Thanks to the fine folks at VLC and Ubuntu, watching DVDs on Linux is generally pretty straightforward. Install “libdvd-pkg” and follow the prompts and you’re generally good to go. That…
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Thanks to the fine folks at VLC and Ubuntu, watching DVDs on Linux is generally pretty straightforward. Install “libdvd-pkg” and follow the prompts and you’re generally good to go. That…
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I run a network attached storage (NAS) device at home to manage all my media (e.g., music, videos, photos, etc.). I have used various programs over the years to manage…
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[NOTE: As of Ubuntu/Kubuntu 20.04, the drivers from Epson work fine without this workaround. Download the driver, then follow the directions to install it.] As of Kubuntu 17.10, my Epson…
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To install the R programming environment on Linux is pretty straightforward, but it does require a little bit of know how in order to find the correct packages. As is…
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I reformatted my Android phone (LG G3 with Android 5.0.1, software version LS990ZVG) the other day to address a problem I was having. After reformatting, I reinstalled all of my…
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There is a growing body of research suggesting that blue light before bedtime can be associated with sleep problems. I’ve known about this for a while, but have just recently…
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My workplace is largely a Windows based institution. Due to a collaborative project, I was recently asked to access some documents on a Windows Network Drive. I was sent directions…
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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…
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I’ve used LimeSurvey for a long time and really like the software. It’s powerful, yet very easy to use. But one thing I couldn’t figure out with the software was…
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UPDATE: As of 12/15/2015, LibreOffice 5.0 broke this feature. See here. This should be fixed as of LibreOffice 5.0.5. I do a lot of my grading in my classes electronically….
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