Categories: Computers, Linux, Mac, Programming, Windows

A couple reasons why Windows annoys me.

by John Email

I know Windows Vista is older now and Windows 7 is supposed to fix problems that Vista had. But Vista has left a sour taste in my mouth I can't get rid of.When Windows Vista came out I rushed off to the store on launch day to get myself a copy. From me… more »

Resize VDI

by John Email

  I did a mistake of installing Windows Vista to a 10gig partition under VirtualBox. It was enough to install but it was constantly complaining about lack of space. To overcome this problem I resized the VDI then set Windows to use all the space.… more »

My new computer setup

by John Email

My new setup is now stage one complete. This setup consists of 1 Ubuntu PC controlling the left and center screen1 MacMini controlling the right screenSynergy allowing for seamless PC and Keyboard usage between the Ubuntu and Mac boxVirtual Box running… more »

A short video on Internet Censorship

by John Email

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Command snippet: Convert wmv to flv on Ubuntu.

by John Email

First make sure ffmpeg is installed If it is not installed type and follow the prompts sudo apt-get install ffmpeg Once ffmpeg is installed you can run the following command on your video file. ffmpeg -i "INPUT_FILE.wmv" -sameq -acodec libmp3lame… more »

Great Firewall of Australia - Youtube

by John Email

In an interview with the ABC's Hungry Beast Stephen Conroy said applying ISP filters to high-traffic sites such as YouTube would slow down the internet. So to handle this they are trying to work with Google to get videos removed from Youtube for Austral… more »

Quick Tip: apt-get

by John Email

Ever needed to add a package by command line but not been able to remember what its called. start typing your apt-get line sudo apt-get install mysql once you have typed as much as you know, push tab twice. This will give a list of all the pac… more »

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