Virtualization with Xen

First Contact
About 6-7 years ago I recall my first brief foray into virtualization; it was done purely out of curiosity. The host system was my college computer, a 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon CPU running Windows XP with maybe a gig of RAM… I thought, “Surely this beast was up to the task, it could run [...]

A Simple Blog With Django

Note: This is based on a presentation I gave here at Logic Supply on 11/14/09, and is meant to be a beginner’s tutorial on using Django to create a simple blog.
What is Django?
Django is a web development framework (set of libraries and tools) for creating websites and web applications.
Why Django?
We use Django here for a [...]

Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Reconnaissance 2 (ROVER2)

Guest blogger Andrew Boggeri from UCLA Robotics Club discusses his team’s project, the Remotely Operated Vehicle for Exploration and Reconnaissance 2 (ROVER2). The ROVER2 competed in this year’s University Rover Challenge (URC) hosted by the Mars Society. Logic Supply helped sponsor the project by donating Mini-ITX hardware.
I want to start by thanking Logic Supply again [...]

Slipstreaming for Fun and Profit: RAID Setup in Windows XP

In my previous post, I was detailing the process for building an NAS (Network Attached Storage) system using the Gigabyte GA-6KIEH-RH mainboard in the Chenbro ES34069 Mini-ITX Server case. While setting up the system, I hit upon a snag when I tried to get the Gigabyte board’s onboard SATA/RAID controller to work in Windows XP.
In [...]

Advansus at Computex

Two lucky members of our team recently returned from Taipei. Their chief reason for the trip was for the awesome karaoke, but Computex was a close second. One of the manufacturers on hand for this year’s show was Advansus (as in Advantech and Asus). They have been in the Mini-ITX game since 2006 and had [...]

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