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You can get these applications that monitor your folding at home. I am using a Windows Program call FahMon in wine. You can get FAHmon here. I chose the Windows client as I did not want to compile the source for Linux as I am not skilled with doing so. I  started using FAH about…

This is how to install Folding@Home on Ubuntu. Create a folder: mkdir folding Get into the folder you just made: cd folding/ wget http://www.stanford.edu/group/pandegroup/folding/release/FAH6.02-Linux.tgz You have to untar that tarball: tar xzf FAH6.02-Linux.tgz Now you have to configure your system: ./fah6 -configonly Enter your username: Enter your team nuber: 153162 There is no passkey so…

These laptops are similliar to the one I have at home. These run Windows but you can wipe it off and put on Intrpid Ibex from Ubuntu after you get it. You will get the same experience on the laptops that are like mine as you would get from a laptop that runs Ubuntu on…

It is a great day for birthdays as it is my Nana’s birthday today. Have a Great Day Nana! Ryan Orser

I have a problem with this card. I bought it on September 3rd and I upgraded to Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex or Ubuntu 8.10 and I could get nothing on the login screen. I am wanting to return this and get a refund as I have a 1 year warranty on it from Diamond Multimedia. It…

Today is Hallowe’en and I love candy so I will most likely be eating most of the candy that I have for the trick or treaters, which is good for me and sad for them. So To everyone have a Happy Hallowe’en and eat your candy before the munchkins get it or just leave out…

Another wonderful day has come, not only that Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex has been released! I have been running Ubuntu 8.10 since the Alpha 5 came out. So People must be wondering what it has in it that makes it so wonderful: The Graphical User Interface (GUI) that I have chosen to use as my…

Deluge the bit torrent download application is great and very usable. I have used it in other ubuntu versions when it was bundled with it. I really love this application and I believe that it downloads faster then most of the other bit torrent applications. I just installed this one to see how it looks.…

I have started Christmas shopping today and the first person that I have spent money on was my Dad. I cannot say what I bought him though because he might read my blog. Ryan Orser.