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HOWTO Fix broken ISO download with bittorrent

2012-01-20 19:04
I downloaded an ISO image of a linux distribution - at least I thought so. When I tried to boot from it a virtual machine, it said "no no"... The file was corrupt. I confirmed it by running a md5sum and checking against the published sums. What happened I think is that I was downloading a daily...

Ethio Telecom mobile internet

2012-01-04 20:20
This is going to be a long story. You want to get internet-connected in Ethiopia right? Most likely a Faranji like me who speaks no word of Amharic! I think I can spare you some running around. If you take a look at the "official" Ethio Telecom website, you get the hint - this is the only company...

First blog

2011-04-09 16:04
Robert's new blog has been launched today. You can hook up on new posts via the RSS feed.  Have you ever noticed how many options there are for a blogger regarding hows and wheres? So many free sites with blogging systems ready to go with zero effort like Blogger or Wordpres to call the most...