| 2025-12-22 | I was in a toxic relationship: New article. |
| 2025-12-06 | Keychron M6 (1K, PixArt 3311) review: New article. |
| 2025-08-27 | Rant: loudness war, style over functionality, etc.: Add note about Dynamic Range DB website. |
| 2025-08-06 | Happy Plugs Clip: New article. |
| 2024-09-03 | Installing Microsoft Intune on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS: New article. |
If one wants a silent gaming rig, nowadays they may just pretty much put a few extra drachmas in it and achieve the wanted results with little to no effort. But it hasn't always been like that. In this article I tell about my four-year-old computer and what I did to keep it silent. Some points might be of interest even nowadays.
Especially since getting an easily recurring tinnitus a few years ago I've been super careful not to play my trumpet without adequate damping. Wearing earplugs works, but doesn't feel or sound good, and it doesn't help the neighbours one bit. I decided to build myself an acoustic absorber tub. Read the article to see how it fares even in hard-surfaced rooms.
| 2018-11-18 | Add decibel measurements. |
After reviewing my new Asus laptop and again realizing how badly designed some modern hardware is, I decided to write a review of my old Acer laptop, too, and describe my ideal laptop. I hope some manufacturer is listening.
The Asus UX305CA promises good features, nice display, great looks and very light weight. Find out from this article how it has delivered in practice, and how it has worked running Xubuntu.
| 2019-07-29 | Add note about fixed Wi-Fi. |
| 2018-09-08 | Add note about broken Wi-Fi. |
| 2017-05-18 | Add notes about use in practice. |
Nowadays most Linux distributions probably use PulseAudio for audio. In my opinion, not that long ago it was completely unusable. I still do not use it on my main rig, and find it mostly an unnecessary piece of software that potentially creates latency or configuration problems. In most cases, you usually don't really need it. In this article I'll show some tricks on how to write a killer ALSA setup. Recommended for audiophiles, movie lovers, recording artists and other crazy folks.
Kokosin sivutoimista yrittäjyyttä koskevat ohjeet itselleni. Koska virallinen ohjeistus on paikoin melko sekavaa ja jopa ristiriitaista, koin tällaisen yhteenvedon olevan tarpeen. Ohjeet koskevat pääasiassa kevyttä digital nomad -tyylistä yrittäjyyttä.
| 2017-04-05 | Päivitetty artikkeli uusia lakeja (2017) vastaavaksi. |
In this article we will setup a network bridge for use with KVM virtual machines and use RDP to connect to the guest for effortless workflow. We also discuss some problems you might encounter with the RDP connections.
| 2017-09-09 | Updated network script. |
| 2016-10-11 | Add note about Windows RDP finally working. |
| 2016-07-12 | Add bridged network instructions. |
| 2016-03-25 | Add note about UTC clock in Windows guests. |
| 2016-03-15 | Add note about Windows enterprise edition. |
In a previous article we resized KVM disk images with Linux and Windows guests. In this article we backup the disk images.