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After upgrading to 8.04, I found a strange bug: my sound worked normally from the internal speakers, but when I plugged in a set of headphones, no sound came out.
I scratched my head for a while trying to work this out till I found the workaround recommended here.
Basically all you need to do is right-click [...]

Bit the bullet today and upgraded to the latest Ubuntu distribution: 8.04.
I decided to try the automatic updater built into the Update Manager (after backing up all my data).
Everything went well until it asked me what to do with the /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
Since my system is dual-boot Ubuntu/Windows, I’ve customized by boot menu to [...]

I use SoundJuicer to rip my music CDs into Ogg files, and play them in Rhythmbox.
Both programs work great, with the exception of stripping special characters–like ‘,’ ‘<’ or ‘#’–from filenames. SoundJuicer has an option marked “Strip Special Characters,” but it doesn’t always work. Some special characters–anything with an accent mark above [...]

I got my hands on a Mac Pro at work over the holiday, and the first thing I did was install Ubuntu Linux on it. Everything went smoothly using the new 7.10 version of Ubuntu, so I wanted to post how I did it:
[Note: I'm assuming below that you're running OS 10.5 and have [...]

For those Mac users who have switched to, or are trying out, Ubuntu Linux, here’s how to connect to your iDisk:
Step One:  Go to Places -> Connect to Server (from the top panelbar)
Step Two: Set the Service Type to “WebDav”.
Step Three: Enter “idisk.mac.com” as the Server.
Step Four:  Enter your .Mac username in both the “Folder” [...]