Well, it started in 2007; I had my first computer then, it was a 40GB, 512MB Toshiba. It was very rugged and came with Windows 2000. I got an Ubuntu CD from one of my seniors and tried out the live CD. Unfortunately, after leaving the system running for about an hour, it still didn't … Continue reading My Linux campaign
Category: Miscellaneous
Ever thought about a beard and moustache contest?! Weird…
Can you believe there is a world beard and moustache championship? It sounds incredulous but it is true. This is a biennial event that started in 1995 and has had the Germans dominating. Check this link for more information: http://www.worldbeardchampionships.com/ Its simply amazing.
Stumbled upon these websites…
Fontstruct This site is dedicated to creating new fonts; you can create new fonts and even use your own handwriting! Fonts are constructed out of geometrical shapes which are arranged in a grid-like pattern; similar to tiles and bricks. Once you are done building your unique fonts, the website takes over and generates high-quality TrueType … Continue reading Stumbled upon these websites…
Well, what do you want abdulapopoola to talk about?
Really I just don't want to write anything today - had a long outing and came back tired - but I don't want to let today pass by without posting anything too. You, the followers of this blog, are marvelous; without your support, there'll be no reason to write. I'll love to hear your views; … Continue reading Well, what do you want abdulapopoola to talk about?
Sights of OAU
They say OAU is the most beautiful campus in Nigeria, here are some of the sights in OAU.
Virtualization
One of the recent trends in IT is virtualization and it has caught on fast. There is hardly any person in computing that has not heard about it. Some are more familiar about its intricacies but everyone doesn't have to be an expert in this seemingly esoteric field to use it. Here is an introduction … Continue reading Virtualization
Interesting sites
Got some time to kill? Check these sites... http://www.slidefinder.net/ A search engine dedicated entirely to presentations. Users can browse through hundreds of thousands of publicly available presentations. Slides are free; you can then download them and apply new ideas to your own. It is a great site for finding new layouts, animations and colour schemes. … Continue reading Interesting sites
What to do
I woke up today feeling somewhat angry with myself; I hadn't done anything to change my daily routine of eating, sleeping and lazing around. It was annoying that I didn't have goals to work towards; this is presumably due to the void created by graduating from school. Everyone wants to be successful in life but … Continue reading What to do
Memories of IFE…
Some weeks ago, I was walking past a tree near the former rotunda café in OAU. Its bare branches sagged under the weight of hundreds of bats. Bats! The creatures that dropped poop on me in my third year! This got me thinking about my undergraduate days in OAU. My first year was somehow fun. Being … Continue reading Memories of IFE…
Here we go
I've always wanted to blog; I wanted to start blogging since 2009 but somehow never got to it. Now its 2011 and I still keep postponing starting my own blog. Though this is not as polished as I want it to be, its better for me to start right now rather than just think about … Continue reading Here we go
