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Canon EOS Rebel T2i Sets New Bar

ulyssesr — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:34:55 +0000

At 18 megapixels, 3.7fps burst, ISO of 100-6400 extendible to 12,800, 9-point autofocus, adopted from 30D. Center point being high precision at 2.8, a h.264 codec, in-camera editing, 63-zone dual layering metering system, video resolution like the 7D at 1080p/24… More

Dropbox on the Phone

ulyssesr — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:01:09 +0000

Dropbox is now accessible via your phone. The message from Dropbox.

Hi,

Have you ever wanted to use your Dropbox but didn’t have a computer nearby? Dropbox’s mobile website (http://m.dropbox.com) makes it happen. With Dropbox mobile, you can

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Linux Mint 8 Review

ulyssesr — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:22:05 +0000

I have been using Linux Mint 8 this past month. I love it. Why the switch from Ubuntu? Well, It’s not just the mint green color, although I think it’s an upgrade from Ubuntu’s drab brown. The Main Edition, the… More

Protect your PC with a USB flash drive

ulyssesr — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:17:58 +0000

You can lock your PC, using a software called Predator on a USB drive. From Predator’s website:

The Predator locks your PC when you are away, even if your Windows session is still opened. It uses a regular USB

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Reduce Energy Consumption Using PowerTop

ulyssesr — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:51:51 +0000

Reduce the energy consumption of your Ubuntu Desktop by running PowerTop. A tip from Linux and Microcontroller Tips:

Since version 2.6.21, the Linux kernel has introduced a feature called tickless. The kernel no longer has a fixed 1000Hz timer

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Canon MX330 $50 Rebate

ulyssesr — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:36:01 +0000

Two months ago, I bought a Lenovo Q100 nettop running on Windows XP. I thought about installing Ubuntu Linux on it, but I needed a Windows desktop since I don’t have one. Believe it or not, there are valid reasons… More

Fully Qualified Server Name

ulyssesr — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:26:31 +0000

If you are trying to restart an Apache server running on Ubuntu, Linux Mint or any other Ubuntu derived distro, you will get an warning message that your Apache server does not contain a fully qualified domain name.

Restarting… More

Free Linux Training

ulyssesr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:52:52 +0000

It’s free as in beer. From Linux Journal:

A little less than a year ago, the Linux Foundation launched a program to provide a variety of training opportunities for Linux professionals. Just a few months later, the Foundation moved

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Bill Gates New Website

ulyssesr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:37:30 +0000

Is Bill Gates’ site really running Linux? No. But, his website is using Akamai to mirror content, which by the way, are powered by Linux. End of story, but there’s an interesting comment thread that followed from TechCrunch’s article that’s… More

XRANDR Comes to the Rescue

ulyssesr — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:24:25 +0000

What could be more frustrating than trying to install Ubuntu or Mint on a new CPU, motherboard, with a built-in graphics card and your display goes south. Here’s the scenario, after the initial flash screens, the screen goes blank. It… More