Tag Archives: Desktop

Amazon MP3 Downloader on 64-bit Ubuntu

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Samuel Huckins

We were in need of some additional holiday tunes and wanted to download this splendid album from Amazon. As it happens, I had my newly set up 64-bit Ubuntu system running 10.10, Maverick Meerkat. I’ve used the Amazon MP3 Downloader … Continue reading →

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Adobe AIR on 64 bit Ubuntu: install easily at last!

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Samuel Huckins

Consider this an extra Christmas present, at least I considered it as such Back in this post I discussed various issues with 64-bit Ubuntu systems after an upgrade. And now 15 months later I upgraded a laptop that had been … Continue reading →

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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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