I can has UPS

[dvandom]

Finally bought a UPS. Not a high-end one, just a 10 or so minute supply, but given that every year we get half a dozen "blips" that are just enough to power things down, I figure it's worthwhile. Also replaced all my old power strips, on the grounds that these things do wear out eventually. Now my ratsnest is at least a little better organized, and I have space for a few more things (like the wireless router I ordered last night). In theory I can also recharge my EEE off one of the new strips, although I'll probably just stick it in one of the "surge protected but not battery-backuped" outlets on the UPS.

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[foomf.livejournal.com]

When precisely did you get an EEE! and have you patched samba to get rid of the naked samba root access bug?

I'm trying to find one locally to look at, to convince my brain whether I want the one with the webcam or the one without.

And the GPS haxker mod sounds reallllly neat.

[dvandom.livejournal.com]

My EEE arrived on Friday, I ordered it Monday from an Amazon affiliate (Amazon itself was out of stock). I wouldn't know where to start patching that bug.

I considered the one without the webcam, but it has a smaller battery. I figured I'd lay out the extra $50 for another half hour or so of battery life, the webcam being a freebie.

[foomf.livejournal.com]

If you don't use Samba (the networked file-sharing daemon) you can disable it by editing one of the startup files. Google for EEE User will very quickly lead you to places which can help you do that.

If you do use it, you'll want to perhaps create a script to enable and disable it so you minimize the open-ness.

This is one of the places where Linux becomes vulnerable to viruses - when it tries to be compatible with Windows.