Do you ever get tired of swapping CDs or DVDs around? How about packing all those movies and music discs for that long flight? If so, why don’t you put that big honking hard drive of yours to work and simply create copies of your media. This also saves the battery on your laptop. Spinning the CD/DVD drive on that cross country flight will mean you’ll be reading the back of the barf bag some where over Iowa because you have run out of juice.
[…]
Asus announced it will begin shipping it’s Eee PC laptop with Windows XP pre-installed in place of Linux. Talk about the good chasing the bad. Don’t worry though. The Linux version isn’t going anywhere.
When Asus came out with the Eee in Japan it offered it with XP as its primary OS. The model number was […]
Are you running Ubuntu? Do you like to watch Lost online like I do? Well you can’t with Linux because the Move Network Player that ABC.com uses is only compatible with Windows based IE or Firefox. Install wine and you can install the windows based version of Firefox and watch all 4 seasons of Lost online ( other shows and windows based programs work too, but not all).
[…]
By default Ubuntu leaves out the compiz settings manager. This utility allows allows you to tweak all the settings avaiable in compiz so, it is kind of important to have.
Open a terminal windows and type:
sudo aptitude install compizconfig-settings-manager
That’s it. Pretty painless.
Your should now have an option on the system preference panel.
To open the Settings Manager, […]
Warning: Depending on the country you live in this might be a violation of your local laws.
In order to play DVDs on your Ubuntu system you have to do the following:
1. Open a terminal window.
2. Execute the following terminal command to install the necessary packages (approve any prompts):
sudo apt-get install totem-xine libxine1-ffmpeg libdvdread3
3. Execute the […]
I’ll admit. I was a little late to the show on this one. Apparently Everex, you know those guys selling PCs at Wallmart, has announced a Mac Mini competitor. Who knew? Too bad I hate Mallfart. Anyway, beside my opinon of Walmart, read on to see the specs.
[…]
We have all been there. Its late at night and you are beat from a day of answering questions and solving problems for your coworkers. All you want to do is watch T.V. and goto bed. Then the phone rings and it is either a family member or friend who just blew up their computer downloading the latest holiday screen saver which wiped out something they need ASAP. For your sake I hope it was a cocktail recipe. Anyway, instead of trying to teach them where the My Computer icon is or the intricacies of regedit over the phone, wouldn’t be easier to take control of their system remotely and just fix it yourself. That way you can get back to your Bay Watch rerun faster. Read on for the definitive guide to remote controlling your PC.
[…]
Do you ever find yourself in need of a cheat sheet for all the Linux commands out there? I know I do from time to time. I have even created a few myself but, none of them were as complete or as professional as these. Even if you don’t need them yourself, I’m sure you […]
I found this useful script for backing up MySQL on zedomax.com.
Read More
N800 I hate smart phone web browsers. They never seem to work with the one web page I need. Plus the screens are so small as to be almost unreadable. That is where the Nokia N800 internet tablet enters the picture. The N800 features a crisp 800x480 display and the Firefox web browser we all know and love. It was designed from the beginning to complement your cell phone. Below I will explain how to couple your N800 with your bluetooth phone so you have full internet access when you are out of range of a wifi hot spot, all without having to pay for a data plan from your cell phone provider.