30 Days of Linux (and Beyond)

A devoted MS Windows user gives up all his Windows machines to explore Ubuntu 6.1 Linux for 30 days. If I can't figure out how to do it with Linux I just won't do it. (This was from Nov 1 to Dec 1, 2006, I have continued to use Ubuntu beyond those 30 days and now will try to post how-to's, help, and other Linux (Ubuntu) thoughts here)

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Learn the Command Line Interface (CLI) through Videos

Want to learn some COMMAND LINE (CLI) goodness. Here's a cool site that will teach various Command Line usage through videos ( WWW.PLAY...

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Change the GRUB default boot option

When I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04 the default operating system selection in the GRUB Boot menu did not work for me. I found a nice...

Upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal)

Well I've done it now! I upgraded from Ubuntu 10.10 to 11.04, Natty Narwhal , and right from the beginning it gave me trouble. Th...

Sunday, August 07, 2011

How to Install LibreOffice on Ubunutu 10.10

The jury is still out on Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal). I've come to relay on my Ubuntu box too much to upgrade but I wanted to run Lib...

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Garmin 305 Forerunner, Runkeeper.com and GPSBABLE

I have a Garmin 305 Forerunner watch which tracks several things about your runs, walks, or bike rides. It tracks the path you take with i...

Saturday, February 12, 2011

IOS 4.2.1 DBus Error Fix (Iphone)

I've upgraded my Iphone 3gs to IOS 4.2.1 and it quit working with Ubunutu. It gave me the following error; DBus error org.freedesktop.D...

Sunday, February 06, 2011

A Couple of Nautilus Tips

Nautilus is the FILE MANAGER Ubuntu uses. Here are a couple of quick tips. How to show File Sizes under the thumb nails Nautilus uses. 1. ...

Sunday, January 02, 2011

A working Web Cam

Just a short note but was something I had trouble finding. I wanted a web camera that worked with Skype under Ubuntu. I found the Logitech...

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Virtual Box; Windows XP inside Ubuntu

I use MS Windows at work so I still need a MS Windows machine here at home too. I was going to make my home PC a duel booter but I did not ...

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Garmin Forerunner 305 and Ubuntu

I've decided to get into shape (too much time playing with Ubuntu). The problem is I don't have a lot of spare time and I need to k...

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Not Linux but Useful Info BLOGGER

I have this blog associated with an old email address that I do not want to keep so I needed to transfer this blog to another email account....

Needed a Cheap Scanner and Got a Printer Too

I needed a cheap scanner that would work with Ubuntu. I had nice little Cannon but it was a MS Windows only scanner. I've looked on an...

Sunday, August 22, 2010

OpenOffice Howto: Paste Unformatted Text Shortcut Key

I know OpenOffice is not just for Linux but I've all but replaced MS Office with it even at work (I still have to have Outlook for emai...

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

How to get Google Services working with Evolution V2.28.1 +

How do I get Evolution to use ( Sync with ) my Gmail Account? How do I get Evolution to Sync with my Google Calendar? How do I get Evoluti...

Tuesday, July 06, 2010

WINE. What I've got working.

I've found Linux equivalents of almost every application I want or need. For the ones I just can't live without, there's WINE ....

Monday, May 17, 2010

Converting WMA to MP3 (LAME and XCFA)

Version Ubuntu 10.04. First you have to be able to play MP3s and WMAs (or DVDs for that matter). Since this article is about conversion n...

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Adding 2nd Harddrive & Making it Mount on Boot

I haven't posted here forever, but that is a good thing (for me). It's because I have been able to solve most of my Linux ( Ubuntu ...

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Did Ubuntu release a Service Pack?

Did Ubuntu release a service pack for Hardy Heron ? Yestarday I had 70mbs of crtical downloads, today I had another 20mbs . Don't ge...

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Upgrade From 7.10 to 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron

Updated my Ubuntu Laptop from 7.10 to 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron . The Upgrade had two big problems and one minor one. The whole upgrade took ab...

Sunday, November 04, 2007

Gutsy Gibbon

Over all I like the 7.10 update. It's added a couple of things I like and I haven't noticed anything that quit working (for me). T...

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