Tag Archives: Edgy

Linking your Nokia 6300 mobile phone to Ubuntu

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

So I did some further investigation tonight into getting my Nokia 6300 working under Ubuntu, with very positive results. What I tracked down was a program called Gnokii. It is a project to provide connectivity to Nokia phones that has … Continue reading →

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Feeling a little let down by Ubuntu

Posted on March 22, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

So today is probably my first really negative day of using Ubuntu. I was trying to add in a second hard drive, and it just isn’t an easy process. I’ve found some links along the way that have helped me … Continue reading →

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Using Brightside in Ubuntu

Posted on February 28, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

A simple little app today, Brightside. What this does is to allow you to traverse your desktops in Ubuntu Edgy by mouse, so that you can use the mouse to scroll from one virtual desktop to the next. A colleague … Continue reading →

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Dealing with no display in Ubuntu

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

I thought I’d managed to kill Ubuntu today, reinstalled a sound driver that wasn’t working, rebooted and found that I could only boot to a command line. After a short and sensible period of panic, I booted into Windows and … Continue reading →

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Print Screen in Ubuntu Edgy

Posted on January 26, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

Quick little tip, found this today when CTRL + Print Screen didn’t work for me. In Ubuntu, Print Screen will capture your whole desktop, whereas ALT + Print Screen will capture the live window. The latter being just what I … Continue reading →

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Sync your podcasts to your iPod under Ubuntu

Posted on January 23, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

This is a big deal for me, not so much getting it working, more that it is one of the few things I’ve been booting back into Windows for. I am hoping fairly soon to remove the Windows partition from … Continue reading →

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Realplayer in Ubuntu Edgy

Posted on January 5, 2007 by Graeme Hunter

I found this slightly trickier to set up than usual with Ubuntu, so I thought it was worth making mention of it. Basically, download from real.com and follow the instructions. The normal methods of installing such things (the package manager … Continue reading →

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