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I've got some new content in the pipeline! In the meantime, feel free to read about me or look at some of my ancient content.



Jan 07, 2013

SSH Using Hostnames

I’ve always been wondering why I couldn’t use hostnames in my ssh commands (like ssh pi@raspberrypi), so I’ve been using IP addresses the entire time (e.g. ssh pi@192.168.1.31). Today, I’ve finally figured out how to use easier-to-remember hostnames in Linux …

Nov 22, 2012

Aug 17, 2012

Compiling the Linux Kernel in Ubuntu

Linux is awesome. However, there are always its shortcomings, such as hardware not being recognized. For my laptop, a Toshiba Satellite L655, I must compile my own, custom kernel such that Ubuntu will see my battery’s charge. The original solution for this problem is from Techinterplay here, but I …