Archive for June, 2009
Chinese on Ubuntu
I don’t normally paste in YouTube videos for content on this blog, but showing this video is a lot easier than typing it all out. And who doesn’t learn via visual examples?
Today my Chinese friend in Xio just installed Ubuntu on his system. Awesome. However, he wanted to Ubuntu to work in a Chinese environment [...]
Windows and The Government on Your Computer
While reviewing reasons why Ubuntu and other Linux distros are much better than Win/Mac environments, I ran into an interesting article.
Did you know that in Windows, there is built in back-door entry so US government can see you data as and when they like? Yes the US NSA has the key build into every copy [...]
Export PHP into .csv Format
This script helped me out a TON with a recent project. The client needed to show the data which was recorded from the user input php script in a .csv file. I had no idea how to do this, but after some forum hopping I was able to grab this and it actually works! Please [...]
Include Any RSS Feed on Your Wordpress Site
To include any rss feed to be displayed on your Wordpress website, simply enter the following php code into a text widget,
<?php include_once(ABSPATH.WPINC.’/rss.php’);
wp_rss(’http://theblogosaurus.com/?feed=rss2′, 3); ?>
The parts you will need to edit will be the url. Simply change it to your rss feed’s url.
The number at the end dictates how many posts to show.
Could not launch gDesklets Failed to execute child process gdesklets (no such file or directory)
Could not launch ‘gDesklets’ Failed to execute child process “gdesklets” (no such file or directory)
Setup Gmail on Evolution Mail in Ubuntu
I was having a horrible time trying to get my Evolution Email client in Ubuntu set up with my Gmail account. A few tutorials didn’t even answer my question. Then I found this great tutorial you need to review if you are having troubles setting up your gmail in Evolution. Now that I have it [...]
Ubuntu headphone jack does not work on Macbook
After installing Ubuntu on my Macbook, I needed to listen to E-40 on the loud speakers. However, the headphone jack (basic audio-output on my Macbook) was not working. I quickly realized I needed to enable the ‘Surround Sound’ options in the audio perferences.
Click on the volume, then click on Volume Control.
Now you will be able [...]
Mac Flower Key (Command Key) for Ubuntu
Setting up Ubuntu to mimic the Mac OSX experience is fairly easy. The main issue most Mac OSX users experience with Ubuntu is linking the keyboard to mimic the Mac OSX keyboard actions. I am specifically talking about the Mac Flower Key, or the Command Key, to work in Ubuntu.
Before applying these changes, a Mac [...]
HTML Editor Not Working in Joomla
Recently, while working on a Joomla 1.x website I noticed not much was working with my editor. I switched to three different editor options within Global Config and the User Manager for my Super Admin, but my HTML Editor would only open up to a blank screen, as well as the Link Editor. Very frustrating. [...]
How to Install Filezilla on Ubuntu
While starting over with a new Operating System (Ubuntu), I am trying to reduce the work load on my part. In the past when using Mac OSX I was spending too much time in repetition, so this time I am searching for the best programs for Ubuntu. I have chosen Filezilla out of all of [...]