Tag Archives: Desktop

Excel web query URLs with dynamic parameters

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Samuel Huckins

Last year I wrote about the ease and utility of pulling data into Excel via web queries. This mechanism has served me well in the interim and has proven to be an effective tool in collecting data for certain kinds … Continue reading →

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Permanently remember password for gksudo

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

I’m all about security practices on my remote server systems. On my firewalled desktop systems, however, I’d rather err on the side of convenience. I prefer to not have to type my password to use sudo or gksudo (graphical sudo). … Continue reading →

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64-bit Ubuntu: Not a problem

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

I recently had occasion to upgrade one of my home PCs. I went with a Core 2 Duo for the processor, and decided to give 64-bit Ubuntu (9.04, Jaunty Jackelope) a shot. I found it quite easy, with only a … Continue reading →

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Using a Juniper SSL VPN on Ubuntu

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

Juniper’s SSL-based VPNs are wonderfully easy to use. Windows and OS X users simply sign into the VPN website, click Connect, install the Java-based app (if it’s the first time) and are good to go. On the Linux side, it … Continue reading →

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Pandora: Change how you listen to music

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

I don’t normally post on non-technical topics, but Pandora has been such a wonderful addition to my technological experience that I felt it pertinent to share here. In case you haven’t heard of it, Pandora is a service that allows … Continue reading →

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