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I?m in Linux Journal
2008-01-25 08:11:00 See? Thanks to pleia2 of Linux Chix for the scan. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fim-in -linux-journal-2%2F'; addthis_title = 'I%27m+in+Linux+Journal '; addthis_pub = 'ubuntulinuxhelp'; More About: Linux Journal
Make fsck Less Annoying
2008-01-25 08:11:00 Here’s a HowTo (well, script really) for making fsck run at shutdown instead of startup so that it doesn’t make you wait during boot. If you’re shutting down and need it to be shut down *now* so you can put it in your bag or something, you can also tell it “not now,” and ... More About: Make , Annoying
What to Buy for Zero-Effort Wireless
2008-01-25 08:11:00 Buying a new laptop? Get something with a Centrino sticker. It’ll have an Intel processor, chipset, and an Intel wireless card. Intel wireless is the only built-in wireless I’ve found with which you are guaranteed 100% compatibility out of the box. Thinking about adding wireless to a desktop or laptop? Go with ... More About: Wireless
Linux Distros Summed Up
2008-01-25 08:11:00 Hey guys, I love playing with StumbleUpon when I’m bored (often). I just stumbled upon the very funny Linux Despair Posters. They each showcase one distro and make a funny comment about its business, its users, its technology, or the reason Ubuntu was once referred to as Linuxxx. To get the jokes, ...
OSX Leopard compared to current Linux features
2008-01-25 08:11:00 We always compare our OS to Windows, right? Not many people compare it to OS X very often, but the Linux Action Show podcast did. Clips can be found here. I’ve compared the Address Book program and concluded that there is no nicer address book than the one in OS X. ... More About: Features , Current , Leopard
Initial Analysis of Automatix; several problems found
2008-01-25 08:11:00 So usually when Automatix is asked about I just say “it’s bad” because I know it’s been known to break things royally. !automatix on an Ubuntu channel gets Ubotu telling ya about how it’s not recommended and often breaks things and everything. Well, an Ubuntu dev finally went and analyzed the thing ... More About: Analysis , Problems , Anal
Tip: Lock Versions
2008-01-25 08:11:00 So, after getting Nvidia’s unsupported binary drivers, killing X, and compiling them, then blacklisting the bcm43xx driver for your Dell Broadcom 1390 wireless card, compiling a new version of Ndiswrapper, unzipping the Dell driver, and loading it into there (how I got my friend’s new laptop going), you finally have your system working. Then ... More About: Lock
Software Freedom Day, er, Weekend
2008-01-25 08:11:00 I know it’s been a while since I posted, sorry. Last Saturday was Software Freedom Day, and the DC LoCo Team was very busy. On Saturday, we were at the Al Fishawy Café and People’s Media Center. People’s Media Center is run by Ryme Katkhouda of the Indy Media Center. ... More About: Weekend
Can You Reproduce My Bugs?
2008-01-25 08:11:00 I have 2 bugs which I have not reported because I need to gather more information and find someone who can reproduce them before I do. Since I can’t tell you how to reproduce them, that’s hard. So, I’m asking that if anyone has these bugs, can they please comment here or send ... More About: Bugs
"You Know Linux? Marry Me!" Doesn?t Fly
2008-01-25 08:11:00 Three times so far, I’ve had that aimed at me. There was also the time when a man much more than twice my age asked me to dinner after a brief computer-related conversation in a book store (note that I was jailbait). It gets old, and it gets old fast. I’ve heard ... More About: Linux , Marry Me , Marry
Please Welcome "Compiz Fusion"
2008-01-25 08:11:00 The new name for the now-de-forked Compiz and Beryl project is Compiz Fusion . Check out that link screenshots of some of the new features that will be in it. I rather like the way the cube is reflected on the skydome. The re-written zoom may be fun too. Maybe we can ... More About: Compiz Fusion
Dell Refuses a Sale
2008-01-25 08:11:00 At a non-profit, someone decided a new Dell buntu would be a good computer for their next purchase. When the person called to order it, though, Dell refused to sell it. They said only home users can buy it, and they won’t take a tax-exempt business credit card from a home-user. Apparently businesses ... More About: Sale
Keep Up On Release Dates, Conferences, and Other Important Events in FOSS
2008-01-25 08:11:00 I’ve added a new link on the left. It’s in the “Other Links” section as “FOSS Calendar.” It’s a Google calendar, feel free to subscribe yourself to it. I’m putting release dates (Fedora 8, Ubuntu 7.10, OOo 2.3…), conferences (UDS Boston, for example), and other “holidays” (ex: Software Freedom Day) on it, ... More About: Events , Dates , Conferences , Release
Compiz Fusion Gets a Logo + New Stuff
2008-01-25 08:11:00 Compiz Fusion now officially has a logo, which you can see here. They’ve also added some new animations. One folds the window up into a paper airplane and lets it fly off-screen or down into wherever your windows minimize. Another folds up the window until it disappears. Finally, there’s one called ... More About: Stuff , Compiz , Logo , Compiz Fusion
Next LTS: 8.04 Hardy Heron
2008-01-25 08:11:00 No details yet except for the name. There likely will be no details regarding what to expect until after the next UDS in Boston in October. I wish I could go to it, but I’ll be in school :( It’s OK, though. There will, of course, be VOIP, IRC, and Gobby. ... More About: Hardy , Hardy Heron
Ubuntu User Social Networking
2008-01-25 08:11:00 When I asked Paladine on IRC if I could get an @ubuntu-users.org email address, he mentioned wanting to put forums there. Then he said he was thinking maybe blogs would be possible, and said something about wanting to put forums there. It was pointed out by Spec aka Nick Wheeler that there’s a ... More About: Social , Social Networking , Ubuntu , Networking , User
Alright you drooling idiots!
