Archive May 2009
Recent Computer Build
Just built a computer for a client and wanted to share my experience. Its been a while since I’ve built a complete system from scratch, but it is always enjoyable.
Specs:
XP SP3 OEM (2) Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s (RAID 1 Array) - WD3200AAJS Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s - WD1001FALS AMD Phenom 8450 Toliman 2.1GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core - HD8450WCGHBOX CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Dual Channel Kit - TWIN2X4096-6400C5 ASUS M4N78 Pro (On board Gefore 8300 Video [DVI / HDMI / D-SUB]) LIAN LI PC-A05B (Includes a 550W PS) Price Tag: Roughly $7750
Quick Tip: Managing Linux Processes
Quick tip on managing linux processes, I always end up asking myself this and having to research how to do such things. So here are some quick tips to help you manage your linux processes. This is all done in bash, I’m not sure what is different with the other shells so ymmv.
Here is my sample script, just something that doesn’t end right away so I can use it for proof of concept:
#!/bin/bash while [ 1 ] do date echo "Sleeping 5 seconds" sleep 5 done
Sending a process to the background
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