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Chromium OS by Hexxeh

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:34:00 +0000

I have gotten hold of an Eee PC 1000 recently which I installed Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala on. I am very happy with Ubuntu 9.10 as an OS for the Eee PC. That being said I am getting ready to install another OS on this little machine. Since I do not need the Eee PC as a production machine I am free to try out anything that looks...

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Trying to Teach the BJs to become Self Sufficient

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:00 +0000

A while back BJ of the three BJs told me he would like to become a computer guy like his Uncle who works with computers. So we got hold of an old computer and installed Linux on it. Over the past few months we have posted the different sages involving his computer and that of his Brother's. The latest post involved an update that...

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Flightgear 2.0 Released

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:38:00 +0000

Flightgear is an open-source flight simulator. Prebuilt Ubuntu and Debian packages for version 2 have not yet been released. I have never used Flightgear so do not have any first hand experience to report. However my Brother enjoys flight sims and has used previous versions of Flightgear. He is planning to move completely...

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Eee PC 1000 running Ubuntu 9.10

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:47:00 +0000

I have been using this Eee PC 1000 for a couple weeks now. Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala works great for what I use this Eee PC for. After a clean install and the latest updates I tried out the different features to see if they were supported out of the box. The following is a list of what works out of the box. 1. Sound 2....

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Minitube

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:32:00 +0000

Recently I came across Minitube a browserless Youtube client. Currently Minitube works on both Apple Macs and Linux distros. (If you use Ubuntu Minitube is in the getdeb.net repository.) I have used Minitube on OS X and Ubuntu and prefer it over using a web browser for general viewing. "Minitube is a native YouTube client....

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Setting up Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:23:00 +0000

These are some of the steps that I do to setup Ubuntu to my liking. 1. Do all system updates first after a fresh install. 2. Install Ubuntu Tweak. 3. Install Ubuntu Restricted extras. 4. Using Ubuntu Tweak setup hot corners. 5. Install Cairo Dock. 6. Install Google Chrome. 7. Install Gnome Do. 8....

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Finding an OS for an Eee PC

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:45:00 +0000

Recently I have come to possess an Eee PC 1000. This is the same Eee PC I had setup for a friend last year. At that time I changed the OS from Asus's version of Linux to eeebuntu 3. Eeebuntu 3 work well until Ubuntu 9.10 was released eeebuntu 3 updated and became a strange cross between eeebuntu 3 and Ubuntu 9.10. This of...

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Inside Apple's iPad: Adobe Flash

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:25:00 +0000

"Apple's new iPad is being criticized for lacking the capacity to render interactive content built using Adobe's Flash platform, but the company shows no sign of reversing course." Very interesting read about Apple's stance on Adobe Flash. The author's take on Apple's stance is it is a Freedom of the Web issue. Read the full article...

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GetDeb.net

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:15:00 +0000

I use GetDeb.net to easy the install of applications such as SongBird in Ubuntu. After installing the GetDeb repository run update manager for the latest updates provided by GetDeb. You can then search Synaptic Package Manager for applications you want that were not in the official Ubuntu release. If you are lucky GetDeb will...

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The Problem with Ubuntu

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:47:00 +0000

The problem with Ubuntu is it is fun. So many things to try so many things to install. The other day I was setting up Ubuntu on an old Laptop and was all most done, ready to return it to the owner when I decided to try one more thing. I had never installed the Enlightenment desktop manager in Ubuntu but had recently read about...

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Unixmen - Recover from a frozen system with the magic SysRq key| Tips | Unixmen

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:07:00 +0000

Unixmen - Recover from a frozen system with the magic SysRq key| Tips | Unixmen There has been times when Ubuntu has locked up on me and not knowing what else to do I did a hard power off. I will keep this guide in mind the next time I hard a lockup.

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Gnome Do

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:25:00 +0000

As a Mac user one of the things I love is the ability to quickly launch applications using Spotlight. Command + spacebar brings up Spotlight, type the first few letter of the application name, usually the first item will be the application, then hit enter and the application is launched. When I started using Ubuntu I missed...

