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Installing NX Server (neatx-server) on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric
Here is a well laid out explanation of how to do it: http://blog.philippklaus.de/2011/11/install-nx-server-neatx-on-ubuntu-11-10/ I am a bit disappointed with the result though. I don't seem to be able to connect and disconnect cleanly. The neatx server leaves...
Using Linux Screen
Recently I have got caught out by leaving a terminal running while remotely connected to a Linux server and the connection has failed leaving the remote process unfinished & terminated. The Linux screen command allows you to run programs and disconnect. Rather than...
Goodbye Dear Home Line I Paid for you Well
Telstra provides a costly service. There isn't enough competition to get the prices down especially in a regional area. They do have the best coverage on the mobile network though and it would be unfair not to mention our low population and enormous cabling distances...
A Link to an Article on Creating Searchable PDF on Linux
http://tfischernet.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/searchable-pdfs-with-linux/ PDF Copy of blog post in case they stop blogging and leave the internet
Windows 7, Office 2003 with Latest Office 20xx Compatibility Pack won’t open xlsx
I'm trying to open an xlsx document in Windows 7 Pro 32bit with Office 2003 SBE and the latest Office Compatibility Pack and it doesn't recognize the xlsx file. I have found the problem/s: The immediate problem: The version of Office 2003 didn't have Service Pack 3...
VMWare Convertor – A file I/O error occurred while accessing
Just got this error when running vmware convertor on Windows 7 to transfer an XP image to ESXi 4. Looks like VMWare Convertor can't find the files. Opening the Virtual PC's settings and you find that it is referencing a `Parent Disk'. Copy the this file to the same...
