I came across a short how-to on the Ubuntu Forums today that I wanted to pass along. I don’t take credit for coming up with these steps. The credit belongs to user dragos240 of the Ubuntu Forums. I figure there have got to be a few of you that are interested in trying this out,… Read More »
Warning: This post is a rant regarding external displays and projectors. If you’ve ever been frustrated and want a possible solution to keep in your back pocket for your next presentation, read on. If you are a hermit, never leaving your mothers basement, you can go back to whatever it is that you do.. I… Read More »
I reinstalled my Asus EeePC 701 this morning with Ubuntu 8.10 “Intrepid” final release. To my surprise the wireless no longer worked whereas it did in previous releases (beta, etc). Jumping into IRC I was able to find a fix however, and here it is. Installing Backported Kernel Modules You’ll need to install a backported… Read More »
I’ve been teaching software RAID on RHEL5 for some time now and today I came to the realization that nearly every student I’ve ever taught that is currently using RAID is using hardware RAID. Nobody seems to use software RAID, at least in what I’ve run into. Now, in my mind, the performance difference between… Read More »
Recently I’ve seen a good bit of discussion regarding 32bit vs 64bit installations of Ubuntu. We’ve even had long conversations at the office on the matter as well. For a long time I’ve simply installed 32bit on my Core2Duo machine, even though it supports the 64bit installation. I just didn’t see a lot of reason… Read More »
Update: I wrote this quite a while ago and never posted it pending more testing. I figure it can be helpful in its current state to more users than just myself. So, in the spirit of release early, release often here are steps that I took for configuring extended display on my MacBook. Based on… Read More »
I’ve been troubleshooting some oddities on my machine this afternoon and one thing I’ve done to try and find some conflicts is remove some often unneeded kernel modules. I thought I would outline quickly how to disable and permanently remove the bluetooth module for those that don’t use it. I realize I don’t think I’ve… Read More »
I ordered a new monitor the other day to replace my aging 20″ CRT beast. The thing still works pretty well but I swear it weighs one-hundred pounds. So, I broke down and bought a 19″ LCD that does 1440×900. I figure if I can extend the display that I currently have to an additional… Read More »
I wanted to quickly share this link. There is a public poll on Lenovo Blogs asking what distribution the people want. Here is the link. Go make your voice heard for Ubuntu!
This tutorial will outline how to connect your Linux machine (probably not distro-specific, but this was tested and created using Ubuntu 7.04) to dial-up networking via a Treo 700p Smart Phone. This method uses USB connection and requires a data plan with your service provider. I use Sprint as they have the cheapest unlimited data… Read More »