ATARNotes Technology Thread (Reviews, Guides, Tips/Tricks...etc.)

[paulsterio]

Virtualisation + having gcc running make -j 4 or 8 = shitloads of RAM.
otherwise RAM are cheap enough nowadays.

Ahhh, virtualisation, of course

[SenriAkane]

Ahhh, virtualisation, of course

I am actually pondering whether to dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 7 or run Windows 7 inside a VM.
Need to iron out the merit and demerits of both anyway.

My old box will be relegated to a router/server box which does minimal things such as giving a hand in compling in distcc (oh yes make -j 9)  or having a dual stack network at home.
I might get cacti to run again to monitor stuff. Heck I want a SNMP capable weather station so I can monitor weather at home.

[paulsterio]

I am actually pondering whether to dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 7 or run Windows 7 inside a VM.
Need to iron out the merit and demerits of both anyway.

Almost definitely dual boot - the only benefit of VM is simultaneously running the two.

[availn]

I am actually pondering whether to dual boot Arch Linux and Windows 7 or run Windows 7 inside a VM.
Need to iron out the merit and demerits of both anyway.

My old box will be relegated to a router/server box which does minimal things such as giving a hand in compling in distcc (oh yes make -j 9)  or having a dual stack network at home.
I might get cacti to run again to monitor stuff. Heck I want a SNMP capable weather station so I can monitor weather at home.

I'm pretty sure that with some virtualisation software, you can use Windows from a dual boot as a VM, so you get the benefits of both.

[SenriAkane]

I'm pretty sure that with some virtualisation software, you can use Windows from a dual boot as a VM, so you get the benefits of both.

I think I am going dual boot because I do want to fire up gcc occasionally.

[Mr Keshy]

Windows 8 has a cute new BSOD screen

Tried overclocking that E5504 to 2.8, didn't want to at that voltage.

[Mr Keshy]

Sold my iMac today , getting a Macbook Pro 13 instead

[Sachin Fernando]

Hi guys,

For organisation, download these apps (android):

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mmi.android.timetable
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.socialnmobile.dictapps.notepad.color.note

These really help me!