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Kubuntu + Dell Vostro + Wireless Networking = *headdesk*

I bought a new, old computer — a Dell Vostro 1310 — on which to play around with Linux today. Here are the things I’ve learned: I am not sure the processor in this notebook is a 64-bit processor (it’s … Continue reading

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Skype on Kubuntu Natty (11.04) with video on from a crappy old web camera

I’ve been tinkering around with this all morning. I’ve been googling for terms like skype linux kubuntu gspca sonix gspca_sonixj 0c45:613c Microdia PC Camera (SN9C120) video modprobe lsmod lsusb speedlink to mostly no avail. I kept finding hits and solution … Continue reading

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Skype 2.2 on Mac mini under Kubuntu 10.10 with USB mic

Haven’t geeked out here in a while! This morning I put Kubuntu 10.10 onto my Mac mini’s hardware (in parallel to OS X 10.6) sort of for a lark and sort of because I like the KDE desktop so much. … Continue reading

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Expanding our personal network

Sounds creepy, doesn’t it? Like I’m going to corner you at a party and explain how Beautyvision is more than just a franchise opportunity… It’s a way of looking at the world with the total absence of fear. It’s not … Continue reading

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Nerdin’ out with Kubuntu 9.10 “Karmic Koala”

My venerable old vprMatrix (I think it was a Best Buy house brand) computer has gone through a power supply and video card and I’ve beefed up the hard drives on it a couple times. Now I think it might … Continue reading

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Dell Inspiron Mini 9-inch Netbook with Ubuntu 8.04 – personal experiences wanted

Warning: pretty geeky stuff in this post. Our aging-when-we-bought-it-new laptop teetered another step toward the abyss while at the airport in Mexico City between flights on our way to Puerto Vallarta. It was there that the flakiness Sarah and I’d … Continue reading

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transferring files from a nokia mobile phone to Kubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04)

I had high hopes for Kubuntu 8.04 (the Hardy Heron) with regard to bluetooth transfers from our mobile phones to our computers. Apparently it got better for most of the world from 7.10 (the Gutsy Gibbon) to the current version, … Continue reading

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geeky updates

Mac stuff Today something weird happened on our Mac mini (running OS 10.5, known as Leopard). It “forgot” that it had a built-in sound card. How weird is that? I quickly found all kinds of suggestions online for how to … Continue reading

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