http://nostradistro.com Foreseeing Your Linux Needs... Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:39:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently switched from Ubuntu to Linux Mint.  Linux Mint is an amazing distro which almost completely worked out of the box for me (minus wireless of course, but I'll leave my fix for that for another post.)  I did notice however that my embedded flash player for Firefox 3 ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/11/21/firefox-3-embedded-flash-player-stops-working/ As most Ubuntu users probably notice, the longer you use Ubuntu, the longer your boot times become.  I have a few quick commands you can run to help with this issue: 1. Disable unnecessary services:  Go to System --> Administration --> Services Shut down unnecessary services you do not use.  ie:)  ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/10/07/speed-up-ubuntu-boot-time/ I have 10 beta invites for a nifty file storage/sharing program called Dropbox.  Basically it enables a user to store & share files across the net with a base computer.  Right now Dropbox supports Windows and Mac, but they are currently alpha testing a Linux port (Ubuntu to be more ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/07/23/want-a-dropbox-account/ I recently checked into Google Gadgets again after using it on Windows for many years.  At times gadgets (also know as widgets to many others) can be relatively helpful, but I just enjoy them for the eye candy. There's basically two components to the Linux version:  the actual gadget browser and the ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/06/17/google-desktop-gadgets-on-ubuntu-hardy-804/ Well, since my IBM Thinkpad decided to explode and die on me a few weeks ago, I obtained my fiance's almost new but broken Gateway.  The main problem with this computer was that the computer could not charge or operate on AC power.  I fixed the issue by simply taking ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/05/29/gateway-mt6451-power-management-disc-spin-updown-problem/ My main laptop is an IBM ThinkPad R40 with a Radeon 7500 M7 Video Card.  Because of this, I have never been able to get Compiz Fusion working correctly on it. I have searched forum after forum to no avail.  I finally got it working today with the help ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/05/06/compiz-check/ We have enabled AmbientWebs WordPress plugin (TreeMagic-Cypress) on our site.  SImply double click on any non-hypertext word or phrase and you may obtain additional information from other Linux sites (etc.). Hopefully this will make researching topics, terms, and concepts easier for all of us! Information on TreeMagic-Cypress may be found at: TreeMagic-Cypress and ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/05/06/tm-cypress-enabled/ After searching Synaptic Package Manager for a batch photo resizing program, I came across a nifty program called ImageMagick.  An excerpt from its description reads: ImageMagick is a set of programs to manipulate various image formats (JPEG, TIFF, PhotoCD, PBM, XPM, etc...). All manipulations can be achieved through shell commands as ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/05/05/batch-resize-of-multiple-photos/ My beautiful fiancée recently purchased a new Dell Inspirion 1525.  This specific version of the 1525 comes preloaded with Windows Vista.  Dell sells another version named the Inspirion 1525n that comes preloaded with Ubuntu 7.10.  My future Father-in-law and I assumed since Dell sold the 1525 as both a Vista ... http://nostradistro.com/2008/05/05/dell-inspirion-1525-wifi-driver-ubuntu-804/