Taking a screenshot in Ubuntu is very simple. [Read more…]
Upgrade Dell Dimension 4600i with LG GH22NP20 DVD drive
The Dell Dimension 4600i comes equipped with only a CD drive, so I was pretty excited when my parents got me an internal DVD drive for Christmas. Here is how to install it. [Read more…]
Using Amazon’s Kindle App with Ubuntu
The Amazon Kindle is a good product in its own right, but its functionality is exponentially increased with Amazon Kindle Apps. I have the app installed on my MacBook Pro and on my EVO. My desk isn’t well suited for holding my laptop and my desktop, so I had been trying to use my EVO to read programming books while coding on my desktop. This was pretty frustrating though because despite its 4.3-inch screen the display was still a little bit too small for a setup like this to work. I looked and found this article over at LifeHacker.com about how to get the app to run in Linux. I followed the instructions but am still trying to make it work. I hope you have better luck.
How I got a computer and made an Ubuntu Server
Former XP POS turned into the media/development hub of my house
About a year ago, my father-in-law was rummaging through his house and decided that he no longer needed some spare computers. To him they were just taking up space. (This is another example of my in-laws’ M.O.: a habit of holding on to various items they collect over the years despite the fact that they will never use them again.) Instead of chucking them, he gave them to me.
When I got home and investigated the bounty I received, I found an IBM running Windows 95, a Dell Dimension 4500S with 256 mb of RAM, and a Dell Dimension 4600i.
Somewhat curious about the IBM, I investigated the internals and put it on the shelf for further analysis at a later date. I found a cheap RAM dealer on Craigslist and upgraded the 4500S to 512 mb, reinstalled Windows XP, added some other basic software, and sold it for a couple hundred. But the Dell 4600i turned into a project on a completely different level. [Read more…]