tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post8038984333265015350..comments2023-11-25T11:00:42.257+01:00Comments on Invisible to the eye: How to transform a broken laptop into a serverGiorgiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03558287012747987157noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-39103020029745977672009-11-13T12:33:07.168+01:002009-11-13T12:33:07.168+01:00I have limited Ram so I prefer to keep all server ...I have limited Ram so I prefer to keep all server stuff on a separate machine. :)<br />It gives me also the advantage of being able to try new software and formatting everything whenever I want.Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689416577856305650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-73660051230081687982009-11-13T09:43:41.153+01:002009-11-13T09:43:41.153+01:00How about setting that up in your primary machine?...How about setting that up in your primary machine?? May be that is just waste of electricity??CARFIELDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13094952618057460795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-48526357060086031402009-10-27T10:21:29.466+01:002009-10-27T10:21:29.466+01:00Of course this is a way explored by freelancers li...Of course this is a way explored by freelancers like me that have to cut the costs while bootstrapping. :)Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689416577856305650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-9204548190061487142009-10-27T09:51:58.104+01:002009-10-27T09:51:58.104+01:00For an individual, it make sence to take time to u...For an individual, it make sence to take time to use an old and broken computer as a server.<br /><br />For an enterprise, it's not possible and useless. When a simple computer without an OS cost something like 400$ and when a basic reliable server cost 1000$...<br /><br />Just think of the cost of the time needed to repear the computer, and you understand why.<br /><br />IF you want to, as an enterprise, for as low as something like 30$ per month, you can have a dedicated machine, with 100MB bilateral conection to the net and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36547168.post-44863431286929438932009-10-25T22:12:22.757+01:002009-10-25T22:12:22.757+01:00It is indeed very simple: burn a Ubuntu image on a...It is indeed very simple: burn a Ubuntu image on a cd and install it via booting from it. Then you'll have access to an enormous repository of open source server software (Apache, Php, Subversion, Mysql, PostgreSql, ftp daemons, dhcp servers...).Giorgiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12689416577856305650noreply@blogger.com