User:ThorstenStaerk

want to know something about me ? Look here.

What I find interesting

 * Firewall
 * Record your desktop
 * Ekiga
 * FreeMind
 * Pingus
 * Distribution specific tips and tricks
 * Netapplet
 * network switch
 * hacker
 * 3D acceleration

How I set up my computer
I use the latest version of SUSE. I do the following changes for my personal convenience:
 * Forward X11 (see http://wiki.linuxquestions.org/wiki/Using_SSH#Forwarding_X11)
 * remove bouncing cursor (kcontrol->Appearance & Themes->Launch Feedback->Busy Cursor|No Busy Cursor)
 * add device icons to the desktop (kcontrol->desktop->behavior->device icons->show device icons)
 * remove spell checking from kmail

What I always wanted to say
I log in as root. Yes, really. Everyone was warning me so intensely when I started with Linux in 2000, I decided I just had to try. Now, after 5 years, I have never regret it. It is just more easy to live without a split personality. I still do not see one single reason to change this. I check that
 * /opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc does not contain AllowRootLogin=false.
 * For KDE 4: /usr/local/share/config/kdm/kdmrc must not contain AllowRootLogin=false.
 * With Ubuntu and gnome, it is /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf, AllowRoot. Now I can access /root on my bootable USB disk!

What I always wanted to know

 * how do I find out if I am using OSS or alsa?
 * how do I find out how many heap and stack memory is consumed by a specific application?

What I always wanted to do
The following articles have made my life easier. Or the topics have just fascinated me:
 * Booting from USB
 * WLAN
 * Configuring_keyboards
 * festival (make your computer speak)
 * LiVES (video editing)
 * VPN
 * xdmcp ("terminal server")
 * blueTooth
 * PXE
 * UserModeLinux
 * CamCorder (connecting to Linux)
 * GrayListing
 * High-AvailAbility Clusters
 * auToMount
 * iScsi
 * softWare RAID
 * GPG
 * Terminal Server
 * Teaming NetWork Cards
 * Wake on lan
 * NtFS
 * RAMdisk
 * NX
 * blueTooth
 * umTs
 * set up TeamSpeak
 * use WebEx with Linux
 * SingleSignOn under Linux

What I never could do

 * ekigA
 * mythTv