqeel

Update 2008-09-26: Fixed the link to madwifi package. In my previous post about Sony Vaio’s hardware compatibility with Linux, I linked to ubuntuforums for a howto of installing Atheros AR5007EG wireless driver. Apparently it is not available any longer, so, … Continue reading →

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Keyboard Layouts – QWERTY vs Dvorak vs Colemak

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Aqeel

Until recently, whenever I got option to choose layout during any software installation, I always wondered what’s the reason of using anything other than the superior QWERTY layout. That is until I came upon Dvorak and Colemak. QWERTY layout was … Continue reading →

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Linux File System – Part 2

Posted on September 13, 2008 by Aqeel

Let’s continue where I left my previous post on Linux file system, with information on different file systems commonly present in most distributions and small comparison between them. ext2: ext2 (or second extended file system) is the oldest file system … Continue reading →

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Linux File Systems

Posted on September 1, 2008 by Aqeel

File system is a system to store and access the files (and directories) on any computer. Usually users don’t have to worry about which file system they are using, operating systems take care of it all. Though knowing their strength … Continue reading →

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