Past Isopropyl is a great way to clean up a lot of plastic, but I found that while it’s helpful for removing grime, caked on stickers (Goo Gone), and other crud, it…
Tag: Hardware
Transitioning our KODI media centre
Moving more to a low-power solution Several months back I replaced the motherboard in the KODI media centre PC that sits in our living room. For many years our media centre has…
Linux on the Lenovo ThinStation C20 (MT-M 4265-93U)
Workstation class hardware at a deeply discounted price Every now and then the Computer Recycling Project at The Working Centre gets a really interesting piece of hardware donated. As a not-for-profit project…
Xubuntu 24.04 Bugs [so far] – May 3, 2024
Xubuntu Linux version 24.04 is out Version 24.04 of Xubuntu Linux is now out! Xubuntu Linux has been a staple of the Computer Recycling Project @ The Working Centre since 2010. With…
Dell PowerEdge T110 II Network Attached Storage (NAS) build – Part II – TrueNAS
Mixed drives of similar size worked In my last post I mentioned the concern that I might not be able to mix drive types. The NAS is currently running 2 x 3TB…
Dell PowerEdge T110 II Network Attached Storage (NAS) build
Migrating the KODI entertainment system On May 5th I mentioned that we’re Running out of space on our media center. In the comments of that post I followed up outlining a plan…
Reboot to the BIOS from Xubuntu Linux
On systemd-based distributions it’s possible to boot to the BIOS from Linux Have you ever found yourself working on a computer that’s just so blindingly fast that you just cannot mash the…
Xubuntu 22.04 – cannot right/left click after laptop lid closed and opened again
You’ve installed Xubuntu 22.04 on your laptop and things are going smoothly… Then you close the lid on your laptop and discover when you open it back up again that when you…
Running out of space on our media center
Our media center configuration Tucked inside a Corsair Spec-01 case, alongside one of the walls in our living room, is the hardware for our media center. The hardware inside the case is…
Adding an HP Laserjet 1320 as a shared network printer in Xubuntu
Switching Printers at Home Other than running out of toner, there was nothing wrong with the HP Laserjet P1102w printer we have at home. The printer printed cleanly, was compact, and was…