User:ZyMOS/Computer

My computer

• Its built from trash, but surprisingly good, America is a wasteful country

Hardware

• Intel Pentium 4 HT 2.4GHz
• RAM: 512MB (free)
• HD
  • /dev/sda: 1 TB
  • /dev/hda: 300 GB
• DVD-DL RW+/-/!#
• on board audio/ethernet/...
• a big plastic tube with a fan blowing hot air out my window
• HP A4933A 21" monitor at 1280x1024

SoftWare

Linux install

• Gentoo Linux

Programs

• Window Manger
  • Openbox
    • fluxbox panel (fbpanel)
    • Conky

• Internet
  • firefox
    • Download Statusbar
    • Compact Menu 2
    • Adblock Plus
    • Flash block
    • New tab homepage opens homepage in new tabs, Should be default
      • These are used on occasion
        • Snap Links
        • CSSViewer, good for debuging, and sniping code/styles
        • Its all text: edit message boxes with ur fav editor (vim)
  • wget
  • ssh
  • lftp for ftp and sftp
  • pidgin for IM
• Console - used for most operations
  • Xterm

• Media
  • Text
    • vim and gvim (text)
    • OpenOffice.org (documents)
    • evince (PDF)
  • Graphics
    • Editors
      • the gimp
      • Inkscape
      • Imagemagick
    • Viewers
      • gqview
  • Video
    • mplayer, mencoder
    • VLC
  • Audio
    • mplayer

• Digital camera connection
  • gphoto2 with a PERL script

• Bittorrents
  • qbittorrent: its light, and ok, but doesn't have good torrent priority intelligence

Digital Camera

• Canon XTi (D400)
  • Lens: 17-85mm Image stabilization
  • Filters:
    • UV filter
    • Circular polarizer
    • Hi-Tech rectangular P-Type graduated neutral density
  • Bateries: 1 canon, 1 generic
  • Camera Bag: Tamrac 5683
  • Memory: 2GB Sandisk Flash memory (cheapest)

• notes on the camera:
  • average file size for large medium quality: 3.5MB
  • 2GB flash holds ~1000 pics
  • Battery life: well over 300 pics
  • data transfer rate: 5 seconds per pic using gphoto2

Other

When i have to setup a windows machine for someone here are the progs i prefer

• Windows XP Pro:
  • Geoshell: I haven't used it in a while
• Media
  • Images
    • Editor: Gimp
    • Viewer:
  • Video
    • Mplayer
  • Text
    • Microsoft Office
      • OpenOffice.org: if necessary
    • Adobe Acrobat for viewing, CutePDF for creating
    • gvim
• Internet
  • Browser: Firefox
  • Email: ....
  • ssh: ....
  • sftp/ftp: ....
  • IM: pidgin
• Spyware
  • Adaware
  • Spybot
• Antivirus
  • Trying out AVG Free edition
• Basic utils
  • ZIP: 7zip