20/04/2013
[rating:4] I’ve been using linux for quite a few years, and Ubuntu has been my main distro, gnome my favourite flavour. Like any relationship we’ve had our ups and downs. It didn’t start off well, setting up wi-fi was a nightmare in the early days, but then along came Unity. Now don’t get me wrong, Unity isn’t a game stopper, I’m using it now on 12.04 as I find it…
10/04/2013
I’m shocked, you hear stories, how a steam console could be linux based. An then the day arrives when I can install Steam on Ubuntu. This is a game changer, lets hope the AMD graphic card support gets better
15/03/2013
ok I’m giddy, Ubuntu 13.04 is currently installing on my Nexus 7 🙂 Easy to follow guide here: Nexus7 Installation I’ve been using Linux, mainly Ubuntu, on desktops from 2004, & my only regret is that I didn’t start using it earlier. & now I get it on my tablet, bonus! I’ll llook to write up what I think of it as time goes by, but I’m already searching for…
11/03/2013
How To Convert MP4 To AVI Under Ubuntu Using FFMPEG sudo apt-get install ffmpeg ffmpeg -i filename.mp4 -vcodec mpeg4 -acodec ac3 -ar 48000 -ab 192k output.avi
12/07/2011
I received two parcels at work today. One contained my order from Ubuntu, some cool geek, subtlety labeled t-shirts & a hoodie + this tactile flexi spill proof keyboard… The only thing to truly compare it to is a zx spectrum 48k. The keys, although as mentioned are sensually tactile, I find letters are being skipped… this is the 1st thing I’ve typed using it tho, & I use a…
04/07/2011
I’ve been looking at Ubuntu hoodies for a while, & as the exchange rate is favourable I finally forked out. & I picked up a flexible keyboard, for a fraction of the price I paid for my darling wife’s wireless shiny stylish iPad keyboard… I do love the design of the apple peripheral… it’s just apple! I’ve lost too many desktop items to spillages… & this keyboard reminds me of…
22/06/2011
… the turntables 🙂 But in browser terms, for a long time it’s been Mozilla’s Firefox. So while listening to the above mix (dj masturbation), here’re the destructions to install the latest (html5 capable!) Firefox 5 to Ubuntu
15/06/2011
AS you may have guessed I’m a gadget collector, usually more expensive & useless the better. I’m justifying why I acquired a kinect at launch, when there were no decent titles (it’s true!) and no actual footage of upcoming games (the Star Wars on stage demo doesn’t count as it was acted out). So I installed software on my Linux box, that could mimic what the xbox does with the…
11/06/2011
I’m very much not a graphical person but when forced to dabble in any kind of image manipulation have always tried to use The GIMP, over any commercial offerings. Just this afternoon I’ve spent some time trying to make the background of a very simple image transparent. The image is a filled shape on a white background. I wanted the white background to be transparent. I think I’ve finally found…