Exploring What's Outside The Box
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The latest version of Ubuntu, version 8.10 Intrepid Ibex has been released. To check it out, click over to http://www.ubuntu.com. I’ll start working on my laptop today. Another interesting thing I saw: it looks like the PS3 is mentioned in the release notes. I’ll have to give that a try as well. A few other […]
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I mentioned in a post several months ago that I had managed to get my printer to finally print properly while using Ubuntu. Since my printer is a printer-scanner-fax combo, I hadn’t bothered with the fax part until it actually became necessary for me to scan something. It turned out to be easier than expected. […]
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Throughout the year 2008, online entertainment has been gaining ground in regards to availability and quality. While a year ago there was very little quality online content available, these days you can find pretty much anything you’d like online. In fact, I predict that 2009 will be the year when online entertainment really takes off. […]
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After a long time of searching, I have finally found a very simple way to use my PPC6800 as a modem for my Ubuntu installation. The below instructions are specific to Ubuntu and have been tested by me on 8.04 Hardy Heron. Note: I can’t take credit for any of these instructions. The below two […]
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So, I finally went ahead with it. I upgraded my ACS HTC PPC6800 to include GPS and Rev A plus WM 6.1 and a few other apps thrown in with the “kitchen” I was using. For those of you in a similar position, I want to share some of what I went through to get […]
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Well, the upgrade from Ubuntu 8.04 to Ubuntu 8.10 worked out although not smoothly. Throughout the download and upgrading process, the updater ran into a number of issues that in the end broke my desktop all together. I could get to the login screen but not any further, I simply ended up with a blank […]
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With the latest version of Ubuntu coming out at the end of this month, I just couldn’t resist getting the beta installed on my desktop. Since my primary Linux computer is my laptop now, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try it on that one first to see what happens. I know there are probably […]
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