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Ubuntu Touch For ASUS Transformer TF101

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on March 1, 2013March 1, 2013

With the development of Ubuntu for smartphones and tablets, it’s an exciting thought to think that my TF101 one day can run Ubuntu specifically made for a tablet. Of course, as is the case in the various hardware hacking communities, work towards this has already begun. If you’re interested in trying out what’s currently out […]

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Speeding Up Ubuntu 12.10

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 22, 2012

Invariably, any computer hardware gets old and at this point, my Dell XPS 1530 is chugging through its 5th year of faithful service. Sure, there have been bumps in the road but nothing I haven’t been able to overcome. Over the last few years, as Ubuntu has evolved, things have started slowing down quite a […]

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Skype is Alive

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on May 5, 2008November 9, 2016

After a week of very little work on the Ubuntu front, I finally ventured back into Ubuntu to continue a bit of my work. The next victim: Skype. Skype is a fantastic program that I use primarily to call my family back over in Sweden and Finland. It works very well and using Ubuntu, I […]

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Ubuntu Installation Successful

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 27, 2008November 9, 2016

I shut down the Live CD and waited for the reboot. The Windows logo appears. What? What happened to Ubuntu? I quickly realize that the drive I installed Ubuntu on is a slave drive. A quick trip into the BIOS to change the priority of the drives fixes this. Reset and reboot. Bingo. I get […]

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Joining the Linux Revolution

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on April 27, 2008November 9, 2016

My first introduction to Linux wasn’t a very successful one. In early 2007, I downloaded a copy of Ubuntu, hoping to try it out and see what it was like. I didn’t get very far. I couldn’t get the thing to boot and I left the disc to gather dust. A few months ago, my […]