Use Vim As A Pager It has been some time since I’ve done a Vim Tip of the Week, but I came across something today that I thought I would share. This tip will allow you to use Vim, with all its syntax highlighting glory, as a pager (similar to less or more). If you… Read More »
I found a new Gnome Easter egg the other day. Just when I thought I knew about all of them (yeah, I know, some Gnome developer is sitting back in the corner laughing about all the Easter Eggs we *don’t* know about!) I find a few more. This one will require you to logout and… Read More »
It was pointed out to me recently that the graphical tool for sharing files and folders no longer displayed within the Main Menu. I’m not sure if this is reported as a bug anywhere (I haven’t looked), but I thought I would mention how you can still use the tool, or even better, manually add… Read More »
Have you ever wondered what the actual command is behind the application you’re launching from the Applications Menu? I’ve found it useful a number of times, and I have two three methods of finding out what the command actually is. If there are any Gnome devs reading this, could finding the properties be made simpler… Read More »
Do you have applications in your main menu that you never, ever use? Would you like to get rid of them? Perhaps you’d like to reorganize some of your menu entries? This can be done two ways, both of which take only two-clicks. Editing The Main Menu Method number one is done via right-click +… Read More »
I have heard complaints here and there regarding Ubuntu requiring the user to login at boot time. I, personally, prefer this as I feel it ads a level of security to my machine, but I can see situations where it’d simply be annoying. If you are the only user on your machine and you’d like… Read More »
If your computer habits are anything like mine you probably have a set of applications that you use nearly every time you log in to the machine. Let me guess.. Firefox? Pidgin perhaps? Thunderbird or Evolution? You may have more or less, but it is common for a user to use the same applications regularly. … Read More »
There was some recent discussion on one of the local User Group lists this week about “What is your favorite underdog OSS application?” This discussion brought out quite a few of the little never-heard-of applications, yet many of them have proven to be really useful! If you’ve never spent an hour or two poking around… Read More »
Yesterday I outlined how to install and play StarCraft and the BroodWar expansion on Ubuntu 8.04. Today I’ll build on that by outlining how to install the 1.15.2 “no CD” patch available from Blizzard Entertainment. Installing the 1.15.2 “no CD” patch One thing we quickly realized after installing was that it was a bit annoying… Read More »
Over this last weekend I went to spend some time with my parents and little brothers that still live at home. My youngest brother, Dan, was playing that old-school strategy game StarCraft. After watching him play for a bit and remembering the good ‘ol times I had playing StarCraft back in the day I thought… Read More »