EVGA GeForce 9500 GT - Mini Review
I just bought the EVGA GeForce 9500 GT video card from NewEgg and so far I’m quite impressed. For a budget video card this quite capable of running a lot of the newer games, even if it does have to be set on low settings. I got it for $65 with a $15 mail-in-rebate, so [...]
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS beta will not update?
If you’ve been using the beta version of Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron and you can’t seem to get your update manager to recognize the final version, there is a simple answer. The beta updates to the final version automatically… If you are using an earlier version such as 7.10, you can learn how to [...]
Ubuntu Live Chat Technical Support
If you need a problem with Ubuntu fixed right away, you should go to the official IRC chat room on the Freenode servers. There is tons of people that are more than willing to help if you have a legitimate question to ask. Here is a list of their servers taken from Freenode.net:
Fix Undefined video mode number in Ubuntu
If you’re getting the error message; "Undefined video mode number - Press Enter to see more or space to continue" when you boot up, I just found a quick fix for it while trying to patch the same problem on my machine. Apparently this will also work with the lilo bootloader (check article comments).
lastCollage: Make wallpaper from your Last.fm album covers…
With this handy little bash script, you can make a wallpaper collage of your favorite albums using the Last.fm (formally Audioscrobbler) service. If you have a Last.fm account, then you already know you need some sort of plugin for your music player to list recently played tracks. With the lastCollage script it takes all your [...]
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta released
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron Beta has been released.
Release info: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/beta
Upgrade: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/HardyUpgrades
New features:
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Xorg 7.3
The latest Xorg, Xorg 7.3, is available in Hardy, with an emphasis on better autoconfiguration with a minimal configuration file. This Beta brings a new Screen Resolution utility that allows users [...]
Web Based Online Torrent Client
If you’ve got a dedicated or even semi-dedicated server with lots of space and bandwidth, why not install a web based torrent client capable of everything a software version is capable of? TorrentFlux is a free web torrent client that runs on a HTTP web server. It is implemented on the LAMP stack. Manage all of [...]
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Remotely access your music and video collection
With Winamp Remote you can view your MP3 and/or Video collection from any computer through a standard web browser. Given your upload speed is appropriate you can stream anything from your music collection, which includes Video clips.
Fallout 3 has been keeping my blogging time to an extreme minimum. The hour I get to play is definitely not enough though. The visual effects of the game are pretty amazing even with my mid-priced video card.
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