In VirtualBox you can choose either a dynamic or fixed size virtual disk. Dynamic disks are faster to create and more significantly can grow to larger sizes. Fixed size disks are often faster to use, but can’t grow larger once they fill up. I recently had a requirement to change a dynamic virtual disk to … Continue reading Changing virtual disks
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User experience
Last month the Ubuntu 18.04 Linux distribution was released. If you are a Linux user you will be aware that there are various different desktop environments that can be installed on an operating system. If you are not a Linux user, the concept of a desktop environment may initially cause some confusion - I know … Continue reading User experience
Hosting and sharing the #scenefromabove podcast
In December 2017 I started the Scene From Above podcast with my co-host Andrew Cutts. The following are a series of notes on how I host the podcast. These notes are written for my own needs, and were first posted on my personal blog, but if they help anyone else then that's great. I’m hosting … Continue reading Hosting and sharing the #scenefromabove podcast
Open source goodness! RQGIS
From an announcement from the QGIS mailing list: RQGIS has released a new version of RQGIS! RQGIS establishes an interface between R and QGIS, i.e. it allows the user to access the QGIS geoalgorithms from within R. With the new release, it is possible to run the most recent QGIS releases (>=2.18.2) with RQGIS. RQGIS […] … Continue reading Open source goodness! RQGIS
Community Thanks
Who are your Free (open) Software heroes? This was a question asked last October as part of the Linux Voice podcast. The full series of responses can be found here: http://www.linuxvoice.com/voice-of-the-masses-who-is-your-linux-or-free-software-hero/ and it's well worth a read. This got me thinking about who has influenced me most in my use of open source and open data. The … Continue reading Community Thanks