Author: rcragun

  • Linux: Digikam Editor not showing images

    I ran into a really weird problem with Digikam that took me a couple of days to figure out.  Since it took me so long to figure it out, I figured I should note this problem here for anyone else who runs into it. What was happening is that I would open Digikam and when…

  • Linux: Auto Mount EXT4 partition

    Several years ago I read a post in a Linux forum talking about splitting up one’s hard drive into multiple partitions so that when the inevitable reformat came along, there was no need to transfer one’s files during the process.  Instead, if your files are on one partition while the operating system is on another…

  • Linux: remove all directories with same name

    I ran into an issue with a piece of software that created hundreds of directories amidst my music and video collections.  However, all of the directories had the exact same name.  Rather than delete all of them individually, I figured there had to be a way to delete them all with a single command.  Turns…

  • Connecting Linux Laptop and Android Phone to UoT_Secure

    My university, The University of Tampa, is great in a lot of ways.  But one thing the university fails at quite miserably is in its support of anything other than Windows.  The IT department does okay in supporting Mac computers, but they don’t support Linux at all.  I had to get permission to wipe my…

  • Ubuntu Linux (KDE): “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly” error

    Every so often, Chrome on my Linux based computers (one running Kubuntu and one running Linux Mint KDE) starts having a problem.  I like having Chrome save my tabs from my previous sessions so I can pick back up where I left off.  But for some reason, and I’m not exactly sure what that reason…

  • Google Chrome: Mute audio in tabs by clicking on the tab audio icon

    I use an RSS feed reader to get my news.  Typically, as I scroll through the feed reader, I’ll open articles that interest me in new tabs and keep scrolling through the feed reader until I have about ten tabs or so open.  Occasionally, one of those tabs will load a page that has a…

  • Android: LG G3 internet connectivity issues – Chrome, Feedly, and Sprint’s Data Optimizer

    For about three weeks (end of June 2015 until mid July 2015), when I tried to go to a web page on my phone using Google’s Chrome browser (my default browser), about 2 out of 3 web pages wouldn’t load.  Instead, the bar at the top would freeze about half way and then nothing would…

  • Linux: Getting “Find” working in Dolphin on KDE (Linux Mint and Kubuntu)

    One of the reasons I switched to KDE from Gnome was Dolphin, the file manager that ships with KDE.  When I made the switch a couple of years ago, the Find feature in KDE worked really well.  But some time in the last couple of years, the two distributions I’ve been using – Kubuntu and…

  • Kolob Canyon and Taylor Creek Trail

    After spending the night at America’s Most Wanted Bed and Breakfast in Colorado City, we were headed home.  But we wanted to do a little more sightseeing on the way.  I have done a lot of hiking in Zion National Park, but primarily in the main entrance (southern side of the park), and didn’t realize…

  • Alaska Cruise – back to Seattle

    And then we were back in Seattle.  We had everything arranged ahead of time, so we got to enjoy one last meal in the nice dining room on the cruise ship before disembarking. Debi’s mother had arranged with the same mini-bus company to pick us up and take us to the airport.  However, we had a…