I use the Ubuntu partition on my laptop as my main/work desktop and I barely use Windows because I have all the programs and applications I need on Ubuntu even Windows programs like Adobe Photoshop. Running Photoshop on Ubuntu is made possible by Wine, a software that lets users install Windows software on other operating [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, February 4, 2010
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala a few days ago. I know its a bit late, but the reason why I didn’t do it earlier was because I didn’t want to mess up my customized Ubuntu “Mac” desktop. What made me decide to do a fresh install was because my old [...]
Continue reading...Friday, January 15, 2010
Are having a problem getting the ALT key to work after installing Adobe Photoshop on Ubuntu? Don’t worry, I’m gonna show you how you can fix it with a few simple steps. I’ve been running a Windows Vista/Ubuntu dual boot system on my Toshiba Satellite A305-S6872 for almost a year now. The Windows partition is the [...]
Continue reading...Monday, October 12, 2009
A few weeks back, I tweeted about how my Logitech V450 cordless mice was acting up and had a mind of its own. By this time it was about 2 years since I bought it and usually, computer mice last longer than that. But then, my Logitech V450 have been played with and dropped several [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, February 22, 2009
Hello people! Hope everyone’s having a great weekend. Sorry if I wasn’t able to publish a roundup last week. I was very busy the whole weekend and I also got sick for a couple days which is also the reason why I wasn’t able to publish any new posts until the end of the week. [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 20, 2009
Previously, if you wanted to try or install/dual boot Ubuntu you’d have to use the live CD or create a partition on your computer with the latter being a daunting task for most users, especially those who don’t have much technical knowledge. Now, with the help of the Wubi installer, you can try or install Ubuntu [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 4, 2008
Guess who's back, back again, Jaypee's back, Tell a friend, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back, guess who's back...hehe I know it's cheesy but anyways, I just wanted you guys to know that I'm back.Yes folks, I'm back! Being away from blogging and the blogosphere for almost 3 months seemed like an eternity. I'm sure most of you are wondering what happened to me or where I've been. Well its been really hectic these past couple of months for me. First, my parents came from the Philippines, then my in-laws from Maryland, then my sister-in-law and her family from Indonesia came too. It was a family reunion of sorts. Having guests, especially family means having to go out a lot like visit relatives and friends, eating out, seeing places and stuff. So the months of June and July was basically spent on those activities.Just when I was really looking forward to get back to blogging I had ano. Actually, I've been having minor problems or issues with it after I updated it to Windows Vista Service Pack 1. I started getting the dreaded BSOD (blue screen of death) everytime I restarted my computer or after it booted up from hibernate mode. At first, I was able to fix it by doing a System Restore but this time, even that failed. Even though I knew that the problem was caused by a conflict with one of the device drivers I couldn't do anything because I couldn't even boot in Safe Mode and try to update the device drivers.
Continue reading...Monday, March 31, 2008
Time flies so fast. Today is the last day of March and the first quarter of 2008 has just passed by. Anyways, here's the latest edition of the Weekend Roundup. Enjoy!Pinoy blogosphereGood news for Ubuntu fans! You can now install Ubuntu on any Windows machine without the need of a different partition or without having to worry about messing up the Windows installation. I'm sure a lot of WordPress theme authors especially those who have premium themes are not gonna like this one. A certain blogger has recently published a detailed article on how to rip a WordPress theme using Firefox and a Firefox extension called Firebug. via AJ's blog. Learn how to increase your Adsense earnings by increasing your pageviews with this post from Jehzlau. Very useful tip if you use lots of images on your blog posts. If you're having a hard time or simply don't have the time to create a Privacy Policy page for your blog, then you should try out the Privacy Policy WordPress plugin that lets you automatically create Adsense-compliant policies. via PinoyTek. This reminds me, I still have to create one for this blog.
Continue reading...Friday, November 2, 2007
Another week has gone and it’s time for another roundup of links around the blogosphere.Darren Rowse explains Google Sitelinks and how it works. Mythbuntu – Linux version of Windows Media Center. Discover how microblogging can help you become a better blogger. Wanna improve your brand recognition and grab customer’s attention? Try out the Make My Logo Bigger Cream! Shoemoney [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 23, 2007
Whenever you want to update a certain program in Ubuntu, most of the time you do it via the Synaptic Package Manager. Unfortunately this is not possible for Gaim. For Ubuntu users who’d want to update Gaim to Pidgin, you’ll have to do it manually. In this post, I’ll show you the necessary steps in order [...]
Continue reading...Monday, May 21, 2007
Ubuntu Studio is a new version of the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution, released last May 10, 2007. It is based on Ubuntu Linux, and is optimized for general multimedia production. I’m sure a lot of graphic artists, enthusiasts and professionals would love this and would wanna try it out. Ubuntu Studio’s kernel was modified into a low-latency [...]
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