Technology – Page 9 – Chad Dotson

Ubuntu 9.10 Aptitude Fix

By chad January 29, 2010Technology1 Comment

I encountered the following error in Aptitude after my Ubuntu 9.10 box fubar'd during an install. The message given by synaptic is similar. Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status E: The package lists or status file could not be…

Recommended Applications

By chad January 3, 2010TechnologyNo Comments

This article contains a list of free and/or open source applications I recommend for various tasks. I use some of them, others come highly recommended. This is current as of January 3, 2010. I will periodically repost newer editions of this as needed. Go to the next page for a full listing of applications.

R/C Starship Enterprise

By chad December 28, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I found this on Make. This is a video of a R/C Enterprise "flying" underwater in a pool in Japan. For more pictures and a description of the project, check out the original link at the end of this story. Original Story: http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/rc_starship_enterprise_flies_under.html

DateTakenPhotoSorter.py – A python script for sorting photos

By chad September 19, 2009Photography, ProgrammingNo Comments

I decided this script was a necessity since I've been arranging my photos based on date taken since I bought my first Canon point and shoot. After buying my Nikon 5000, I was disappointed to find the Nikon's sync software did not break photos out into directories based on the…

Augmented Reality Pool Table (ARPool)

By chad September 18, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I came across this video while browsing Make Magazines RSS feed. This is an augmented reality pool table called ARPool created in the RCVLab at Queens University. For more check out the original Make Magazine story at http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/09/augmented_reality_pool_pool_playing.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

NASA Ares I Test Footage

By chad September 16, 2009Technology, UncategorizedNo Comments

Check out this footage from the recent NASA Ares I Test.

EeePC Upgrades and Eeebuntu!

By chad August 27, 2009Technology1 Comment

I just finished my EeePC overhaul. In addition to the default Linux distribution sucking on the EeePC, the stock SSD is as slow as Christmas, the stock SSD is only 4gb, and only had 512mb of memory. For this mod, I used the following components: Kingston 1GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM…

Tinkering With an EEEPC 900 Part 1

By chad August 25, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I just bought a replacement SSD and memory stick for my EEEPC 900. Turns out it uses a mini pcie sata connector and those drives aren't priced too badly for the smaller capacities. I'm planning on loading EEEBuntu on it this weekend. I'll have another report on the status of…

So much for that…

By chad July 10, 2009Ramblings, TechnologyNo Comments

So... what are we going to do if the F-22 falls through? Check out this video, I find the numbers they present to be a bit unbelievable.

DARPA's Hummingbird "Nanobot"

By chad July 4, 2009TechnologyNo Comments

I came across this video of DARPA's new "Nanobot." It is based on the hummingbird model. While not quite as agile as a hummingbird, it is still very maneuverable.