I’ve got a tutorial in the works that I’m really excited about. If you use virtualization much you might want to come back for this one. I’ll outline how to setup and run seamless window integration using VirtualBox for your virtualized applications. I’m not sure how I’ve missed using this for so long, I just… Read More »
Change System Keyboard Layout Ubuntu Many of you know that I’m a dvorak user. Yeah, I use that funny keyboard layout that makes others want to pull their hair out (or punch my lights out!) anytime they sit down to use my machine. It has been just over a year now and I can’t imagine… Read More »
After a few updates on the plugin that I’m using and a bit more testing I have re-activated the OpenID plugin for WordPress. If you’re an OpenID user please let me know if you run into any issues. I have tested with my identity and it seems to be working well enough.. If you haven’t… Read More »
A few of us from the Ubuntu Folding Team setup an IRC channel today for support and discussion of folding. If you’d like to join us drop by in #ubuntu-folding (freenode). You can find support for folding.sh (my application) if I’m around, or discuss other methods for running the distributed computing client. Links: Download folding.sh… Read More »
UPDATE: This article has been updated for Ubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala”. Medibuntu on Ubuntu 9.10. I am generally very wary of suggesting the use of 3rd party repositories. I rarely, if ever, use them myself, even if it’ll make installing an application a bit simpler. The bottom line for this is that I want my… Read More »
I attended Ubuntu Live last year and I really enjoyed it! I met a lot of great people there and I decided last year that I’d be back the next, and also that I’d submit a paper for presentation this year. I meant to last year but at the last minute decided against it (which… Read More »
The Ubuntu team is proud to announce the release of Ubuntu 6.06.2 LTS, the second maintenance release of “Dapper Drake”. This release includes updated Server installation CDs for the i386 and amd64 architectures. About Ubuntu ———— Ubuntu is a full-featured Linux distribution for desktops, laptops, and servers, with a fast and easy install and regular… Read More »
I was tearing away this morning configuring something in the shell. My wife peaks over my shoulder and says “How do you do that?!” I have a nice laugh and there was born an idea for my next post. This post outlines some basic shell shortcuts. note: these use the default shell bindings, based on… Read More »
There was some discussion the other day in #ubuntu-us about some people having issues using the default repository for fetching updates. I mentioned that they might want to use a local repository mirror instead. I’m lucky enough to have an ISP that mirrors Ubuntu repositories (Xmission ftw!!). You may not be so lucky, but there… Read More »
If you’ve followed this blog over the last six months you probably know I’ve been developing a little piece of software that facilitates in installing (and MUCH more!) the Folding @ Home distributed computing project on Linux machines. I’ve had a great lot of fun writing and developing this software, and based on the number… Read More »