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No Window Borders in Ubuntu 7.10
When running compiz on Ubuntu 7.10 using an nVidia graphics card, with the restricted nVidia drivers installed, I loose my window borders (titlebars). There is however a temporary fix, which works just...
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Running Nautilus as Super User
Many times in Ubuntu I've needed to move a file, or add new data to a file only to find out that I don't have high enough permissions to do so. Normally this means hitting Alt+F2 to run a command and...
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Turning off the Network Applet in Ubuntu
I'm not a fan of the networking applet (nm-applet) in the panel of Ubuntu. When I had a laptop and was moving networks all the time it was handy, but I'm using a desktop at the moment, and there is no...
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Extending Firefox
The extensions or add-ons available in Firefox, are amazing. They extend Firefox beyond it's design parameters, making it highly customizable, and allowing you to make it your own. The only problem is,...
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Fix for No Splash in Ubuntu 7.10
After installing Ubuntu 7.10 there is no splash screen displayed at startup nor at shutdown. I just get a 'Signal Out of Range' message from my monitor.A program called usplash controls this process,...
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Playing With Themes in Ubuntu 7.10
In July I wrote a post which has been quite popular called: Turning Ubuntu's Brown Eyes Blue. This post was about changing themes in Ubuntu, getting away from the orange and brown colours and using...
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Installing Fonts in Ubuntu 7.10
Installing fonts in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) can be done in a number of ways. Personally I like the following method, it's quick,simple and it works.Installing some common fonts.There are a number of...
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Installing New Usplash Themes in Ubuntu 7.10
There are many different looks you can give to your boot screen by adding more themes to usplash, the program which displays the splash image at boot time. You can install a number of them using...
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Blogger Tag Cloud
On both my blogs: Geekybits³ and Tea and Turtles I've added a Tag Cloud.A Tag Cloud is a visual depiction of tags/labels used on a website or blog. The Tags are listed alphabetically, and the frequency...
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OpenOffice EasterEggs
I thought I'd share a minor distraction with you, did you know that there are a number of Easter Eggs inside of OpenOffice? "An Easter Egg is the name given to hidden exploits, media, or features...
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Hacker Puzzle
A quick weekend distraction, this puzzle is called the: Hacker Puzzle! To solve this puzzle you have to find secret files on the server, by following a trail of numbers ;-).It only takes a couple of...
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Passwordless Login For SSH
I've recently set-up a new backup server, I wanted to be able to automate backups from my workstations to the server. I will be using OpenSSH (scp) as the transfer agent between the workstations and...
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Humanise the output of FreeBSD's root mail
FreeBSD Quick TipThe output of the root mail, daily run: disk status is in bytes, which is not quick and easy to read. To humanise this output and to show you the inodes being used do the following:#...
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Humanise the output of OpenBSD's root mail
OpenBSD Quick TipI've discussed how to humanise the output of FreeBSD's root mail, and the same can be achieved in OpenBSD by running the following commands:# vi /etc/dailychange:df -klto:df -hikl
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Changing the Color Scheme in Gedit
Ubuntu Quick TipI find looking at a white background and black text a little daunting in Gedit, however in Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon), you can easily change colour schemes and save your eyes. To change...
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Protecting Your Terminal
BSD Quick TipWhen ssh across my systems I often need to step away from the keyboard for a few minutes. This can pose a massive security threat to the system, therefore I think it's important to lock...
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7 Must Read OpenBSD man pages
In OpenBSD the manual pages are very important, well written documents. They comprise most of the written documentation for OpenBSD. Countless hours of work has gone into making them easy to read, and...
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7 Tips For Answering Your Tech Questions
We all come across problems in our computer ventures at some time or another. I have a number of tips that may help you find answers to your problems:Search: Searching google, or any other search...
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Changing Environmental Variables
It's really handy to be able to change the way your shell works for you. Being able to add aliases, and other options makes the shell a much more powerful tool. Changing or setting environmental...
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Suggestions Welcome
G'day everyone, I've been really busy the past couple of weeks so I haven't had a chance to write a post. I've been busy doing an online course, and setting up a lab environment.I'm really enjoying...
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Welcome to 2008
Hello everyone, and welcome to the new year, gee last year seemed to fly by, it's 2008 already.I really hope that you all have a wonderful year, and learn heaps, and achieve everything you set out...
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No More Beeping
*NIX Quick TipBeep, beep, beep,If your like me and don't like auditory reminders, you can turning off the beeping quickly and easily:X WindowsIf you want to disable beeps in X11 (X Windows), you can...
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DMA and Ubuntu
One of my readers is having a bit of a hard time with DVD playback, after reading my article:Playing Encrypted DVD's in Ubuntu 7.10, he has been unable to get dvd's to playback smoothly.One really...
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Lost in Space
Hi everyone, thank you to those who have sent me emails over the past six months inquiring of my whereabouts and my well being, it's been awhile.I'd rather not say where I've been, or whats been...
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OpenOffice for Windows
All of my Linux and BSD boxes are undergoing maintenance and upgrades at the moment, therefore I'm using my little Windows system for my day to day activities. Yesterday I found myself in need of a...
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