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Category Archives: documentation
Getting a handle on Ubuntu mobile power management
To get an idea on the current power usage and some suggestions on how to improve power-management ‘powertop‘ is a must-have. sudo apt-get install powertop Powertop Screenshot For some more detailed suggestions this is a good start: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PowerManagement/ReducedPower
Turning the Toshiba Z830 into a Ubuntu Ultrabook
Since I will have to do a fair amount of traveling in the next year I was in need of upgrading my trusted workhorse of Toshiba Qosmio F60 to a more portable option that will be easier on the shoulders … Continue reading
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Tagged alternatives, desktop, toshiba, ubuntu, ultrabook, z830
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Mobile Browser Testing on the Desktop
If you need to check websites for mobile compliance on a regular basis you know that having a device to constantly check is painful and slows down your work during debugging and phases of constant change. by adactio There are a … Continue reading
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Tagged browser, content, desktop, mobile, testing
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Installing MySQL Workbench on Ubuntu 11.10
Thanks to Olivier Berten for providing this package via his PPA Repo ! sudo add-apt-repository ppa:olivier-berten/misc sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install mysql-workbench-gpl
Virtualbox 4 install on Ubuntu
Since the default Ubuntu repository does not have the current version of VirtualBox (currently 4.1.x) here is the installation procedure via apt-get echo “deb http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian $(lsb_release -sc) contrib” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/virtualbox.list wget -q http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/debian/oracle_vbox.asc -O- | sudo apt-key add … Continue reading
Using Blackboard Collaborate (Elluminate) on Ubuntu
Like it or not (personally I am in the second category) Blackboard Collaborate or Elluminate (as it is still more commonly referred to) is something you have a hard time avoiding if you work in online education. I discovered that I … Continue reading
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Tagged collaboration, online learning, ubuntu
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Setting up TV channels for DVB tuner cards in Ubuntu
Just some memory aid to help remember how to set up DVB cards in Ubuntu: apt-get install dvb-apps dvbstream w-scan w_scan -c AU -X > channels.conf You can use this channels.conf with a number of TV players (MeTV, MythTV,…) however … Continue reading
Ubuntu – create manual application launcher (Unity)
With every new release of Ubuntu I am becoming more resigned to the fact that the effort to revert back to the Ubuntu Classic (Gnome 2) interface is getting harder and sooner or later I will have to bite the … Continue reading
Installing Java6 JDK on Ubuntu 11.10
Since sun-java6-jdk has been removed from the default Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) repositories you need to add a PPA repository (unless you want to install by hand) sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ferramroberto/java sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sun-java6-jdk sun-java6-plugin
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Tagged 11.10, java, jdk, oneiric ocelot, oracle, sun, ubuntu
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Export Delicious Bookmarks in XML
After the recent takeover of Delicious from Yahoo Inc by Avos and the subsequent total screw-up of what was a workable system I have been struggling to export bookmarks from Delicious in XML format (since the API is badly broken). … Continue reading





