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Firefox issues on Ubuntu 10.04
Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 | 1 CommentHaving finished my articles this morning, I figured it was time for an apt-get dist-upgrade on the laptop to ensure I was running the latest versions of everything. A quick download and install later, and it was time to reboot. At which point Firefox broke ... -
Gnome Power Management glitch
Posted on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | 1 CommentI appear to have broken my netbook. Well, 'broken' might be a bit steep - it no longer responds to a lid close event with the nice, neat standby mode it once treated me to. Instead, it triggers the standby script and gets itself into ... -
Windows wins on netbooks
Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 | No CommentsIt seems that Microsoft is scoring a bit win in the netbook sector, with claims doing the rounds that Windows XP has gone from a mere 10% of the market in February last year to 96% now. As someone who uses - and likes - ... -
Powered by Ubuntu
Posted on Sunday, April 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsMy laptop is now officially Powered by Ubuntu, thanks to System 76 and the Linux Emporium. To snag yourself some free Ubuntu stickers, simply pop a self addressed envelope across to: The Linux Emporium Bridge House 17a Maybrook Road Sutton Coldfield Birmingham B76 1AL UK They'll drop a pack of ... -
Ubuntu & Eee Wireless
Posted on Thursday, January 1, 2009 | No CommentsBeing a huge fan of Ubuntu, I've been using the OS on most of my hardware for quite some time - including my first release spec Eee PC 701. Originally running Ubuntu 7.04 and then upgraded to 7.10, it's always been a bit ...