Ever since I switched to Linux I’ve been toying with running two versions of Firefox simultaneously, even though I now use Google Chrome as my primary browser. Why two versions…
Continue reading
Ever since I switched to Linux I’ve been toying with running two versions of Firefox simultaneously, even though I now use Google Chrome as my primary browser. Why two versions…
Continue reading
In order to minimize the risk of repetitive stress injuries, I have learned to use computer mice ambidextrously – I can do it either right or left-handed without any problems….
Continue reading
I’ve been a loyal user of Firefox for years and plan to still use it as my secondary browser (and will use it regularly for Zotero). But Google’s new browser,…
Continue reading
Thanks to a little surplus grant money, I was able to purchase a nice, large, external monitor for my office. With my docking station, that meant I could use two…
Continue reading
On Windows, I used the free program Eraser to wipe hard drives when I was finished with them. I looked for a while for something similar for Ubuntu Linux but…
Continue reading
I’m not a computer programmer (sometimes I wish I was), so I’m going to guess that implementing the ability to save handouts as PDFs in OpenOffice.org’s Impress (OpenOffice’s version of…
Continue reading
We periodically watch videos from the internet on our TV. I found a cool piece of software that is getting a lot of attention – Boxee. It’s pretty slick, though…
Continue reading
I mentioned a while back that I switched all of our computers (currently 5) to Linux (Ubuntu, to be specific). I was committed to making the transition this time and…
Continue reading
One of the great features of Tivo (and one of the reasons why we won’t switch to a different PVR) is that you can transfer shows to your computer. This…
Continue reading
While Ubuntu does about 95% of what I need my OS to do, there are a few things it doesn’t do (or at least doesn’t do well). I occasionally need…
Continue reading