My laptop, affectionately called ‘dustpuppy’, is of course running Ubuntu Linux 7.04. After my basic install i had only a few things that didn’t work. The primary non-functional issues was the integrated webcam and the flash card reader. And now webcam works. How to set it up. Well for this i mainly followed a tutorial [...]
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Invalid google!
The other day i was surfing around, wasting time. The net is a great way to waste time, and my question is whom to see about getting that time back. No wait, thats not the question i was going for. Why doesnt google validate according to the w3c standards ?! The extremely simply google frontpage [...]
gDesklets – widgets for linux
Okay this time i want to share how to install, setup and use gDesklets for linux. More specifically as i always do using Ubuntu Linux. Its a small easy guide and there isn’t a lot too it, so lets get started: Installation First we, of course, need to get gDesklets installed. Right now i am [...]
VPN and Network Manager in Ubuntu
Today i want to share my little knowledge about vpn connections using NetworkManager. Network Manager in case you dont already know is an amazing piece of software for your linux distro allowing easy hazzle free networking when switching to wireless network environments. An example would be the windows wireless list were its possible to see [...]
How To keep that in-box organized !
This is the follow-up in the organizing your everyday life series. How to keep control of that pesky in-box filling up with e-mails. Get a spamfilter. Getting a spam filter, either by installing thirdparty filtering software, or using an e-mail client with a built in filter is a lifesaver. Most filters greatly reduce the number [...]
Power up the terminal with Aliases !
A little quick trick on how to add some nifty aliases for your terminal. What is an alias exactly. Well it’s another name for a specific command. A common alias e.g. could be to be able to type ‘dir’ (windows/DOS style) to list the directory content instead of ‘ls’. Then you make an alias saying [...]
