Before upgrading to Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope (64-bit) on my Thinkpad T61 laptop, I wondered whether it would be worth it. How much of a time commitment would it be? What about functionality — would… Continue reading: Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope on Thinkpad T61
One does not truly comprehend the beauty of a Lenovo Thinkpad until a glass of protein shake is spilled onto it. We’ve all seen videos like these, supposedly showing off a… Continue reading: Surviving a Laptop Spillage -- I Love Lenovo Thinkpads
As of Dec. 2008, Java Sun has released a 64-bit beta version of the Java SE Runtime Environment. Since this is still in the beta stage, it hasn’t yet made it into the Ubuntu repository… Continue reading: Java SE 6 Runtime Environment JRE -- Firefox Ubuntu 64-Bit
Contrary to popular belief, it is very easy to create a shortcut to a file or directory in Ubuntu. No, you do not need to go into terminal and type up a symbolic link. There’s… Continue reading: Ubuntu Desktop File/Folder Shortcut
After upgrading to WordPress 2.7, my RSS feeds mysteriously stopped working. When viewing the feed from Firefox, nothing shows up; when viewing from IE, I’m simply left with an error message.
I scoured the… Continue reading: WordPress 2.7 Broken RSS Feed Problem
Here are step-by-step instructions of how I got tp-fancontrol up and running on my Thinkpad T61, running Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex 8.10. First, download these files (right click on them, ’save target as’):
Did you know… that Google keeps your search history? I didn’t till about a couple of days ago. As long as you have a Google account, all of your search history — including… Continue reading: Google History - Big Brother's Watching?
Due to the changes in Xorg in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid, middle button scrolling stopped working. Gone the days of simply emulating right from Xorg. Thanks to Phil, here’s the solution:
Instead of… Continue reading: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex - ThinkPad Middle Button Scrolling - EmulateWheel
Upon upgrading to Ubuntu Linux 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on my Lenovo Thinkpad T61, ThinkFinger and my fingerprint reader appear to have stopping working. After further investigating, I discovered that I needed… Continue reading: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex - ThinkFinger Fingerprint Reader
In a couple of hours, the latest and brightest version of Ubuntu — the Intrepid Ibex — is due to be released! I’m really looking forward to upgrading my Thinkpad T61… Continue reading: Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex: Almost Out!
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