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Kubuntu / Ubuntu now has Plasma 6.1!

Kubuntu / Ubuntu now has Plasma 6.1!

Hi everyone, Today, I noticed I had quiet a few plasma updates. Turns out that KDE Plasma 6.1 is now available in the Ubuntu repositories for Ubuntu / Kubuntu oracular, or the 24.10 version. If you already have Ubuntu with KDE Plasma or Kubuntu 24.10, all you have to do is run sudo apt update and sudo apt dist-upgrade. This will update Plasma to the 6.1 version. A side note: SDDM, the display manager used by plasma, works, but the…

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Server and Network Maintenance Update – February 17, 2023

Server and Network Maintenance Update – February 17, 2023

Hi everyone, This post is a status update regarding the planned network and server upgrade that was going to be performed during the past week. As of today, I have successfully performed the web and database server migration. Now, it’s time to monitor that everything runs smoothly, but the biggest downtime has now concluded. The site should operate normally going forward. Thank you all for your patience during this period, and look forward for more posts! Post Views: 2

Server and Network Maintenance Update – February 11, 2023

Server and Network Maintenance Update – February 11, 2023

Hi everyone, This post is a status update regarding the planned network and server upgrade that was going to be performed during this week. As of today, I have successfully installed a dedicated router machine. This also serves as a firewall appliance. I have performed all testing and configuration and so far, everything looks good. The only downtime the website suffered was yesterday’s afternoon until almost 12AM while the router machine was being installed. The next step is to do…

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Scheduled Maintenance starting this Sunday, February 5

Scheduled Maintenance starting this Sunday, February 5

UPDATE FRIDAY FEBRUARY 17 2023 The server migration has concluded and was successful. Click here to read the status update. UPDATE SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11 2023 The router and firewall machine has been installed successfully. Click here to read the status update. UPDATE MONDAY FEBRUARY 6 2023 The scheduled maintenance has been extended to be performed during this week. I will keep you updated if anything changes. Original message below: Hi everyone, Starting tomorrow, February 5, this site will be offline…

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Upgrading my home network to 2.5gbit/s – Part 1

Upgrading my home network to 2.5gbit/s – Part 1

Hi everyone, This weekend, I went ahead and upgraded my home network. The performed upgrades included: For the above reasons, my website experienced some downtime over the weekend while these changes were performed. However, now that for the most part, this upgrade is complete, my website should remain stable. On the next few days, I’ll post about some products I got to make this upgrade happen. Be on the lookout for them. Until the next time! Post Views: 7

Linux Kernel 5.19.1 has been released!

Linux Kernel 5.19.1 has been released!

Hi everyone, It seems that a new Linux Kernel was released late last week. The new version is the Linux Kernel 5.19.1. This version seems to include some drivers for WiFi and Bluetooth devices, particularly, support for the Infineon’s WiFi 6 CYW55572 Bluetooth, a variant of the Broadcom BCM4349B1 (Infineon CYW4349B1?), and Realtek’s Bluetooth 4.2 RTL8852C. It also includes a fix for an Intel vulnerability. Installing the Linux Kernel 5.19.1 in Ubuntu You can install this version in your Ubuntu…

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Pokémon Sword and Pokemon Shield announced for the Nintendo Switch

Pokémon Sword and Pokemon Shield announced for the Nintendo Switch

Hi everyone, Today morning was very exciting! Since yesterday, when I heard of today’s Pokémon Direct, I said myself that we would get either a core Pokémon game for the Nintendo Switch or the next iteration of the new Pokémon Let’s Go series. Today, we got a whole new generation of Pokémon. What I saw in the trailer is really good. The starter Pokémon looks really nice! It will be a difficult decision to choose one of them. Also, the…

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Open Sourcing my Android app: Collatz Conjecture Calculator

Open Sourcing my Android app: Collatz Conjecture Calculator

Hi everyone, In this post, i’d like everyone to know that I’ve open sourced the code of my app Collatz Conjecture Calculator, which is an app I developed for the Android operating system: This app is a Collatz Conjecture calculator, which follows the 3x+1 rule. It is very simple in nature. The actual code that performs the math is the following: It stores each step in a list and then it gets displayed to the user. v1.3 In v1.3, I changed…

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New Mario & Luigi game announced! Who’s exited?

New Mario & Luigi game announced! Who’s exited?

So, it turned out that the rumors where true! Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minion is coming! Personally, I’ve played the original Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga in the Gameboy Advance and I also have it in the Wii U since it was launched as a Virtual Console title. This is a game that I like a lot, especially the music which is awesome! Anyway, for those of you who have not yet seen the trailer, here it…

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BOINCToWeb v1.2 released! Show your BOINC Tasks in your Website

BOINCToWeb v1.2 released! Show your BOINC Tasks in your Website

Hi everyone, Today I’ve released v1.2 of BOINCToWeb, which is a tool that allows you to show your BOINC tasks in your website. v1.2 now fetches the project list that you are participating in. This removes the need to manually check the Workunit Project URL and manually comparing it to display the Project Name. This resulted in some workunits displaying the URL instead of the Project Name because it wasn’t programmed in the software. Now, since v1.2 is fetching the…

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