by admin | Oct 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Apparently there are still some bugs to work out with Ubuntu 9.10 RC. If you install with Wubi and update grub2 automatically rewrites the MBR which disables bootup to Windows but Ubuntu keeps working. Here is a temporary solution. We need to fix the MBR for Windows....
by admin | Oct 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’m in the process of upgrading all my computers to the latest Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) and I really wanted a way to quickly customize my interface. I wrote this quick script that I plan on running immediately after installing. This script downloads and sets...
by admin | Oct 9, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have always used third party tools to zero write hard disks when I’m done using them or when some body requests it done. However, I have started using a external hard drive enclosure and I wanted to do it within my Ubuntu. dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb Since I...
by admin | Aug 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Recently I’ve some problems with the panels in Gnome getting all messed up. It can be difficult to get everything back exactly where you want it. Easy solution is just do delete your config and let gnome rebuild it back to the defaults. At the terminal type: rm...
by admin | Aug 1, 2009 | Uncategorized
All of my email accounts are IMAP accounts so I have my email anywhere I go. I always worry about making a mistake and losing all my emails. I found this great program that lets you backup your IMAP emails and folders. http://www.broobles.com/imapsize To schedule a...
by admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
by admin | Jul 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
In the repository folders at http://download.opensuse.org/repositories under your version there is a .repo file for each repository. I haven’t found the GUI front end to import these yet but from the command line you can copy the file to /etc/zypp/repos.d/ to...
by admin | Jun 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
I’ve decided I’m going to start looking into using OpenSUSE 11.1 as my main distro. I have started moving over to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 at work and I figure the more I familiarize myself with it then better off I will be in the long run. Yast...
by admin | May 1, 2009 | Windows
I think I have decided that I very much dislike Windows Vista. However, a few things that I always seem to forget where they are that can help me when I’m in a hurry are… Run program with administrative privileges: Start > Type the program in the Search...
by admin | Apr 30, 2009 | Windows
I have been doing some work lately for a couple of screen printing/vinyl businesses. One of the hardest things is matching fonts to certain designs. I use Corel Paint Shop Pro X for any graphics I create. It has most of the tools needed and is capable of doing some...
