Computing

Dwarf PIC programming utility Wed, 09/09/2009 - 13:33 — nathan

I had a day or two waiting for parts to arrive recently, and started tinkering with PIC programming in Linux. I was really pleased with how easy it was to program a PIC with my PICKit 2 programmer using the available command line tools, but what I wanted was an even easier GUI interface for it. So I wrote one.

Kubuntu 8.10 on the ASUS EeePC 901 Mon, 12/15/2008 - 22:41 — nathan

So, ASUS announced that 2009 would bring an end to the Linux based EeePC variants, and all those versions with screens smaller than 10 inches. Well, I love my 701, and have used it a huge amount in the year that I've had it, but I did want the advantage of a larger screen, a bit more processing power and mainly more disk space. So I've got a 901 (in black of course) and within a few minutes realised how user friendly Ubuntu/Kubuntu are compared with the Xandros installed by default.

Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) on the ASUS EeePC (701) Mon, 11/03/2008 - 13:09 — nathan

So, it's about 6 months since last time I wrote an article on getting stock Kubuntu running on the eeePC 701, and guess what - there's a new release with new bugs and work arounds.

Kubuntu KDE4 on the Eee Mon, 05/05/2008 - 21:53 — nathan

Hardy Heron is here. I was waiting for this release since I was home at Easter a few weeks ago and got my Eee a RAM upgrade. I've now got 2GB in there and really no need for a swap partition any more, so I wanted to do a fresh install and decided to wait until I could install Kubuntu 8.04.

Motivations and Opinions of KDE4

OpenStreetMap - Mapping for the Masses Fri, 04/11/2008 - 21:41 — nathan

OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project, much like Wikipedia but for road maps. The map available on the site is searchable by keyword, postal/zip code etc. like other online map services, but the content is completely royalty free, available under a creative commons license. The map is generated by users of the site with commercial GPS units.