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Oct/09

Ubuntu No Monitor Defaults To 800×600

Filed Under Linux at 1st October 2009 0:01 by

Overview I recently moved my Long standing Linux box running Ubuntu 8.04 as a headless server which needs X running because of Mythtv. Once it was in place I remoted into the box running Remote Desktop on Linux and VNC … Continue reading →

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Sep/09

Dropbox Case Conflict

Filed Under Linux at 29th September 2009 0:15 by

I was setting up Dropbox but it doesn’t seem to handle folders with the same name as a file in Ubuntu.

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Sep/09

Samba GUI Config

Filed Under Linux at 25th September 2009 0:01 by

I found a handy little tool that allows users to configure Samba without going through the command line. To install on Ubuntu type the following: sudo apt-get install system-config-samba The app can be access in System > Administration > Samba … Continue reading →

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Sep/09

MythWeb Database Access Denied

Filed Under Linux at 21st September 2009 0:01 by

I recently had to re-install my Linux computer after a lot had screwed up (mainly my fault for experimenting with stuff). When I check MythWeb I got the Message “MythWeb Database Access Denied” with some more text below. MythWeb is … Continue reading →

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Sep/09

Antec Mini P180 – New Linux Computer

Filed Under Hardware at 16th September 2009 0:01 by

I have finally collected all the parts to build my new computer. Spanning over 3 months and costing just over £400 (including swapping my Alienware PC’s 2GB RAM sticks for 4GB). The goal was to build a budget PC which … Continue reading →

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Sep/09

Energy@Home Released On Google Code

Filed Under energy@home, Software at 8th September 2009 22:40 by

I have formally uploaded and started using Google Code to host my energy monitor I’m using / developing. It has been released under the GPL license so feel free to take a look at my messy code and leave some … Continue reading →

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Aug/09

Facebook Picture Upload Crashes Or Errors On FireFox

Filed Under Java, Linux at 31st August 2009 11:33 by

Recently tried to upload pictures to Facebook using Firefox only to find it crashed on me the first time and errored on the second. I thought this was odd considering it uses a Java Applet which should be compatible with … Continue reading →

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Aug/09

Mac OSX vs Windows Vista

Filed Under Linux, Mac, Windows at 24th August 2009 0:01 by

I have been using my MacBook Pro for over 6 months now and have come to likes and dislikes with it. I will discuss the Operating System(OS) and not the hardware in this post and will include Vista just so … Continue reading →