Something to do with Linux
Distro hopping: Finishing up with elementary OS
I’ve been using elementary OS since I started this little distro hopping adventure and while I have enjoyed my time with this sleek and speedy […]
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Distro hopping: Import music stored on NAS into Music
So you’re running elementary OS and want to access the music files you have stored on a Network-attached-storage device within the Music program. Unfortunately while […]
KWLUG: Swapping Laptop Drives, Helping New Users (2015-09)
This is a podcast presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Swapping Laptop Drives, Helping New Users published on September […]
KWLUG: git (2015-08)
This is a podcast and video presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of git published on August 10th 2015. You […]
KWLUG: Docker (2015-02)
This is a podcast and video presentation from the Kitchener Waterloo Linux Users Group on the topic of Docker published on February 2nd 2015. You […]
Distro hopping: how to install Plex Home Theater on elementary OS
Plex is great. It is a very easy to use cross-platform program that lets you view and watch your own personal media almost anywhere. The […]
Distro hopping: tweaking elementary OS
So from my last post you’ll know that I ran into a couple of issues that I’ve since been able to address. Default browser Midori […]
Distro hopping: first stop elementary OS
Ah elementary OS, the distribution that looks so clean, so polished and well… so Apple-esque. I’ve never really played around too much with eOS, other than […]
A distro hopping experiment
Over the last little while I’ve become quite comfortable using a single distribution, Linux Mint, for my day-to-day needs. While this has obviously allowed the […]
CoreGTK 3.10.1 Released!
The next version of CoreGTK, version 3.10.1, has been tagged for release today. Highlights for this release: Added some missing (varargs) GTK+ functions. This makes […]
CoreGTK 3.10.0 Released!
The next version of CoreGTK, version 3.10.0, has been tagged for release today. Highlights for this release: Move from GTK+ 2 to GTK+ 3 Prefer […]
Taking a look at some Linux e-mail clients
Many people now use a browser based solution, like Gmail, for all of their e-mail needs however there are still plenty of reasons why someone […]
Big distributions, little RAM 8
It’s been a while but once again here is the latest instalment of the series of posts where I install the major, full desktop, distributions […]
How to easily forward Firefox (PC & Android) traffic through an SSH tunnel
Say you are travelling, or are at a neighbourhood coffee shop, using whatever unsecured WiFi network they make available. You could either: trust that no […]
Applying updates to Docker and the Plex container
In my last post, I discussed several Docker containers that I’m using for my home media streaming solution. Since then, Plex Media Server has updated to 0.9.11.4 for […]
Running a containerized media server with Ubuntu 14.04, Docker, and Plex
I recently took it upon myself to rebuild a general-purpose home server – installing a new Intel 530 240GB solid-state drive to replace a “spinning rust” […]
Big distributions, little RAM 7
It’s been a while but once again here is the latest instalment of the series of posts where I install the major, full desktop, distributions […]
How to set a static IP address on Ubuntu 14.04 server (and others)
This assumes you want to set a static IP address on the network device eth0. Open up the interfaces file sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces and remove […]
CoreGTK 2.24.0 Released!
The initial version of CoreGTK, version 2.24.0, has been tagged for release today. Features include: Targets GTK+ 2.24 Support for GtkBuilder Can be used on […]
Linux alternatives: Mp3tag → EasyTAG
A big part of my move from Windows to Linux has been finding replacements for the applications that I had previously used day-to-day that are […]