February 2012
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Upgrade your original 1984 Macintosh to run OS X... →
justfelix: “The original Macintosh took the the world by storm with its small form factor, and above standard speeds. This project aims to show you how to upgrade your original 1984 macintosh to the specification of a modern day machine.” Cuuuuuute!
Feb 21st
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Customising Colours in Leopard Terminal
I upgraded to Leopard a couple of days ago, and was reminded how hard it is to read the default blue colour in Terminal on a black background. Mike Solomon’s TerminalColors was written for Tiger’s Terminal and so doesn’t work with Leopard, so here is my SIMBL hack for Leopard’s Terminal – it allows customisation of ANSI colours on a per-profile basis Make sure you have SIMBL installed –...
Feb 4th
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Change font and font size in Fluxbox
In Fluxbox 1.1 a font and a font size can be changed by editing a overlay file, usually located in ~/.fluxbox/. So just add the following lines to this file and restart fluxbox menu.title.font: sans-12:bold menu.frame.font: sans-12:bold toolbar.clock.font: sans-10:bold toolbar.workspace.font: sans-12:bold *font: sans-12 course you have to select the font you like or the size.
Feb 4th
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How To Install Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx via the... →
If you wish to install Ubuntu via the Internet instead of downloading the entire 680 plus MB ISO image before installing, you can choose todownload the initial 13MB of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Minimum CD to boot your system, and then install other packages you want. This tutorial will show you how to install Ubuntu via the Internet and help you save bandwidth by installing only the packages you...
Feb 1st
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January 2012
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Jan 30th
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Tutorial: The best tips & tricks for bash,...
The bash shell is just amazing. There are so many tasks that can be simplified using its handy features. This tutorial tells about some of those features, explains what exactly they do and learns you how to use them. Difficulty: Basic - Medium Running a command from your history Sometimes you know that you ran a command a while ago and you want to run it again. You know a bit of the...
Jan 26th
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Jan 26th
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Jan 25th
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December 2011
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Ubuntu Minimal Desktop →
Dec 12th
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[Desktop] Manage Ubuntu Desktop Easily with... →
If you’re new to Ubuntu and need a little help managing your system, then try this program called Ailurus. It is a free cross-platform distribution package that helps you manage and configure your system from a central location. Things like changing your computer name, replacing background images, login screen and more — This package will help you do it.   To install this package, go...
Dec 12th
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Y PPA Manager
Y PPA Manager is a GUI tool to easily add PPAs, search a package in all Launchpad PPAs, remove duplicate PPAs (only works with separate .list files), backup PPAs and other PPA-related tasks. Check out the Launchpad page for a complete features list. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/y-ppa-manager sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install y-ppa-manager
Dec 10th
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Installing F4L on Ubuntu →
Open the Terminal window and run the below commands: sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 wget http://www.sonsuzdongu.com/paketler/f4lm_0.1-1_i386.deb Now, extract the downloaded .deb package using below command: sudo dpkg -i f4lm_0.1-1_i386.deb To run the F4L, use the below command: f4lm If you want to make a shortcut, then, download the below attached .txt file and copy all the content from it and...
Dec 8th
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Desktop Tumblr Blog App Get’s A New Interface →
OpenTumblr is a desktop blog poster for the Tumblr service. It supports all categories of Tumblr and works very well, indeed! I’ve blogged about it previously on this blog so this update is simply regarding the upcoming release. Due for release in November, OpenTumblr 0.1.0 may just knock-your-socks off if you’re an OpenTumblr fan or even just a tumblr user thanks in part to a clean...
Dec 1st
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OpenTumblr Goes QT, [Desktop Tumblr App] →
OpenTumblr is a desktop application for posting and uploading files, photos, etc, to your Tumbr account. I’ve blogged about OpenTumblr before [see  here  and here] but the latest release slipped out the door a few weeks back without my noticing! Belated news, but news nonetheless; here’s what’s new in OpenTumblr 0.2.0. QT interface OpenTumblr, since my last updates, has gained a new...
Dec 1st
November 2011
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Grumblr – Nifty Linux Desktop app for tumblr →
Users of the increasingly popular Tumblr blogging service wishing to oil their creative juices should check out Grumblr - a desktop-based application for posting and updating Tumblr blogs. With the service being a sort of mash up of Twitter, Facebook and MySpace, it’s not surprising that Tumblr is fast picking up new users. Social-style features allow readers to reblog other peoples’ entries,...
Nov 30th
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Desktop Tumblr Application For Ubuntu →
Open Tumblr makes posting to your Tumblr blog from your desktop whenever you like as easy as pie. When you got an itch to post a photo, or a desire to quote a quote €“ fire up Open Tumblr and blog away. A simple, incredible and functional app, for tumblr run’s on Mac OS X , Windows, AND Linux with support for advanced posting options. OpenTumblr has a few basic requirements in...
Nov 30th
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Repositori Ubuntu 11.10 'Oneiric Ocelot' dalam...
Repo Kambing: deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/ubuntu/ oneiric main restricted universe multiverse deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/ubuntu/ oneiric-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://kambing.ui.ac.id/ubuntu/ oneiric-security main restricted universe multiverse Repo Ukdw: deb http://repo.ukdw.ac.id/ubuntu oneiric main restricted universe multiverse deb http://repo.ukdw.ac.id/ubuntu...