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Bj's Laptop and Ubuntu Stickers

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:02:00 +0000

The folks at System76 offer free Ubuntu Stickers. Free Ubuntu Stickers

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Ubuntu Netbook Remix

noreply@blogger.com (Don.Jen.Waldo) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:53:00 +0000

Recently I traded my older laptop for a brand new Lenovo Idea Pad S10e. Needless to say, I was quite thrilled by the deal. However, Windows XP on a brand new 10" netbook seemed like a lame idea. Interestingly, it seems that Lenovo understood that to some degree as the netbook came preloaded with a seperate partition containing a Linux quick...

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Laptop Comparison MacBook/Darter Ultra

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:18:00 +0000

I have been a Mac user for almost 5 years and have been using Linux for almost 4 years. The other day I was wondering how an Ubuntu Laptop would compare to the MacBook if I was in the market for a new laptop. I put together a quick comparison of the Darter Ultra built by System 76 and MacBook. The Darter has a lot more options to...

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Cairo Dock Screencast

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 12:41:00 +0000

Cairo Dock is a OS X style dock for any Linux desktop. I installed it using Ubuntu Tweak. The theme shown is call Tux-N-Tosh I installed it from the French version as it does not show up in the English version. To use the French Version run cairo-dock -S themes.cairo-dock.vef.fr in the Terminal. I am also using the...

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Ubuntu Gnome Themes from the Bisigi Project

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:14:00 +0000

Check out the Bisigi Project for a number of great looking and easy to setup themes for the gnome desktop. Here is a short screencast showing off three of their themes. bisigi-project.org Install their repository for easy installation and automatic updates. With their latest release of the airline theme they have 13 great...

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MacSword 2

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:58:00 +0000

MacSword is a free and open source Bible program for OS X. MacSword is also based on the Sword Project making it compatible with all the texts the Sword Project has put together. When I became the owner of a Mac computer the first thing I looked for was replacement for E-Sword. In my search I found MacSword 1. Version 1 work well...

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PocketSword 1.0

noreply@blogger.com (Lyle) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:21:00 +0000

While browsing The Sword Project site I was happy to see PocketSword has been released. PocketSword is the Sword app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. If you have never heard of The Sword Project here is their statement: The SWORD Project is the CrossWire Bible Society's free Bible software project. Its purpose is to create...

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Arch Linux Part 4

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:23:00 +0000

In Part 3 I mentioned my file system was Read only. On this installation, I did not make any changes to the default configuration files and my file got configured as read-write, allowing me to continue the Arch Linux install. As a guess I would say the Read only file system problem was caused by the noatime line in the fstab file. I...

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Arch Linux Part 3

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:45:00 +0000

Using BJ's Toshiba Satellite I started a new install of Arch Linux. Again the first mirror I tried did not work but the second one did. I was able to complete the install up to "Configuring the network". At this point I received the "unknown host" error. Using Nano I opened rc.conf but it was read only even though I was...

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Pendragon's Tech Stuff News...: New un-patched IE flaw found a day after latest hotfix

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:20:00 +0000

Pendragon's Tech Stuff News...: New un-patched IE flaw found a day after latest hotfix For those still using IE 6 you should read this post and watch the Video (after you update to IE 8).

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Arch Linux Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:44:00 +0000

Things have been busy lately so I have not had time to post on my experience installing Arch Linux. I started the install and had made it to Step 4 (Add a user and setup groups) of the Beginners Guide when I ran out of time. My plan was to take up where I had left off when time allowed. In the mean time I got a call from the...

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Arch Linux

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:40:00 +0000

For sometime I have been intrigued with Arch Linux but have not taken the time to figure out how to install it. One time I tried a installation using the knowledge I had from other distros and found out more knowledge was needed. I finally took the time to read both the Official Arch Linux Install Guide and The Beginner's Guide and see...

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Moving to GNU/Linux from Windows

noreply@blogger.com (RWDub) — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:09:00 +0000

My Brother the writer of "Model Airplanes & R/C Flight" has decided to build himself a new computer and go completely to Linux for his home computer. After doing the math, the money he will save not buying Windows persuaded him to try GNU/Linux again. In the past he has played around with different distros of Linux but never stuck...

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