Mount and ISO on Linux

There are multiple reasons why you might want to mount an ISO to access the files contained in it. Here some simple steps to make this happen.

login as root or utilize the sudo command to create a directory to use as a mount point. I typically make /mnt/iso_image

Use the following command to mount the file called image1.iso:
mount -o loop image1.iso /mnt/iso_image

Fuel Efficiency

I got the spring issue of MyFord in the mail and as usual went through it cover to cover. There are of course a lot of interesting things in there if your a Ford person and possibly even if your not.

However the one thing that caught my eye that I wanted to share was about fuel efficiency. It had the usual suspects about the way you accelerate and break, engine speed, and excessive idling. However the one thing I hadn't really thought of, but makes perfect sense, was driving with your windows down on the highway. Yes we all love to do it from time to time, but according to this article, if you are traveling faster than 50 mph, close your windows. Even if you have to turn the air on you'll get better fuel efficiency do to the amount of increased aerodynamic drag having the windows down causes.

Think about this next time it's one of those days where you could go either way with regards to turning on that air conditioner, I know I will.

Phishing to be aware of

I have seen a couple variants on this phishing attack this week.

An email is crafted warning the user that they are about to reach their allowed capacity for email storage and to send their username and password to fix the problem. There were two variants of this that I saw with different wording but the same basic concept.

Luckily none of my users, that I know of, responded to this.

Another free Online Virus Scanner

I ran across another free online virus scanner. This one is from ESET, makers of NOD32 Antivirus software.

If you use Firefox there is an exe you'll need to download and install and if you use IE there is an add-on to install.

ESET Online Scanner

Ubuntu 10.04LTS Desktop - first look

I got around to installing Ubuntu 10.04LTS Desktop on my machine. I don't have any spare hardware right now so I installed it as a VM on my laptop.

As with server, there were no real surprises with the install, it was your basic Ubuntu install using the alternative install media.

Since this install was as a VM on my XP box I haven't spent a lot of time working with it and not being a big fan of running desktop VMs, I can't wait to free up a piece of hardware and perform a native install.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS server - My first look

I installed Ubuntu 10.04LTS last night and except for an issue with my CDROM drive the install went off without a hitch. Nothing too surprising with the install, it was pretty straight forward, as Ubuntu installs go, with the minor exception of the section where it asks you if you want to enable auto updates, manually update or use Landscape for updates.

The one thing that I have to say that I love about 10.04 so far is the boot time. Reboots take very little time now with the changes that have been made, removal of the hal package.

So far I am liking it. Next, a desktop install.