Tag Archives: Ubuntu
My Cat Bubba Posts Videos and Twitters using an EeePC and Ubuntu
MAKE blogged about plants that notify the owner via text message or Twitter status update that they need water, and even thank their owners when they’re watered. This got me thinking – why not a cat who sends a tweet … Continue reading
Posted in Linux, Video
Tagged bubba the cat, jungle crawler, junglecrawler, Linux, motion, twittering cat, Ubuntu
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Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 Release Notes Rewritten in Plain English
If you have been using Windows all your life, it’s no secret that switching to Linux is not an easy decision to make. Last September I was fed up with Windows Vista and decided to make the plunge. It wasn’t … Continue reading
Canonical (Ubuntu) Has An Excellent Sense Of Humour
I’ve been surfing around the Ubuntu website and found a few funny exerpts… If you’d like to see for yourself, just click through the image which is linked to the webpage I found it on. Ubuntu is hiring someone who … Continue reading
Roll Your Own Ubuntu With Reconstructor
When I reinstall Ubuntu, I spend the greater part of an hour reconfiguring everything the way I like it. In particular, setting up Firefox just the way I like it takes about half that time, the rest is just little … Continue reading
Ubuntu Documentation Solicitation at Ubuntology
James House over at Ubuntology just received a form letter from the Ubuntu Documentation Team, requesting some help in creating Ubuntu documentation guides. I think this is a great idea, but who exactly is the Documentation Team? “The Documentation Team … Continue reading
Tweak Ubuntu Software Sources To Stay Bleeding Edge
If you’re reading this, you’re probably already ahead of the pack since you run something other than Windows. If you are also running Gutsy Gibbon, now you can leap ahead and get updates anywhere from a few days to a … Continue reading
Top 25 Ubuntu-Based Distributions With Descriptions
Have you ever sat on a toilet with the lid up and got water on your bum? If you have, you probably remember how that initial rush of excitement eventually faded and you were upset? Sometimes running vanilla Ubuntu can … Continue reading
Gutsy Gibbon Enabled 3D Compiz Fusion Effects – But Where Are They?
Most of the 3D visual effects are controlled by keyboard shortcuts by default in Gutsy Gibbon. Obscure keyboard commands like Super(Windows Key)+E to emulate Expose, or Super+Right Click to Zoom around… but where’s a list of all the shortcuts? Who … Continue reading
Partitioning or Resizing Drives In Ubuntu Using GParted
Ubuntu does not come with any graphical tools to repartition or resize a drive. Luckily, GParted comes to the rescue!
How To: Run Team Fortress 2 (TF2), Portal, Half-Life 2, HL2 EP 1&2, and Counter-Strike In Ubuntu Using Wine
For those of you who are not familiar with The Orange Box, it’s five games in one box. It contains Half-Life 2, Half Life 2 Episode 1, Half-Life 2 Episode 2, Portal, and the one everyone has been waiting for: … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Linux
Tagged Counter Strike, CS, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2 Episode 1, Half-Life 2 Episode 2, Portal, Team Fortress 2, TF2, Ubuntu, Wine
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