I have upgraded Ubuntu 7.10 to 8.04 in the dev branch some things aren't working. I installed the latest openoffice from OpenOffice.org and it wouldn't install using the provided java installer and when I installed it using the deb download it couldn't find Java....
I swapped from a bridge adsl modem setup (the connection is defined and terminates as ppp0 on my Linux box) to a ADSL Router setup where the username and password is in the ADSL Router itself. The problem was that my Linux box still had the pppoe connection defined...
I have been asked several time recently whether free(as in beer) antivirus programs are 'just as good' as the paid "Name Brand" offerings. The short answer is no. However if you are cash strapped then you really should install some sort of virus protection even if...
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At work I get phone calls from users asking where file or folder X is. Instead of starting into explaining the path to the user and then explaining which key is the backslash key, I have found it easier to copy the path into an email and send it to them. I have a...
I have found if you go to http://smh.com.au and try and do a search for "RSS Channels" the link doesn't appear in the first page of results ... so they don't advertise the RSS feed very well and I haven't found the ubiquitous RSS logo on the frontpage either. The...
I have in the past used Ghostscript to rotate PDFs however this time I used a utility call pdftk On Ubuntu 7.10 it is easily installed using the command: sudo apt-get install pdftk To rotate a pdf 90 degrees to the right (the entire document in this example) you run...
I use an excellent open source CAD package QCAD which I pay about 49$ P.A. to have the latest version for both Linux (home) and Windows (work). Under Linux it can export as high quality PDF using the "File ==> PDF Export" function but the size of the PDF is quite...
I have a workstation with a fixed IP address. I also from time to time connect to a PPTP VPN tunnel and a OpenVPN tunnel. NetworkManager (nm-applet) in Ubuntu has the ability to connect to both types of tunnel. However this only works when the eth0 interface is in...
I sit here writing a blog entry on a Ubuntu 7.10 box. I have a 3GHz CPU 200+ GB of Hard disk space and a 19" monitor. I haven't used computers all through my life. I started in earnest in 1999 (I was 26) finally deciding that I should use the Grey Matter I was given...