I received a new monitor for xmas and wanted to set up dual display (twinview) for Ubuntu 9.10. I already had the proprietary Nvidia drivers install, and it was very easy to get the dual monitors up and running. However, I always got this error when trying to save the configuration: Can’t parse /etc/X11/xorg.conf. And […]
It seems like every time I upgrade Kubuntu, my sound doesn’t work anymore. I guess “doesn’t work” isn’t the right term. It seems that the output is muted. If I type pavucontrol into the command line and then go to output devices on the volume control window that pops up, the Internal Audio Analog […]
Apparently you can’t use FTP for symlinks? It’s been so long since I have mucked around with FTP, that I didn’t realize you could not create symlinks. I have an old site I still maintain and had to move it to a new hosting provider and the new provider did not give SSH access (well […]
I signed up for a VPS on Slicehost today, and am very impressed. The interface is refreshingly basic and I was up and running in no time. Their articles are absolutely amazing, and worth the read even if you don’t use their services. I know Ubuntu somewhat, but am far from an expert. Using […]
I have decided to play around with NetBeans 6.5. I used NetBeans 4 years ago for a little Java programming while getting my Master’s degree and since they recently added PHP support and have a thriving development community, thought it would be a good time to give it a try again. IFirst, I need to […]