by jtpratt | Jul 14, 2011 | computers, diy, tutorial, ubuntu linux
I’m using Ubuntu 11.04 (upgrading from 10.04), so it’s time to setup Windows XP in Virtual Box. Virtual box is a piece of software originally created by Sun Microsystems (now Oracle) that allows you to install an operating system “inside a box”...
by jtpratt | Apr 20, 2011 | linux, networking, resources and tips, ubuntu linux
We move computers around quite a bit in our house, and we sure have the gamut here. I have been using a Ubuntu Linux workstation in my office for about 5 years now. Downstairs in the living room we’ve had Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, some NetTop...
by jtpratt | Dec 4, 2009 | networking, resources and tips, ubuntu linux, web, windows
You can dump Comcast DNS for Google Public DNS for a much faster Internet on your computer! I’ve been a staunch Comcast cable Internet subscriber for nearly a decade now. Probably because I live in a small town and there’s never been anything else here but...
by jtpratt | Oct 26, 2009 | tutorial, ubuntu linux
Have you had problems playing .wmv Windows Media video files, or AVI’s after upgrading to Ubunty 9.04 Jaunty? I sure did, and you know I never had these problems before the upgrade at all. Totem would crash immediately on opening a video file, it would just...
by jtpratt | Sep 18, 2009 | ubuntu linux
I got the Ubuntu error in update manager “Error failed to fork pty” when I upgraded my laptop from Ubuntu 8.04 to 9.04 yesterday. That was quite annoying for 2 reasons, first because the bug, whatever it is, doesn’t allow you to open a terminal...
by jtpratt | Mar 19, 2009 | diy, linux, resources and tips, tutorial, ubuntu linux
I came across this great article full of “Linux Terminal Shortcuts” this morning and thought I would share. Well the title of the post was actually “50 ways to impress geeky linux friends”, but I think there were some good tidbits in there for...
