Google Earth and Chrome –...

Feb 11, 2010 by

Ruud emailed asking, “How do I install Chrome and Google Earth? I’ve tried using apt-get, but the packages are not...

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Installing a Web Server on You...

Jul 5, 2009 by

In an earlier post to this series, I talked about converting an old ancient IBM Thinkpad T22 Laptop into a proxy server (using Squid)....

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Converting VMware Images to Vi...

Jun 20, 2009 by

When I need to run a Windows based application on my trusty Ubuntu Hardy box, I don’t use Wine. Don’t get me wrong,...

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Why is Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) No...

May 27, 2009 by

It’s not LTS, because it’s not time yet… A short post: “Why is Jaunty not an LTS release, shouldn’t I...

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Building a Web Developer / Des...

Mar 24, 2009 by

Recently I posted “Build a Web Developer PC and Enable Most Media Playback Using Ubuntu Linux” and received a few messages...

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Build a Web Developer PC and E...

Mar 16, 2009 by

For those of you who follow my other blog, you’ll know that my last Windows PC had a major failure again. You can read some of...

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Update Gimp in Ubuntu Hardy 8....

Feb 22, 2009 by

I recently reinstalled Ubuntu Linux (8.04 – Hardy Heron) and wanted to update my version of Gimp to the latest. Unfortunately...

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Adobe Flash 10 64-Bit – ...

Nov 20, 2008 by

I was sent a link this morning, suggesting that the Alpha version of Adobe Flash Player 10 on Linux is better than any of the...

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How to Get Network and Video W...

May 23, 2008 by

Just a quick afterthought to my last post, if you are trying the get the integrated ethernet network card and the integrated (nvidia)...

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