Nov 6th
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Install Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot di Macbook Pro...
Ubuntu Oneiric sudah resmi bisa digunakan pada pertengahan Oktober tepatnya tanggal 13 Oktober 2011, pada awalnya saya juga tidak tertarik dengan Ubuntu Ocelot, karena masalah tidak suka dengan tampilan Unity dari Ubuntu. Tapi lambat hari setelah melihat beberapa tangkapan layar teman teman facebook, saya cukup tergoda untuk mencobanya pada MacBook Pro 8.1 yang saya miliki. Saya cukup yakin untuk...
Nov 6th
October 2011
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Oct 15th
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Downable network: Autodesk Maya (2012)... →
downable: Autodesk Maya (2012) Subscription Advantage Pack (MacOSX/Linux) | 1.0 GB + 886 MB The Autodesk® Subscription Advantage Pack for Autodesk® Maya® 2012 software provides new tools to help manage increasing scene complexity required by today’s games, film, and television productions. …
Oct 14th
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Scrapplebox: Ubuntu Linux: Uninstall / Remove Any... →
aaronarlof: Just learned this today and thought I’d repost it. Be sure to check the original source article to read the comments! Q. I’d like to save some disk space so I’d like to remove unwanted software from my HP laptop. How do I uninstall software under Ubuntu / Debian Linux? A. Both Ubuntu and…
Oct 14th
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SHANE EASTON: How can I get my outside IP from... →
shaneeaston: I cant tell you how many times I’ve been working on a Linux server that is behind a firewall (command-line only) and I need to know the outside IP address for DNS or configuration or what have you. In the past I would do a ‘wget ipchicken.com’ or something and then look at the HTML and find my IP….
Oct 13th
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How to fix add-apt-repository doesn’t work behind... →
fieldytech: I am trying to add ubuntu ppa using add-apt-repository and i was not able to add because of some python error urllib2.URLError:   The following solution worked for me Solution 1 $sudo visudo then add the following lines Defaults env_keep = “http_proxy https_proxy ftp_proxy” Save and exit the file Now try to run the following commands $ sudo bash # export...
Oct 13th
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Sudo HelpMe: Setting up a simple FTP server →
sudohelpme: Distro: Ubuntu (probably fedora too but my distro is broken and I havent had a chance to test) I have an old computer in my house that I installed ubuntu server edition on, I use it to back up files mostly but it does allow me to branch out and learn some things about network usage. One of the…
Oct 12th
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..:CopyLeft:..: Touchpad-Indicator →
copyleftgt: Configuración e instalación Instalación Esto es lo de siempre, pero hay que repetir. Primero añadimos el repositorio y actualizamos: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:atareao/atareao && sudo apt-get update ahora instalamos, haciendo clic en Touchpad-Indicator o bien, desde el terminal: sudo…
Oct 12th
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How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 10.04 or 10.10 to 11.04 →
Oct 11th
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Sinfest: good software for macintosh →
sinfest: Whether you’re a budding web developer or a professional web designer, you’re limited by the software you use. To let your creativity be your only limit, it’s important to choose the best software program for your web design needs. This list provides the top three web design software packages for…
Oct 11th
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Oct 11th
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Sudo HelpMe: Setting up a simple FTP server →
sudohelpme: Distro: Ubuntu (probably fedora too but my distro is broken and I havent had a chance to test) I have an old computer in my house that I installed ubuntu server edition on, I use it to back up files mostly but it does allow me to branch out and learn some things about network usage. One of the…
Oct 10th
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Oct 10th
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Oct 9th
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Oct 8th
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September 2011
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Binary Tricks - Watts →
Sep 15th
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Sep 15th
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Sep 14th
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Sep 14th
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Sep 13th
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Sep 3rd
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What's in a Dream? | Dream Studio →
Dream Studio contains all the apps you need to create stunning graphics, captivating videos, inspiring music, and professional websites. Available as a free download, Dream Studio can be run directly from DVD, installed to your hard-drive, or even installed onto a USB Flash drive, for the ultimate in portability! Here is a list of just some of the included software: Cinelerra  - a powerful...
Sep 3rd
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Sep 3rd
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To Do List After installing Ubuntu 10.04 aka Lucid...
It has become a tradition with my to do lists. This time, it’s for “Lucid Lynx”, the new Ubuntu release from Canonical. And yep it’s better than the previous version “Karmic Koala”. There have been some drastic changes in the UI and under the hood. Lucid Lynx, out of box, is faster, more social, cloud integrated…basically it feels like an operating system you would want to use today.  So without...
Sep 3rd
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Ubuntu 10.04 - Rhythmbox not working
sudo apt-get purge rhythmbox sudo apt-get update sudo dpkg --configure -a sudo apt-get install -f sudo apt-get install rhythmbox rhythmbox-plugins
Sep 3rd
August 2011
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Aug 28th
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Convert .png to .svg? - Ubuntu Forums →
Aug 26th
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Aug 26th
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Aug 26th
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[SOLVED] Ubuntu 10.04 Network-Manager Applet Icon... →
Aug 8th