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I decided to install Skype on my Dell 1521 laptop running Xubuntu Hardy. Installation of Skype went fine, and Skype’s audio playback worked fine. Skype was also able to use the laptop’s built-in webcam, which was pretty cool, too. However, it appeared that the laptop’s built-in microphone was not working. After some testing, though, [...]

I found an ultra-handy guide to displaying/setting the system clock in Linux (and, theoretically, most other UNIX-like operating systems. I always lose track somewhere when I am working with the system clock. Not via the Set Time/Date bit on the Gnome or KDE clocks, mind you, but from the CLI. So a guide like this [...]

All Your Base Are Belong To Us
A classic bears enjoying over and over…

So here is the shortest SHORTEST passwordless ssh tutorial you’ll find anywhere. It’s two simple steps:

Go to Translucent Code’s shortest passwordless ssh tutorial, ever
Follow Mick’s instructions there.

See, I told you this was short.

There’s apparently been a raging discussion about whether/how much the new dilbert.com sucks. I am not really worried about that whole discussion. Flash-based sites tend to suck, but I only visit Dilbert.com once or twice a month, so it’s no skin off my nose. However, I was pleased to see that there’s an uber-minimalistic “hidden” [...]

PDA Mill Game Studios is out of the PalmOS business. As a gift to Palm users everywhere, they decided to release their PalmOS games as official abandonware. The end result? Free games for all of us PalmOS users! You can find all of the games right here.

Yeah, I know that I should be writing something about Hardy Heron here. But after I made the switch from Ubuntu to Linux Mint, I just don’t have a reason to go all ga-ga over Hardy yet. Once Linux Mint - Elyssa is released, THEN I’ll be fawning over the best release of Ubuntu to [...]

Yes, we can. Yes, we can change.
“We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change…
“We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. And [...]

Techthrob.com | Technology | Managing your Book Collectinon with Alexandria
Alexandria is an application for Linux allows you to sort and track your book collection
(tags: linux software book library database application)

Linux.com :: Open Aerial Map project is collecting free data
The OpenStreetMap (OSM) project is well on its way to producing a free, user-editable street-level vector map of the world. OpenAerialMap (OAM) is similar in scope, committed to building a free, bird’s-eye photographic map of the world.
(tags: free linux maps world)

Linux.com :: Create an AJAX Web [...]