Some Xubuntu (Xfce) tweaks
I have been using Xubuntu for around a month now on my ThinkPad and thought I would share some of the tweaks/fixes I use.This is a very tip of the iceberg post so if you have questions please fell free...
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gnu Wallpaper
Simple gnu wallpaper created with gimp.It is the gnu Alternate logo and a simple black background designed to allow ample space for conky monitoring.It is 1280x800 and is covered by GPLv3.Added:
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Washington Post's "Underscore for Emphasis"
It seems even the Washington Post is now a fan of the "Underscore for Emphasis" campaign:However, the NTSB contradicted Metrolink's report. Higgins said that the dispatcher noticed something was wrong,...
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Thanks again Microsoft!
As some of you know, well if you read this blog that is, over the last year or so I have switched 98% of my computing to Linux. There does however seem to be something around every two weeks that...
View ArticleThe 'e1000 nasty' firmware fix announced via Suse
For those affected, there has been a message sent to the lkml in regards to fixing corrupted firmware.See here:http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/10/17/214
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Dropped the Tomato....
Well it was a nice run but it seems that the Tomato Firmware series of old has gone and all that is left are the remnants of what was once great.Some may say "Wait Tomato still R0X!" But I am sorry my...
View ArticleUbuntu 8.10 Released.. With issues...
I think I am just p-o'd that Canonical released Ubuntu 8.10 with a bug that affects me in a major way. This one:https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/264789How can you release a...
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Custom DrWeb CureIt utility -
As some may know I have switched to Linux for my everyday computing needs. This has left my "Storage" partition mostly untouched for months. Today I re-applied my 'Windows V!sta Business' Image to the...
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Acer Aspire One - Windows version, OOPS!
Behold the poster child for Linux on Netbooks.This was shot at my local Staples on 15 November, 2008.Here is a close up of the screen. I love the part about the CD-ROM.*Sorry about the quality, it is a...
View ArticleInstalling Ubuntu 8.10 with Xfce4 on a Asus eee 700 2G Surf
Here I will cover the steps I used to get a cheapo Asus 2G Surf off of Xandros and on Ubuntu 8.10 with minimal system "sluggishness"Download the Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Alternate installation CD from your...
View ArticleLatest Midori on the Ubuntu Intrepid eee
If you are like myself and have installed Midori as your default browser in Intrepid you will want to add this PPA.deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/webkit-team/ubuntu intrepid maindeb-src...
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Ubuntu 8.04 dbus and console kit crash
This has been happening randomly since our switch to the lovely Ubuntu server platform. The open bugs at launchpad were a good starting point for information.What seems to be happening is that the dbus...
View ArticleNewegg Eggsaver shipping - redux
Anyone who has ordered from Newegg.com knows that they sometimes offer free shipping with certain items. I suggest that, unless you have no urgent need for the item, you use UPS or FedEx to ship. The...
View ArticleTwitter Address
With having to block Facebook at work due to overzealous users, I have now setup a twitter account. I know, I know who hasn't but anyway here is the address:http://twitter.com/likuidkewl/
View ArticleBest quote of the week
"The one ray of hope is that maybe, just maybe, the thousands of Windows worms will go to war with each other and kill every Windows machine on earth. Though that would be a short-lived cure, because...
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Oh no windows Viruses on my Linux box!!
This was supremely entertaining.My Linux box was infected with Windows viruses oh no! As you can see I downloaded the install.exe to help me keep my system clean!. ;)The not so funny part is that the...
View ArticleCentos - Mounting NTFS drives
I was brushing up on my CentOS 5.3 skills and needed access to an older NTFS formatted usb drive. I forgot that CentOS doesn't include NTFS-3g support natively, doh!So here are the few simple commands...
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Another run-in with Windows Vista
Where to begin? Well, I am moving back to New York after nine years of living no closer then 9.5 hours by car. With this move comes the oh so fun job hunting. As many of you know, unless you live under...
View ArticleRun updates from crontab
Simple safe-upgrade script to be run from root's crontab - Reasoning - I was tired of the way the updater was in Ubuntu recently, that whole pop-under thing is annoying and counter productive. So I...
View ArticleExchange Server 2003 fun
Well with my new job in NY being very Microsoft centric I have run into the normal bevy of MS related issues. Namely random crashes, corruption and crap, I like to call it C3. The latest has been a...
View ArticleGmail: Forwarding only actual email to your Blackberry
If you are like me and setup your primary Gmail account with your Blackberry, or other smartphone, you more than likely get tired of all the "junk" email that goes to your device and startrs it...
View ArticleBack to posting
Time to get back to posting to this little gem of a blog I have here. What to blog about is the only question...
View ArticleRotating event Log files in Windows Server 2003. Shouldn't this be done...
First off let me say yes, we still use Windows Server 2003 SP2 here. It serves the purpose we need it for and as of right now those needs may be small but are still very relevant. I would love to wipe...
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