Experimenting with Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa has been this weeks task. I have blogged previously about my Ubuntu Server Upgrade Considerations. With the release of a Beta version, I attempted an upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04. 18.04 to 20.04 Ubuntu Desktop Upgrade Disaster This wasn’t on the server version but Continue Reading
Will virtual learning after COVID-19 continue?
The outbreak of COVID-19 has moved almost all students to a virtual learning platform. Will virtual learning continue after COVID-19 continue? I am studying for a Meng in Computer Science at the University of Hull and actively prefer virtual learning. Academic Benefits of virtual learning Academically I find the virtual Continue Reading
Social gatherings in a virtual world.
Social gatherings in a virtual world? Some of you might ask what this means. I have been in virtual worlds since 2004. During that time, my friends have fallen into two broad categories. People I know in the physical world and those I know through virtual worlds. The outbreak of Continue Reading
Ubuntu Server Upgrade Considerations
With Ubuntu 20.04 on the horizon, Ubuntu Server upgrade considerations are on my mind. My experience of release upgrades with Ubuntu desktop is less than desirable. Moving from Ubuntu server 18.04 to 20.04 will be my first experience using Ubuntu Server. One option I am considering is setting up an Continue Reading
Fire And Ice Grid Upgrade & Study possibilities.
This weekend I completed a version upgrade for the Fire And Ice Grid. The upgrade went smoothly with little disruption for my users. The whole process took just 30 mins. Logins were closed but only for 5 mins while the Robust server was restarted. Full details are available on the Continue Reading
Website S.E.O improvements for Fire And Ice
Website S.E.O improvements for Fire And Ice opensim Grid. Following the end of the university exam period, my attention has returned to the Fire And Ice Grid. While the website was made, it was not performing well in search results. Mobile display problems had been detected by Google search console. Continue Reading
Work Madness and January Exams
Work Madness and January Exams! Well, December was as December always is, busy! My private hire business 1st Class Travel explodes throughout December. Leading up to the end of the university term this held its own complications. Course work deadlines were added by the university. Work Madness and January Exams Continue Reading
Fire and Ice Grid opens – A dream realised.
Introduction – Fire and Ice Grid opens Fire and Ice Grid opens and a dream is born. The Fire and Ice Grid is a user-created 3d virtual world powered by OpenSim. Simultaneously, this is both a business and a research project. Consequently, this is a multi-purpose one. Both Opensim and Continue Reading
A productive week
This week in my new venture I have taken my first steps on PHP. I now have a contact form on my website which is protected by Recaptcha v3. I have also got my Gsuite drive successfully connected to my ubuntu server. This gives me convenient extra storage on my Continue Reading
Rsync to the rescue
I am still in the process of setting up my new opensim and web server. Having established one backup with rsync i started makinging my primary backup to GoogleSuite. Well oops in the middle of it i deleted the files I was backing up. Thankfully my first backup method was Continue Reading