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XPS 1530 Camera Problems

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 14, 2009November 3, 2016

Throughout the last few months, I have successfully used the integrated camera of my XPS 1530 to do video conferencing with friends and family. However, recently, I’ve been looking more into actually recording videos for some other purposes. So I started looking for some other software. I soon found a little program called Cheese, which […]

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Linux Gaming

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on January 2, 2009November 3, 2016

While surfing around seemingly at random, I ran into this site: http://live.linux-gamers.net This site essentially provides a live-type disc loaded with Linux and games that work with Linux, all for free and for our enjoyment. Although I already have Linux installed and as such am unlikely to just download and try this when I can […]

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Call of Duty 5 vs Resistance 2

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 30, 2008November 3, 2016

When the PS3 initially was launched, Resistance Fall of Man was one of the premium titles, being a good example of what was possible with the PS3. It was one of the first games I got and a game I enjoyed quite a bit. As far as first person shooters, it reigned supreme for quite […]

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Intrepid Ibex on PS3

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 23, 2008November 3, 2016

Previously I have shared some of my adventures with Ubuntu on my laptop and desktop. A few weeks ago I also went ahead and installed Intredid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10) on my PS3. Now you might wonder why in the world I would attempt such a thing. Well, there are several reasons actually. Although the PS3 […]

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EVDO instead of DSL

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 23, 2008November 3, 2016

These days, the economy being what it is, saving money is always a good thing. A year ago I singed up for a 4MB DSL line with a local teleco company plus their DTV service. With HDTV on the horizon, it was a more attractive alternative than the other local cable provider. Unfortunately, their HD […]

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TV shows and Movies Online with PS3

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 3, 2008November 3, 2016

As many of you know, many shows seen on TV can be seen online, anytime you want to. If you have PS3, the ideal thing would naturally to be able to do this all on the PS3 without having to plug a computer in every time you want to watch a show you missed. I […]

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Silverlight for Linux

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on December 3, 2008November 3, 2016

After a very, very long time, the Linux Silverlight implementation is available to the public for release. Although just version 1 at this point, it’s at least something to dig into. The project goes under the name Moonlight and the homepage is http://www.mono-project.com/Moonlight. That page has a link to the actual download page for the […]

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Quantum of Solace Review

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on November 15, 2008November 3, 2016

“My name is Bond, James Bond.” Recognized as the greeting of James Bond, those watching Quantum of Solace in theaters (and other media) will find this phrase sorely missing. If it only was the only thing missing. With Casino Royale, the James Bond franchise was given a much needed shot in the arm with the […]

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Intrepid Ibex Released

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 30, 2008November 3, 2016

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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Scanning Fixed

Mattias Ahlvin Posted on October 29, 2008November 3, 2016

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. […]