Here are some solutions that I have found to some common problems with Ubuntu Edgy Eft. All of them are easy fixes that you can do in about 5 minutes.
Installing the Citrix ICA client. The Citrix ICA client does not work out of the box on Ubuntu Edgy Eft. The problem is that it relies on Motif for the setup and management GUI. Here are the steps. To start, you need to download client from Citrix and unpack in its own folder.
sudo apt-get install libmotif3
sudo ./setupwfc
Flash keeps crashing Firefox. I noticed that after I had installed the flash player plugin, sites with flash ads would crash my browser. For some reason, the OEM/Alternate install CD set my graphics card to use 16 bit colour. To fix this, I had to change the default depth from 16 to 24 and everything is fine so far.
Alliance Atlantis, best known in Canadian TV for their specialty programming channels, HGTV Canada, Life Network, Food Network, History Television, and Showcase. Have been granted an ammendment to their broadcasting licesnse to also broadcast in Hight Definition. Its great to see the CRTC finally making decisions again for the consumer. Who knows when they will start to broadcast in HD, but at least some news is good news at this point. You can read about the CRTC Decision here.
Hopefully it isn’t long before we get to enjoy showcase in HD!
Here is a pilot for a very funny TV show that FOX deciceded to pass on. Its called Heat Vision and Jack. Starring Jack Black as Jack the Astronaut that becomes the worlds smartest man and is hunted down relentlessly by NASA. Owen Wilson stars as the voice of Jacks motorcycle named Heat Vision. The pilot was directed by Ben Stiller.
Here are some before and after pictures of a Laminate Floor that we installed in our house back in February.
As you are probably aware, removing your older carpet and replacing it with a new Laminate floor can make quite the difference. I have helped to install many Laminate and hardwood floors, and having recently purchased a house, I’m planning on writing a series of articles on Home Improvement.
Keep Reading Below for my Laminate Floor Installation How to.
A lot of users have been reporting issues with their newer HD PVR units from Bell. It seems to be an issue with the hard drive that causes stuttering during playback.
To try and figure out what may be happening, I’m asking that users who are having this problem to follow the procedure below and report what drive signature their unit is reporting
Press Menu on remote
Choose option #6 System Setup
Choose option #3 Diagnostics
Goto “Counters”
Use the page down button on the remote to view #10, hard drive.
Please report the ID of your drive in the comments below and weather or not you are having the stuttering/skipping during playback issue, and when approximatly you purchased / aquired your 9200.
I have drive ID 0×6132 and my unit is working perfectly. 0×6132 is a discontinued Western Digital Hard Drive, and 0×6102 is a Maxtor Hard Drive, which is belived to be the source for the skipping playback problem.
Bell is claiming that new firmware will be out at the beginning of May, but this date has been slipping for at least 2 months. My guess is July, which is a tad pessimistic.
If you talk to tech support, make sure to ask them when the new firmware will be out.
I recently purchased a unique product from Lee Valley Tools, Aerator Sandals. Basically, they are hard plastic sandals with 2 inch spikes on the bottom. For $13.00 you can’t beat them.
Aerating a lawn is one of the most over looked lawn care chores. Normally you have to rent a heavy machine that’s going to cost you 50 – 60 dollars.
It takes a bit of getting used to when you first start out, but once you get the hang of it, you’ll make your way quickly. I was able to slowly pace out my 1/4 acre back yard without much effort.
Aerating helps the lawn to drain better and hence help to prevent moss!
I am going to post an update later on my Lawn Retoration project. Next up will be Liming, top dressing and over seeding to get that perfect lawn.
Cory over at boingboing.net got an interesting email from somebody claiming to be a lawyer. Very strange…. You have to wonder if the people responsible for the camera theft are going to pop out of the Internet woodwork somewhere and totally open themselves up to all sorts of vigilante justice.
Here are some solutions that I have found to some common problems with Ubuntu Edgy Eft. All of them are easy fixes that you can do in about 5 minutes.
My Lee Valley Aerator Sandals Review.
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