Categories: Computers, Linux, Mac, Programming, Windows
New leader in Australia creates breaks records
by John 
The morning that Kevin Rudd lost his leadership to fellow party member Julia Gillard has reportedly caused the largest news related traffic spike ever.
I noticed a number of news sites were having trouble handling the load presenting users with server e… more »
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Center DIV using CSS
by John
A simple method for centering divs that I usually use is:
The CSS
#content {
width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
}
The HTML
something here
What this does is creates a div 800 pixels wide then sets the top and bottom to 0 pixe… more »
How to take screenshots on Mac OS X
by John
Mac OS comes with in built short cut keys similar to the Windows Print Screen button system.Its a bit harder to use but a lot more flexible.
There are 3 different types of screenshots you can take using the shortcuts.
1. Capture the entire desktop
A… more »
TweetDeck Ubuntu 64bit.
by John
I started using TweetDeck recently. It seems to work rather well but there were a couple problems after the installation on my 64bit Ubuntu system. I was getting the following error Error loading the runtime (libadobecertstore.so: cannot open shared obje… more »
A couple reasons why Windows annoys me.
by John
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
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
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 »