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Jun/09Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird Spell Checker
Since version 3 of Firefox it has had a built in spell checker. This is handy if say you use your browser to write blogs or posts online for example. The problem is when you download the browser it doesn’t … Continue reading
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Jun/09Replace /dev/xxx With UUID
Overview My recent (re)build of my old Intel Pentium 4 system to run in my Linux system has a slight problem with jumping drive points e.g one minute my /home drive on /dev/sdb1 suddent goes to /dev/sda1 after a reboot … Continue reading
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Jun/09Stop Services / Daemons Starting Up In Ubuntu
To remove daemons from starting up on boot use the following command: sudo update-rc.d servicename remove where servicename is the name of the service. To add the service to start up: sudo update-rc.d servicename defaults To see all your services … Continue reading
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Jun/09Linux Terminal Not Auto-completing
in the terminal is one of the most useful features in command line. Both DOS and Linux support autocomplete with the key . This is when you type part of the command or file name and press tab to complete … Continue reading
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Jun/09GNC-2009-06-12 #485 Email
Check my email out on GNC-2009-06-12 #485 On the Road again Geek News Central Website
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Jun/09WordPress 2.8 Update
It’s been coming and now it’s out and running on this blog. WordPress 2.8
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Jun/09Antec Mini P180
Summary This is the start of my new build which will replace the Linux box. The aim of the new PC is a media PC. Antec Mini P180 Overview The case was available in black and white (I opted for … Continue reading
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May/09Windows 7 64 Bit Release Candidate Experience
Overview I heard good reviews about Windows 7 and with the nature of the Internet there was no way of avoiding the news coming out about it. I was on Windows Vista Ultimate for over a year and started to … Continue reading