This is another of those “helping somebody google this less than I had to” articles. I’ve a Dell XPS 13 (the 2016 version) and since I started to use it with a LG 24UD58 4K monitor I noticed that things we not as smooth as I liked. Running (Linux, of course) xrandr I noticed that the monitor was running at 30FPS and there wasn’t an option for a higher framerate just as it was for lower resolutions.
How to set Sandstorm behind a reverse proxy, keeping your sandcats.io domain and certificates
I’m having some fun tinkering with my new Intel NUC home server (with Linux, of course) and moving everything that I had in the “cloud” to it (except backups). Last night I set up Sandstorm behind an nginx reverse proxy accepting https connections (for this and other services) while keeping Sandstorm working with my registered sandcats.io domain and free auto-renewable https certificates. Since this is something I couldn’t find any documentation about I’ll add how to get it done in this article.
Vim to Emacs' Evil chaotic migration guide
I’ve been using Vim for 18 years, and for me it was the only option for serious text work (like programming or writing) because I’m totally addicted to modal text editing to the point that I feel crippled when I’ve to edit text in a non-modal editor. You may argue that programming is not about how fast you write and you would be right, but if you can imagine somebody programming on an on screen keyboard on a tablet, you know how modal editor users feel about non modal edition.
Perks de Black Ops II y consejos tacticos
En este artículo voy a lista y comentar los perks definitivos del Call of Duty Black Ops II. Con el nuevo sistema de creación de clases basado en puntos y comodines que nos permite tener cero, uno o dos perks del mismo tipo, será más importante que en entregas anteriores conocer bien los perks y sus efectos. También hay que considerar que en este COD no hay versiones “pro” de los perks.
Battlefield 3 beta PS3 quick impressions
So, I got to play some hours of Battlefield 3 beta for the PS3 yesterday. Quick impressions: What I liked: The sound is awesome The realistic weapon recoil The Metro map is beautiful The rush gamemode made for some exciting playing The PS3 graphics are fine (better than COD), but not up to the hype The control is better than Bad Company 2 What I didn’t like: EVERY SINGLE TIME that I made a squad with two friends, it splitted it when joining a game.
Hint for Android smartphone makers
Almost every day on my Google Reader’s collection of feeds I read rumors or facts about new Android handsets. Almost always the things have a ridiculous amount of CPU power (for a phone) more RAM memory and higher resolution screens. None of which excites me even a bit. I used to change my phone every 6-8 months. When the iPhone 3G was released, I was excited to see how nice the interface and potential was with the app store, compared to my Nokia 6630.
Gran Turismo 5
- La instalación me tardó, en una PS3 slim, unos 30 minutos más o menos (no cronometré, estaba haciendo otras cosas). Una vez instalado los menús del juego, salvo la parte de online, me iban bastante rápidos, el cambio de una parte a otra siempre en pocos segundos. Parece ser que hay problemas con los servidores de Sony (siempre les pasa igual con los grandes éxitos los primeros días) y eso hace que el online vaya fatal (confirmo) y que en algunos casos el juego tarde mucho en pasar a distintas partes como GT Life y demás porque intenta conectar igualmente.
Ubuntu Linux 10.04 64bits Sony Vaio VPC eb 2x5e vpc
Other names for the model (for Google): VPC EB 2X5E VPCEB 2X5E Specs CPU: i5 2.40Ghz RAM: 6GB GPU: ATI MobileRadeon HD5650 with 1GB RAM Hard Disk: 320GB 5400 RPM Screen: 15.4’’ Things that worked Ubuntu installed fast and flawlessly, including the Windows 7 partition resizing. If you want to get more space you can delete the second partition (the one marked as “Windows Vista") because is the Sony recovery partition (and on this laptop takes a lot of space).
Ruby vs Python
I’m learning Ruby, coming from a Python background. Python is clearer, easier, more mantenible and usually faster. Ruby is elegant, concise and sometimes misterious. The thing is clear: Python is a dog and Ruby is a cat
Groundhog 1.7.1 with international charset support
La nueva versión 1.7.1 del Groundhog tiene por fin soporte para charsets internacionales (o al menos los más usados) y bastantes correcciones de bugs. Como siempre, se puede descargar del Android Market.