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Linux
Remove and reinstall xserver on Ubuntu 9.10
Jan 16th
Well the time came when my good friend Richard asked for some help with his new monitor/graphics card setup.
Ubuntu had thrown him into low graphics mode. No good for his new 22″ LCD and also no good without 3D acceleration.
This fix takes about 20 seconds but will basically remove X11 from your Ubuntu install, purge the files and reinstall it so you can setup X11 exactly as it does in the installation of Ubuntu.
Ghostery – Firefox Add-On
Aug 8th
A lot of websites will track or monitor what you do or where you go online. Basically, so that the authors can get an understanding of their audiences, so that trends can be gathered for additional content, advertising or any other type of profitable gain.
There used to be an Internet Explorer Add-on called EyeDecide, many years ago, which allowed you to stop certain websites loading monitoring cookies or scripts.
Well, for FireFox, here is Ghostery!
Ubuntu – Download Management
Jul 13th
When FlashGet and FlashGot just will not play nice together on your Ubuntu desktop, I’ve found an alternative way of managing your file hosted download needs
LogMeIn For Ubuntu
Jul 13th
Unfortunately, LogMeIn doesn’t make a linux compatible version of it’s remote home software. The software is an .msi, and therefore can’t be installed using WINE either.
So how can you remote home to your Ubuntu pc?
The answer is Dynamic DNS.
Spotify – Streaming Music On Your Desktop
May 3rd
Remember Napster? Remember Audio Galaxy?
Well Spotify is set to be as big as these programs with one difference… It’s legal..
You do need to sign up for an account but it is fast and simple… – And FREE!
The software can be downloaded from here and it is currently available for Windows and Mac…
Can it be run on Linux? – But of course. And it works well!
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