I’ve started using Linux since the 6.10 release of Ubuntu. More precisely the Edgy Eft release. I remeber that at that time I’ve been actually using Kubuntu. The learning curve was a bit steep, as it was really something new for me. And every time I would experience troubles I left Linux to rot away
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Like all the g33k5 out there, I have a Google Wave account. I haven’t really got the chance to use it since I had no one to talk to, except Vlad, from whom I originally got the invitation (Thank you, dude!). Anyway, opening my Wave account this evening, more out of curiosity and to dust
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Today I’ve added mobile devices enhanced support to my blog for those of you who reach to my geek corner this way. Currently, mobile support is on for the following user agents: iphone, ipod, android, dream, cupcake, webos, incognito, webmate, opera mini, blackberry9530, blackberry9500, blackberry8100 If you own a mobile device whose user agent is not
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Recently I’ve finished my work for the latest issue of the Linux Identity Starter magazine which talks about the large Ubuntu family, reached at the 9.10 release. Marking the important evolution of the latest release from Canonical, this issue contains several interesting articles about setting up an Ubuntu environment, offering you the chance to know
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Since I have this domain, one of the main concerns was to use Google as my mail provider instead of the mail server that was offered by my hosting provider. It’s not that I do not trust them, but the availability of Google’s servers is something more precise than every other average data center can
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For those of you who want to install Adobe Reader in Ubuntu, there are two solutions available: install it using the repositories or download the application from Adobe. If you’ve had problems opening PDF files in Firefox after you’ve installed Adobe Reader you will also find how to fix them.

Some of you (and me also) have experienced problems with certain laptop webcams on Ubuntu because some of them were mounted upside down. I have posted a solution for fixing this on the blog, but apparently it’s not quite the best way to obtain the desired results because it involves patching the kernel. And since
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UPDATE 4: The script and patches have been updated to also support kernel 2.6.38. For older kernel releases please download the archive from here (temporary fix until I will unify the solutions). UPDATE 3: The script and patches have been updated to also support kernel 2.6.35. UPDATE 2: The script has been updated to work
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The same script I wrote in order to help users install VMware Server 2.0.1 (build 156745) on Ubuntu 9.04 can be used for the latest release from VMware: VMware Server 2.0.2 (build 203138). In order to install the server, just follow these instructions: Download your copy of VMware Server (.gz archive) and obtain your license
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