October 2007
12 posts
Rescue Your Stranded Tunes →
Reviews of programs for Mac, Windows & Linux to transfer your tunes from an iPod to a hard drive
The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy Gibbon" →
Great tips on how to install and customize Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), although a little slow to load with all the screen shots. It’s a great way to get a sense of how to set up one of the best Linux desktops around these days. Some of my favorite tips include:
powertop
adding a new software repository
adding the medibuntu repository
Master Mac OS X Users and Groups by Making Your... →
How to create groups to manage access privileges to shared files
The Perfect Desktop - Ubuntu 7.10 "Gutsy... →
HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
Detecting your version of Ubuntu Linux →
You can see the current version of Ubuntu by selecting System > About Ubuntu. It’s in the second paragraph.
The other method to find your version is a command line method. There are two commands you can use: cat /etc/issue or you can use cat /etc/lsb-release …and finally to find your kernel version and a few more details about your machine use the uname command which, per the man...
AMD 64-bit Linux on Area 51 - Finally →
I performed a clean install on a dedicated hard disk. No problems there. I really like the clean desktop: no icons! Although the boot up time seems unusually long, Sound card drivers: Creative X-fi XtremeGamer 64-bit driver for Linux Error:
neil@area-51u:~/Desktop/XFiDrv_Linux_US-1.04$ sudo ./installer [sudo] password for neil: This product only support 64-bit Operating Systems Setup will now...
Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO →
Before I do a clean install of Ubuntu on my ShuttleX, I want to make a complete backup. This From The Linux Documentation Project, Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO:
Total restore, sometimes called bare metal recovery, is the process of rebuilding a computer after a catastrophic failure. In order to make a total restoration, you must have complete backups, not only of your file system, but...
TV Torrents: When 'piracy' is easier than legal... →
Surveillance State - CNET Blogs
tvRSS →
Syndication for your television
Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) Download →
Although I successfully upgraded my Feisty Fawn 7.04 installation to Gutsy Gibbon (7.10), I’m having some problems with desktop effects. Basically, none of the window manager elements appear. I’ve decided to do a clean install, so I’m downloading the CD image, but it’s taking forever… The torrent files are listed at the bottom of the Gutsy Gibbon download page, but it...
Download Kompozer: My New Favorite Open Source... →
Kompozer picks up where Nvu seems to have left off. Nvu was my favorite Open Source WYSIWIG editor, but has been stuck at version 1.0 for some time now I am pleased to say that I find Kompozer very useful on Windows & Linux, and even run it off my U3 USB drive. Since I haven’t figured out how to trigger the “accelerator keys” (like Alt-F for “File,” Alt-O for...
Soundblaster X-Fi errors →
I installed my new Soundblaster X-Fi in Area51. I tried to install the drivers on both XP and Vista; problems with both. Creative suggest I might have a BIOS problem, so I find the support page for my mobo, here: ASRock Motherboard - Product - 939Dual-SATA2 - Overview. I downloaded and installed the latest BIOS update (939Dual-SATA2 - Download). Although this was a Good Thing To Do, it did not...