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Jem Matzan thinks we technical writers treat you as stupid drooling idiots. Do I? I can honestly say I don’t. I write for the competent computer user who has switched to Ubuntu. Anything that 90-95% of the people who formerly used Windows or Macs, and are competent enough to help others won’t be published here. Guaranteed. ... More About: Idiots , Alright
Typing Break and WorkRave: Keep RSI at Bay
2008-01-25 07:01:00 I woke up on Thursday with a left arm more painful than a 100 episodes of Wheel of Fortune. I had almost pulled an all-nighter the night before to finish reviewing/correcting a paper. I went to the doctor, fearing the worst. My left wrist was aching, and no change of position or angle would suppress ... More About: Break , Typing
Thoughts that make me go hmmm!
2008-01-25 07:01:00 This thought just struck me: the GNOME “save file” icon is still an image of a floppy (or it is at least in Gnumeric). How many people still remember what a floppy looks like? Should the save icon be replaced by something else (a picture of a cd/usb drive)? Or should floppy discs be “icon”ized forever? Somehow, ... More About: Thoughts , Make
SSH Menu - Save and Open SSH Connections from the Panel
2008-01-25 07:01:00 I was looking for a replacement for SecureCRT in Ubuntu. Something that would let me save all my SSH connections and make it possible to open a connection with the least effort. As is often the case, I found something better than SecureCRT - a panel applet for GNOME that gives me a drop-down list of ... More About: Open , Panel , Menu , Save , Connections
Ubuntu?s Audience Defined
2008-01-25 07:01:00 I read the impressive growth and traffic details for WordPress.com at Matt’s Blog. WordPress has always been very dear to me, and it makes me happy to note that the WordPress team grows from strength to strength, without compromising on values, and while keeping things open, almost entirely so. However, the stat freak in me ... More About: Ubuntu , Defined , Audience
What?s Common to Ubuntu and CircuitCity?s Firedog?
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Ans: A guy in a pic…. Trivial, I know, and not too original either, since I got it from LiveJournal, but I couldn’t resist posting this addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fubuntulinuxhelp.com%2Fwhat% 25e2%2580%2599s-common-to-ubuntu-and-circ uitcity%25e2%2580%2599s-firedog%2F'; addthis_title = 'What%E2%80%99s+Common +to+Ubuntu +and+Circ uitCity%E2%80%99s+Firedog%3F'; addthis_pub = 'ubuntulinuxhelp';
Bring Jorge?s Blog Back, Please.
2008-01-25 07:01:00 So Jorge Castro is now a Canonical employee! Jorge, I for one, would love to see your mug again on Planet Ubuntu. I would love to see whiprush.org up and about again. Jorge’s disappearance from the interwebs was followed by pleas for his return, about 9 months ago (you can find his last post here if ... More About: Blog , Back
End of a Love Affair with Acer
2008-01-25 07:01:00 I was in love with Acer laptops. I bought my first one, an Acer Travelmate 290 LMi in my second year of grad school. I did pay ~ $1200 for it, but it was awesome, right until the moment there were errors with the hard disk controllers about 3 years later. When I sold it ... More About: Love , Affair
I ran into that video-posting librarian again
2008-01-25 07:01:00 You guys must remember Jessamyn, the librarian who posted a video about installing Ubuntu at, where else, the library. Well, by some strange coincidence, which cannot be explained rationally, I ran into her again on the tubes. I followed the user profile link at this comment on Ask MetaFilter to end up at her profile page. ... More About: Video , Librarian
What to Buy for Zero-Effort Wireless
2008-01-25 07:01:00 Buying a new laptop? Get something with a Centrino sticker. It’ll have an Intel processor, chipset, and an Intel wireless card. Intel wireless is the only built-in wireless I’ve found with which you are guaranteed 100% compatibility out of the box. Thinking about adding wireless to a desktop or laptop? Go with ... More About: Wireless
Software Freedom Day, er, Weekend
2008-01-25 07:01:00 I know it’s been a while since I posted, sorry. Last Saturday was Software Freedom Day, and the DC LoCo Team was very busy. On Saturday, we were at the Al Fishawy Café and People’s Media Center. People’s Media Center is run by Ryme Katkhouda of the Indy Media Center. ... More About: Weekend
Tip: Lock Versions
2008-01-25 07:01:00 So, after getting Nvidia’s unsupported binary drivers, killing X, and compiling them, then blacklisting the bcm43xx driver for your Dell Broadcom 1390 wireless card, compiling a new version of Ndiswrapper, unzipping the Dell driver, and loading it into there (how I got my friend’s new laptop going), you finally have your system working. Then ... More About: Lock
Initial Analysis of Automatix; several problems found
2008-01-25 07:01:00 So usually when Automatix is asked about I just say “it’s bad” because I know it’s been known to break things royally. !automatix on an Ubuntu channel gets Ubotu telling ya about how it’s not recommended and often breaks things and everything. Well, an Ubuntu dev finally went and analyzed the thing ... More About: Analysis , Problems , Anal
Vim in Your Browser
More articles from this author:2008-01-25 07:01:00 That’s right. Vim in your browser. If you’re anything like me, you start typing in a textbox in Firefox, then decide you want to go to the end of the line, so you hit Escape then $ just in time to realize you’re not in Vim. Then you have to go use ... More About: Browser 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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