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Accessing Novell Groupwise from Ubuntu, Mint, etc

July 12, 2012 - Computers , Geek , Novell , Work - by admin - No Comments

We use Groupwise at work, and up until recently Groupwise support was available in Evolution. I don’t know why it was dropped, but it’s fairly easy to reinstate it again if you’re prepared to build from source. These are the steps I used to build it on two Linux Mint […]

apt-key from behind a firewall

July 11, 2012 - Geek , Internet , Linux - by admin - 2 Comments

At work we’re pretty heavily firewalled. This means that outbound requests on funny ports are often firewalled off, and systems that rely on such ports will time out. One such system that is commonly used yet inaccessible is the GPG SKS port 11371. And many many Linux things use GPG! […]

AC Changelog

June 16, 2012 - AC , Cars - by admin - No Comments

Another day of work on the AC… * Tightened offside hub onto axle * Replaced alternator mounting bolts * Checked and tightened lower engine coolant house * Adjusted bonnet stop to prevent rattle * Checked speedometer cable and prepared for removal * Checked gearbox linkage seal

Car changelog

March 14, 2012 - Cars , TR6 - by admin - No Comments

Just the TR6 this time, fitting the new polyurethane bushes to the rear wishbones of the TR6. * Cleaned bush sockets on the wishbones * Fitted bushes [flickr id=”6982393283″ thumbnail=”small_320″ overlay=”true” size=”large” group=”” align=”left”]

Jeenode & Smart LED Strings

March 8, 2012 - Geek - by admin - 1 Comment

Recently I bought two packs of 50 Smart RGB LED lights to play with whilst attached to one of my Jeenodes. Subsequent discovery of data by D has allowed me to get them up and running, and to learn more about bit shifting and clock rates. To wire them up, […]