Category: Computer bits

Computer stuff

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Engage the cloak!

Ok, it seems that a couple of days ago, my server got pushed back behind the firewall at work so now I’m effectively invisible and can’t access several projects I’ve been working on unless I’m at work. The server is working just fine, and I have no problem getting to it from work. I just can’t see it from anywhere outside of work.

I suspect third party interference in this but will refrain from spreading gossip about it.

Now to go see what can be done about this. May be invisible for a time while things get sorted out. Some rearranging might be required.

Update: Had one of the PACS guys check with one of the network people and the server is still outside the firewall. Looks like something else is going on. May have to relocate my blog, gallery, wiki and e107 site.

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CSCLUG Linux Demo Day

Today’s CSCLUG Linux Demo Day turned out to be a pretty good event, and a resounding success by my standards. I’d say we had somewhere around 50-60 people stop by today. Most came by for the event, a few came in just to get coffee so we explained to them what was going on. There were even a few that said they were interested in learning more about Linux but didn’t have anybody to guide them, which was precisely the audience we were looking for.

There were some very interesting demonstrations going on, including a couple of OLPC-XO units that could do interesting things like function as an oscilloscope and even acoustic distance measurements. Zenko showed off Linux gaming on a laptop and used his eeePC to remote control a Roomba. There was also lots of fun being had with Blobber.

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Stanley geeks out

Stanley spent the afternoon hanging out with a bunch of computer geeks for CSCLUG‘s Linux Demonstration Day.

He’s here sitting next to Tux and my laptop, which is currently booted from a GNUstep LiveCD.

Stanley with Tux and a laptop
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Blobber

Playing at some attempts to make a splash image for Blobber. Took the Blobber part of this image, cleaned it up a bit and applied a Cubist filter with Gimp.
Blobber Cubist

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Virtual graffiti with Blobber

A bunch of us with the Charleston Linux Users Group got together in Marion Square tonight to mess around with virtual graffiti (laser tagging) using Blobber, a program created by one of the members.
Blobber’s become a pretty cool piece of software in a fairly short period of time. You can select different colours to draw with, and can even track multiple lasers so more than one person can draw at the same time.
We had a good time using lasers to draw all over the base of the statue of John Calhoun, creating no mess and leaving nothing behind after we finished.
If you’re interested in finding out more about it, we’ll have it set up at our upcoming Linux Demo Day on September 14 at Muddy Waters in West Ashley (1331 Ashley River Road) from 1-4PM. Come on out and join us!