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Welcome to The Fifth Continent
Rants, raves and some of my faves!
What is this site?
This is my own site where I will post things in the narcissistic belief that people want to read them. It could be seen as an attempt to boost my own sense of my self worth. You may find that I don't take things too seriously!
Why The Fifth Continent?
I live in the Fifth Continent both in my head and in reality. It's not as cool as it sounds.
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openSUSE 11.3: The first few weeks.
Elija on 08 Aug 2010
Previously, I have given openSUSE a go in a virtual machine and decided that it might have a chance of replacing Ubuntu as my every day operating system. It is currently getting that chance with a three month test. Read on to find out how installation and the first few weeks have gone.
MySQL Workbench 5.2
Elija on 04 Jul 2010
I have been using MySQL Workbench 5.2 (64 bit Ubuntu) for a few days to build a database. MySQL Workbench is an interesting project with the potential to be a truly great piece of database software.It is designed to replace and improve on two good pieces of software, namely MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Administrator; unfortunately it is nowhere near ready. Read on to find out why.
PC-BSD From the beginning - Part 2
Elija on 18 Oct 2009
Well. That went well! I have completely barfed my virtual machine.
PC-BSD From the beginning - Part 1
Elija on 11 Oct 2009
I am starting a journey in to the unknown with a new operating system and as it turned out, a new desktop environment. Follow my first tottering steps in to the world of BSD. Will my Linux knowledge help me here or like my Windows knowledge when I started my Linux journey will it prove a hindrance?
Slackware vs Ubuntu
Elija on 04 Oct 2009
Since originally having a look at Slackware quite some time ago, Ubuntu has been been what I can only describe as vaguely unsatisfying. Too much control is taken away from you. I have been trying Slackware 13 for real this time. Installed on both my laptop and my main desktop work horse machine. After three weeks, how does it do? Well, Ubuntu is back on my desktop. Read on to find out why
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