I use Putty to access a character application that makes extensive use of F1-F11 function keys so you can imagine how annoying it is to have to press the fn key every time I wanted an F1. So a trip to the BIOS and change the "Action Key Mode" to <disabled> And...

Install the Java components which are in java-6-openjdk or contained within ubuntu-restricted-extras: sudo apt-get install java-6-openjdk # I used this one because it gives a heap of oft needed codecs sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras To test goto:...

Just found an annoying feature of using GMail via IMAP. (Not sure if it's a problem via the web interface) Say you send an email with someone in the To: field and many people in the BCC: field To: ToRecipient1 BCC: recipient1, recipient2, recip3, etc When you send the...

My Dreamhost Piwik archive.sh cron job has been failing with an error: php binary not found. Make sure php5 or php exists in PATH. I presume this is due to dreamhost changing the PATH env not to include /usr/local/bin so the Piwik archive.sh code is not finding the...

Just having a lunch in a local Rutherford Cafe. There doesn't seem to be a free WiFi Service anywhere around so I've turned on my HTC Desires Hotspot capability and am now on the web writing this. I'm using a HP Mini 110 which came with Windows 7 and Splashtop...

I have a small form factor PC which has an SSD and NO CDROM which I'm trying install Ubuntu 10.10 onto. I tried to copy the ubuntu-10.10-server-i386.iso to a USB Key using unetbootin but when I started the install it complained of needing to find a CDROM and would not...

I have been Googling for the past half hour "CD Mounter", "ISO Mount", "Virtual CD for Windows 7", "How can I open a CD/DVD ISO on Windows 7" and found Virtualclone Drive from Slysoft which does the job of mounting a CD/DVD ISO as a drive letter. However I have also...

I've tried over time to get into using CSS and the appropriate html tags to create tables but in the I want a table. So I've installed the "WP-Table Reloaded" plugin and now I have a wonderful and simple jQueryised interface within wordpress with which to generate and...

Just got a HP MINI 110-3538TU Netbook so I can connect back to Work in Australia if needed when I am away from site. Pro's It's small and portable Windows 7 Starter seems to have all that I need (Windows PPTP VPN, Remote Desktop Client (mstsc.exe)). I have installed...