Monthly Archives: April 2007

Awesome App: Icepodder

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

I have started listening to a lot of podcasts lately. I started with just the Linux Action Show. Then it spread, like an addiction. Now I keep up with 6-15 a week, some even in video! I find they are … Continue reading →

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Putting Windows in its place: Virtual Machines

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

I was getting tired of having to reboot my machine and go into my Windows XP install to run certain programs. Data was not a problem any more, since I can read from and write to NTFS drives from linux … Continue reading →

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Operatic Experimentation

Posted on April 14, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

I love Firefox. I have used it for years, to the exclusion of other browsers. But, of late, I have been getting a little tired of its speed, or lack thereof. Initial loading, tabbing, and other features, were getting sluggish. … Continue reading →

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System Tray in Flux and fbpager Config

Posted on April 8, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

I needed a way to display system tray icons for applications like Gaim and Tomboy in fluxbox. One way that was easy to implement and works well is a dockapp called docker. After installing it (it’s in the repos), just … Continue reading →

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NTFS Read AND Write Access in Ubuntu, is Easy

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

Write access to NTFS type HDDs was a little sketchy for some time in linux. This is a big problem for people like me that dual boot linux and Windows. Now, it is not only reliable, but extremely easy. This … Continue reading →

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