Few days ago I wanted to create VirtualBox image of Debian Squeeze (current testing release). I already had Debian Lenny (stable) image, so the whole process seemed relatively easy – dist-upgrade Lenny, switch to “testing” apt sources, then dist-upgrade. It appeared easy, but in fact there were some bumps on the road. Dist-upgrade broke on [...]

Recently I’ve upgraded my A/V storage disk from 1TB to 2TB (size of modern HDDs are amazing…), and I had to transfer data from one disk to another in some way. Easiest was of course to simply use cp to copy the whole directory structure. But as USB interface is slow enough, I wanted to [...]

If you ever wondered if it’s possible to keep screen from blanking/locking while the device is plugged into a charger, the answer is yes, it is possible, without any additional apps. Only the setting for this is strangely placed. To enable this feature, go into Menu → Settings → Applications → Development and tick “Stay [...]