Category Archives: Linux

Sony Walkman and libmtp

Posted on December 12, 2008 by jebw

A bit more research and the current solution seems to be to talk to the Walkman (NWZ-S638F) via MTP rather than USB Mass Storage. To make this happen you need an updated libmtp for it to recognise the Walkman. Since … Continue reading →

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Sony Walkman and id3 madness

Posted on November 17, 2008 by jebw

My girlfriend wanted an MP3 player for her birthday – this seemed simple enough, figured I’d just get her an iPod. A bit of research later and it seems like Ubuntu doesn’t support current Nano’s. A trip to a local … Continue reading →

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Fun with Servers

Posted on April 10, 2008 by jebw

A couple of weeks back the hard disk in our office server died, like many offices this is an old computer in the corner with just a single disk running debian. At the time I got it back up quite … Continue reading →

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Refund on Windows Tax

Posted on April 3, 2008 by jebw

Wow – it actually worked. I got a new shiny new Dell laptop a month ago, which I’d had to buy a copy of Windows with, no option to not purchase, so I’d figured it’d be worth at least trying … Continue reading →

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