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It should not be this hard to change my volume
Normally my laptop is on my desk at home plugged into a sound system, so I never have to change the volume. However I’m currently […]
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Staying in shape with open source software
On a good week, I consider myself an avid runner. Right now I’m training to run a 5k in the spring. Ideally, I’ll be able […]
Representing kubuntu
I’ve decided to roll Kubuntu 11.10 for this round of The Linux Experiment. Why Kubuntu? Well, a while back one of my teachers used xubuntu […]
On Veetle, Linux Mint, and ICEauthority
Like most people, I use my computer for multimedia. Recently I’ve discovered a multi-platform program called Veetle. It’s a pretty good program, but I ran […]
Wait, that can’t be right
I found an interesting bug in Mint today. It happened after I changed my monitor setup without restarting X. It looks like my panel froze […]
Linux Mint Helena: C’est fantastique!
Last night I upgraded to Linux Mint 8 (Helena), x64 edition. Based on Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Helena has so far proven to be absolutely […]
Successfully completing a school semester with Linux
For those of you who have read my profile, you know that I’m finishing up my math degree. More specifically, I’ve just finished lectures for […]
A lengthy, detailed meta-analysis of studies of GNOME Do
GNOME Do is a fantastic little program that makes Linux Mint a very comfortable experience. At first glance, GNOME Do just looks like a collection […]
Resizing batches of images in Nautilus
If you’re like me, which you either are or are aspiring to be, then you hate having to manually resize dozens of images. Ubuntu, and […]
Flash problems in Firefox
I mentioned in the podcast that I was having problems viewing Flash stuff in Firefox and I blamed it on KDE. I may have jumped […]
KDE is a terrible tease and the reason we can’t have nice things
Last night I installed KDE and I was absolutely thrilled. For starters, it has built in widgets, which I absolutely love (when they work, that […]
Well shit, that was easy
One of my big griefs with Mint was that the sound was far too quiet. I assumed this was some sort of hardware compatibility issue. […]
Suriving September with The Linux
It’s been about a month now and my computer hasn’t melted down, so this is a good sign. Additionally, I haven’t been forced to drop […]
The Linux and its ability to brick itself.
Over the weekend, I started a stats assignment that required me to use R. R runs in the terminal, but when you create plots, it […]
These lockups are getting pretty annoying
This morning I was using Firefox with about a dozen tabs open when my computer locked up. It froze and was completely unresponsive – basically […]
New monitor woes
So I’ve gone out and purchased myself a gorgeous LG Flatron W2243T. Unfortunately, getting it to work correctly has proven difficult so far. It’s connected […]
OpenOffice.org needs snappier application names
Seriously, the names in OpenOffice.org are pretty bland – “Spreadsheet”, “Word Processor”, “Presentation”, etc. However, that’s pretty much the only fault I could find so […]
Day Five, Still Alive
Just checking in to say so far so good! Actually I have quite a bit more to say than that. As you all know, I’ve […]
Linux Mint
I picked a distribution at random, and Linux Mint turned out to be a pretty good choice for someone like me – ie, completely incompetent […]
Good news on the laptop front
I’ve gotten word that my laptop will be arriving at my parents’ house tomorrow, meaning that I’ll probably have it by tomorrow evening.