Transcode Video For The HTC Incredible on Linux

August 30, 2010 by Linerd · Leave a Comment
Filed under: HowTo, Ubuntu, linux 

If you regularly follow my blog you know that I recently got an HTC Droid Incredible smartphone. This phone has a native screen resolution of 480x320 pixels. MPEG4 video with AAC audio is supported in both the .mp4 and .3gp container formats. Read more

Gnumeric: A Light Weight Spreadsheet Program

August 11, 2010 by Linerd · 1 Comment
Filed under: Ubuntu, gnome, linux, review 

Most Linux and Open Source enthusiasts are familiar with the OpenOffice.Org office suite. OpenOffice is great, but sometimes you just need a lighter and faster alternative. Maybe you've got a netbook or an older computer and you don't need a full, integrated, office suite, but just a few of the main applications like a word processor and a spreadsheet program. Gnumeric is one such spreadsheet program.

Gnumeric is available for Linux and 32 bit Windows. If you're running Ubuntu Linux, you can install Gnumeric from a terminal with Read more

Enable The Flash Plugin For Chromium In Ubuntu

July 20, 2010 by Linerd · 2 Comments
Filed under: HowTo, Ubuntu, linux 

I've shown previously how install the Chromium web browser in Ubuntu. Today I'm going to show you how to easily enable the Adobe Flash plugin for use in Chromium.

You've probably already installed the Flash plugin for Mozilla Firefox, but if not, install it from the command line with:   Read more

Install The Chromium Browser in Ubuntu

July 18, 2010 by Linerd · Leave a Comment
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Most of us by now have heard of Google's Chrome web browser. The Chrome browser is based on an open source project called Chromium. There's not really much difference between the two. Chromium is basically just Chrome without the Google branding and without the extensive EULA.

You can install the Chromium browser from the PPA for Ubuntu Chromium. Read more

How To Reload The Gnome Panel Menu

July 17, 2010 by Linerd · Leave a Comment
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Sometimes when you install a new program from the Ubuntu repositories, it doesn't show up on the menu until you log out and log back in. You can easily reload the Gnome panel though by killing the process and restarting it. Simply open a terminal window and enter the following: Read more

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