Thursday, November 26, 2015

VirtualBox: Getting USB to Work Ubuntu 14.04

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Don't ask why but I installed a Virtualbox of Windows 10 (I wanted to experiment with all it's new features, some of which required ...
Saturday, October 24, 2015

Preserving the life of your SSD (Linux)

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Your new SSD drive has a limited number of write cycles that it will take before it fails.  This number is pretty high and it should last a ...
Monday, October 05, 2015

Installing Nvidia GTX 950 Drivers in Ubuntu 14.04.3 Linux

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STEP 1. Download the correct nvidia-driver for your Nvidia Graphic Card. You have to pick the right Graphic Card and Operating System (O.S...
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Sunday, October 04, 2015

Built a New Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) Box

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I wanted to build a new Linux compatible box but couldn't find much information about which parts would work and which wouldn't.  Af...
Thursday, April 02, 2015

Startup Disk Creator doesn't make DVDs

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Just a quick note;   Startup Disk Creator will only make bootable USB Drives NOT Bootable DVD's.  To make a bootable DVD use a Disc Bur...
Monday, October 13, 2014

XnViewMP for Linux (Graphic Viewer)

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I was updating some of the MS Windows software I use when I saw that XnViewMP released a Linux version.   XnViewMP is a graphic image viewe...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Auto Mount SMB Share at Boot

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I have an Asus RT-N66U Router and it has two USB ports, one of which I have a 1 TB Western Digital Hard Drive attached.  To access it from ...
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Garmin ForeRunner 210 on Ubuntu 14.04 Update

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After doing all the steps in my last Garmin ForeRunner 210 post, my FR 210 started showing up as a storage device (usb thumb drive) in Naut...
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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Garmin Forerunner 210 and Ubuntu

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My trusty Garmin Forerunner 305 died.  After shopping around, I decided to get a Garmin Forerunner 210 to replace it (I thought about gettin...
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Sunday, July 13, 2014

A Nice Clipboard Manager - Diodon

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While I'm researching online for projects (like this one) I find myself opening a GEDIT doc and copying and pasting multiple items to th...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

DropBox Quit Working on Ubuntu 14.04

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I noticed that Dropbox had quit working when I upgraded to Ubuntu 14.04 .  I kept getting a Crash Report window when I rebooted.  When I ch...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

What to do after a installation of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

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This is a one of the best collections of Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty Tahr)  "After Install" document I've seen. Link to the GOOGLE ...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

Google Chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libudev.so.0

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After upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 to Ubuntu 14.04 my Google Chrome Browser stopped working. It wouldn't start when I clicked on it in t...
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Upgrading from 12.04 to 14.04

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I stayed with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS through all the upgrades until 14.04LTS came out.  Well I couldn't wait until July for the upgrade to j...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Fix Your STEAM Install (Connection Error)

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I had to put a little effort into get Steam to work on my Ubuntu 12.04 Install (Video Drivers update crashed me) so when it stopped working ...
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Sunday, March 02, 2014

Master PDF Editor

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Do you need to edit PDF Files?  If so, then read this article on WEB UPD8's site on how to install  Master PDF Editor . MASTER PDF EDITO...
Monday, February 03, 2014

Expanding your Virtual Hard Drive in VirtualBox

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I was getting an error saying I was out of Hard Drive Room when I tried to install the LibreOffice onto my VirtualBox Windows 7 install on ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

Connect to FTP Servers with Nautilus

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I wanted a quick way to access a few FTP servers without having to open up Filezille .  It turns out that using Nautilus as an FTP Client ...
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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Nautilus Extension For Quick Image Editing

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Every want to right click an image in Nautilus and change it's size, rotate it, or convert its format?  If so then the IMAGE TOOLS Naut...
Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Remove and Reinstall Your Video Drivers (Nvidia)

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After my Linux Kernel Upgrade to  3.2.0-57  I had to reboot.  On reboot I got a Black TERMINAL SCREEN asking for my USER NAME and PASSWORD...