August 11, 2008
Debian can easily be installed and can coexist with an existing OS. In the event that more space is needed, users can simply delete one of the other OSes once the value of Debian is realized. Of course it will take some of the user’s time to try out the Debian like in any other new operating system.
It can be installed from a CD or downloaded over the Internet if good Internet access is available. The Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO can be used to check whether all the devices connected to one’s machine are supported. Debian will run on almost all personal computers, including most older models. Almost all common hardware is supported.
I definitely consider myself an internet veteran being online since 1994. But while I always think I’ve seen just about everything the web can offer, every now and then I discover something new that just makes me wonder what is bigger – our universe or the internet. The truth is that there is no reason for these things to surprise me, it’s just that I find it fascinating to find certain things that you wouldn’t typically figure you would find online. Just yesterday I mentioned a site which allows you to order eyeglasses online and today I’d like to show you a site from the total other side of the spectrum.
Today I came across Al Asher & Sons which actually deals in stuff like bucket trucks, digger derricks, stinger cranes, cable pulling and transport trailers, crew trucks, and other heavy specialized equipment. Definitely not your typical online merchandise. But I guess that all depends on what industry you are in. I guess for someone who deals with heavy trucks finds it quite natural to find pre-owned bucket trucks or heavy equipment rentals online but for someone like me it’s just fascinating. The site provides extensive information about each product, check out their Hogg Davis Trailers page for instance to see the type of stats and inventory information the site offers.
One of the first routers to offer a Coax Mo CA connection that allows it to feed data for set-top boxes is the Actiontec MI424WR Router. It runs a BusyBox distribution of the embedded Linux operating system. Its antenna is removable and a reverse polarity SMA connection is also used.
Backed by Actiontec Electronics Inc., a company based in Silicon Valley, California which is engaged in designing and selling networking and broadband equipments, the MI424WR Router is given to Verizon customers, particularly its FiOS customers. The Verizon FiOS edition is branded in the firmware and on the clamshell and is labeled as revision C or D. Revisions A and B have large squared off clamshell that is not Verizon branded.
It is becoming increasingly easy to download, create and store high quality audio and video files but the multitude of formats and conventions can make managing them quite confusing. While there are a number of products available to handle various media formats, it is rare to find one that handles as many formats as Blaze Media Pro, let alone do such a great job as Blaze Media Pro does. This all in one video converter can convert any type of format and I do mean any. Blaze Media Pro supports CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG, MPEG-4, AIFF, M4A, AAC, AC3, FLAC, and ALAC for audio and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, ASF, Flash (SWF and FLV), iPod, PSP, 3GP, and MOV for video. Blaze Media Pro also does a great job with video editing, merging and extracting as well as CD and DVD ripping.
