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Ubuntu Unity Desktop Environment

Apparently Ubuntu will be going for a game-change with a new Desktop environment named Unity. You can install it on Ubuntu 10.10 using the linked instructions There is a 2D and 3D version. I'm running the 2D version because the 3D version will probably slow my...

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IPod Shuffle not mounting in Ubuntu 10.10

I, or more accurately my wife, has an iPod Shuffle Model No. A1112 When inserting into a USB port it's led flashed but it didn't appear as a device in the File Manager. It was detected by the operating system. # the iPod is detected... sudo lsusb Bus 001 Device 015:...

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A Good Comms Cabinet & Cabling Supplier

Just bought a 45U rack from 4cabling.com.au Price was approximately 1/4 of what Dell was quoting. Once I got the new rack all I had to do was move the vertical rails in a so they matched the current Dell rack and all was good. In view of the foregoing I'm currently...

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A Good Kohana Tutorial

Check this out very easy to understand Beginners Kohana Tutorial. http://www.dealtaker.com/blog/2009/11/20/kohana-php-3-0-ko3-tutorial-part-1/ There are many other parts to it (I'm up to 2 at the moment).

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Alcatel OmniPCX Voice Prompts

Just had to upload voice prompts to an Alcatel OmniPCX. The process: Record the message using the "Sound Recorder" on Windows 7 (which saves to WMA format and it's got a high sample rate and it got 2 channels etc) Upload to a Ubuntu 10.10 Linux box and use ffmpeg to...

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