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My tech experience: Pidgin through proxy in Windows
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Pidgin through proxy in Windows. If you are looking for instructions for Linux, go here. If you're at a place where your favorite IM protocol is blocked, this might help you use it anyway. The IM software I'll be setting it up with is Pidgin, which is open source and supports many different protocols. Here is how you do it:. First you need to download and install Tor:. At the end of the installation process choose to run the installed components. Download pidgin from here.
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My tech experience: OLED TVs entering the market
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Monday, November 5, 2007. OLED TVs entering the market. The long waited OLED TVs from Sony, previously only available in Japan, might see American stores by the end of the year. Although I was hoping they would come to Norway soon, this is still a good thing, as it will probably be available in more countries soon after the Americans get it. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). OLED TVs entering the market. Fixing long boot-time with black screen in Gutsy. View my complete profile. Some other nice blogs:.
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My tech experience: What to do when your linux system hangs
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Saturday, October 27, 2007. What to do when your linux system hangs. If you ever experience your whole linux. System locking up, there are a few ways to try to fix it without having to cut the power. First, you can try to restart the X-server, using the key combination Ctrl. Second, if the X-server restart does not work, you could try the good old Ctrl. Button while typing " REISUB. You would also restart your system properly, shutting for example your harddisks. The last resort would be to cut the power...
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My tech experience: October 2007
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007. Pidgin through proxy in Windows. If you are looking for instructions for Linux, go here. If you're at a place where your favorite IM protocol is blocked, this might help you use it anyway. The IM software I'll be setting it up with is Pidgin, which is open source and supports many different protocols. Here is how you do it:. First you need to download and install Tor:. At the end of the installation process choose to run the installed components. Download pidgin from here.
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My tech experience: November 2007
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Monday, November 5, 2007. OLED TVs entering the market. The long waited OLED TVs from Sony, previously only available in Japan, might see American stores by the end of the year. Although I was hoping they would come to Norway soon, this is still a good thing, as it will probably be available in more countries soon after the Americans get it. Fixing long boot-time with black screen in Gutsy. First we take backup of one of the files with this command in the terminal:. Sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf. Addition...
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My tech experience: Fixing long boot-time with black screen in Gutsy
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Monday, November 5, 2007. Fixing long boot-time with black screen in Gutsy. After I installed Gutsy, I noticed that my the boot-time was considerably longer than other with Gutsy. We were talking a couple of minutes of waiting after I turned it on. So I checked around for a solution, and found one. Here is what you need to do:. First we take backup of one of the files with this command in the terminal:. Sudo cp /boot/grub/menu.lst /boot/grub/menu.lst.original. Sudo gedit /etc/usplash.conf. Thank you very...
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My tech experience: Pidgin through proxy in Linux
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Sunday, October 28, 2007. Pidgin through proxy in Linux. If you are looking for instructions for Windows, go here. First of all, this also works if you are using Gaim. Have you ever been to a place(school, work etc.) where you were unable to use your IM software because of some administrator that blocked it. Well, I have, and I have also found a way around it. I am using Pidgin as my IM program, which supports many different IM protocols. Here is how you do it:. Sudo apt-get install tor. The Neo 1973 lin...
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My tech experience: The Neo 1973 linux cellphone
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Saturday, October 27, 2007. The Neo 1973 linux cellphone. A friend of mine just told me about a new cellphone coming up, and that it would be using Linux. As its operating system. Like the Linux. Fan I am, I just had. To check it out. He pointed me to the OpenMoko. Operating system, it's gonna be very customizable. Specifications showed integrated GPS and Bluetooth. As well as a Micro SD slot. When the phone enters phase 2 in December. The price for the phase 1 version is 350$. This is very cheap, bu...
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My tech experience: Getting 3D acceleration on my Asus A6Va in Ubuntu 7.10
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Sunday, October 28, 2007. Getting 3D acceleration on my Asus A6Va in Ubuntu 7.10. A few days after the release of Ubuntu's. New version, Gutsy Gibbon(7.10), I decided to do a fresh install on my laptop. Everything was auto detected. During the installation, and I was instantly able to use it properly. There was only one thing missing, namely 3D acceleration. Without it I could not use the integrated compiz. Fusion, nor play any 3D games. Secondly I tried the newest ATI. That you download from the AMD.