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I’ve been thinking about trying out Ubuntu Netbook Remix, the version of Ubuntu Linux made especially for netbooks like my HP MIni 110, for a while now. I was attracted to the idea of being able to run a real Linux distro on the netbook, as opposed to the tightly-controlled version that came on the [...]

They just released a version of the eReader software (formerly Palm eReader, then just eReader, now the Barnes and Noble eReader) for the Android platform. It’s a little bit buggy: you need to wait for an entire book’s table of contents to load before reading/scrolling, else the book will get stuck partway through. Other than [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]