Category: Hardware
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Dell 1320C on Ubuntu 18.04 +
I finally got round to sorting out the Dell 1320C colour laser printer for modern Ubuntu distros. The Dell 1320c is a rebadged Fuji printer that couldn’t give a crap about you wanting to use generic toners. So perfect for my minimal printing that causes inkjet cartridges to block up due to lack of use.…
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Linux Firewall Options in 2013
I’m a bit security conscious with my network at home. I run a perimeter firewall sat directly behind the DSL Modem which then feeds multiple internal networks. Since 2003 I have been running Smoothwall Express for this purpose. It has performed well in this role, the main concern I have is that development support from…
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Bravo Audio
I spent a bit of time over the Jubilee Weekend burning in the Bravo Audio Headphone Amp. The amp runs an 12AU7 valve which is a dual triode tube, which gives an independent stereo path through a single component. The amp (pictured left) was always designated to live in the office, as I spend a significant…
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Arnova 9G2 ICS Update
The Arnova is a not badly specced budget tablet. I orignially wanted a fairly low spec tablet so that I didn’t try to do things with it that were better suited to being undertaken on a fully fledged machine.