How to list all currently installed packages in Debian / Ubuntu Linux

By Quintin Riis | Sep 24, 2008

I’m trying to clean out my horribly cluttered email inbox and bring order to my life, and I came across this old note I had emailed myself.
This is useful for whenever you need to reinstall a server or when you are upgrading your Ubuntu release to a newer version with a clean install.
To quickly and […]

Winner of the 22″ Dell LCD monitor

By Quintin Riis | Sep 3, 2008

Ok, first off I’d like to apologize since this is like two or three months late.  In the past several months I’ve had to deal with an on again off again engagement, and some shakeups in my employment situation, and I’ve been a mess.
I’m back to blogging now though, so be sure to subscribe to […]

Microsoft 30 years ago and today

By Quintin Riis | Jun 22, 2008

The left photo above is now somewhat famous.  It’s a picture of the Microsoft team in 1978, taken right before they moved their offices from Alberqueque to Seattle.
Thirty years later, the group has come together for another photo.
Read the full story over at NewsWeek.com
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Important Update On June Blog Promotion!

By Quintin Riis | Jun 21, 2008

June 21st, barely more than a week left to get your name in the drawing for the 22″ monitor I’m giving away.
The winner will be drawn by the random.org random number generator, and announced here.  You’ll need to claim your prize within five days or I will select another winner.
There’s no strings, no hidden catches, […]

Win a Market Leverage Bag of Stuff

By Quintin Riis | Jun 16, 2008

John Chow is giving away a bag of goodies from www.marketleverage.com.
The bag contains:

Flip Video Camera
$200 Amex Rewards Card
Combination Pen / USB flash drive
iPod Nano

To enter for your chance to win, just head over to his blog, and post a comment on this entry.
You can also write about it on your own blog for an additional […]

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