Ever have a program in X go wrong and blank your screen? This handy Linux tip should help.The other night I was trying to get some fan-sub anime to play on my Linux box but it was encoded in xvid and I did not feel like taking the time to check which player was setup…
Meet Jolly, our newest writer
Hello everyone, my name is Jolly and I’m a Pokemon breeder.I will be writing a series of articles on how to properly breed your Pokemon.I will be covering such topics as:NaturesVitaminsEggsEgg MovesHappinessWhen to EvolvePokeBlockI will try to make each article short and to the point. Cooments will be active for all articles and I suggest…
New Website Designed: Teriknipe.com
I recently completed designing a very simple website for one of my friends. I used CMS Made Simple.In my spare time (when I’m not blogging) I do some website design work.I don’t use Flash or Java or any of the super-duper new technologies. I prefer to work with good old HTML and CSS. Believe it…
Google Analytics
I’m trying to put the Google Analytics service through it’s paces.Please click through my site and I will post charts and a write-up in a few days.It’s been running for about 12 hours and I’m starting to get some results.I still need some more data before I can post screen caps.So far it is a…
Crazy Egg, a new way to track web visitors
While visiting John Chow dot Com I read about an interesting service that tracks what visitors do on your site.The Service is called Crazy Egg. What the service does is track where visitors are clicking on your website.Now, an astute webmaster may say, “I can just check my server logs for that sort of information,”…
Why iTunes will never come to Linux
iTunes is one of the most requested applications for Linux. Everything else that you use a computer for can be done on Linux. There are alternatives to iTunes for Linux, but sometimes you want the real thing. I don’t think it will ever happen and here is why…When it comes to buying a computer the…
Interested in a Bengal Cat?
I found this website for a Bengal cattery in Norway and I have to share it with all of you.As many of you know from reading my blog, I’m a huge cat fan. I have six cats and love them all dearly. As much as I would love to have a Bengal cat I know…
The Epson Stylus C88 Printer, works in Linux but not in Windows?
Now, I’m confused. I installed Ubuntu on a spare machine because my printer started printing all wrong. I just completed sharing it with CUPS and Samba and what happens? It *still* prints all wrong from Windows!It must be a software problem. The fact that it works perfectly when printing from Linux tells me the printer…
Linux Flash Player 9 and the big four networks
Everyone has been eagerly awaiting the release of a new Flash Player for Linux and Flash Player 9 (prerelease) has arrived. I took this chance to go and check out the four big TV networks web offerings in regards to on line viewing of their shows. What follows is my results.Let me begin by stating…
Lost: John Locke, everyone’s favorite fiddle
‘When we were first introduced to the character of John Locke on ABC’s Lost we met a man who was a survivor. He was the man who entered the jungle with a knife and came back with a boar. What happened to him? Why does everyone play him like a fiddle?I had great hopes for…
Flash Player 9 for Linux released as prerelease
Happy days are here again! Adobe labs just released their prerelease of Flash Player 9 for Linux!You can download the “prerelease” of FlashPlayer 9 from their website.For those who may be wondering… Yes, the NBC online videos now work under Linux!Now, on the download page it mentions an “installer” for Linux, this is a bit…
The Free Hamster
A few years ago, my daughter and I took a trip to the local “big box” pet store in search of some cat toys. When we got there we found they were holding a big “free hamster” event. I took a quick look at the free hamster cage and saw there was only one left….