2007 June

After having a few different people complaining how they felt like Ubuntu users “got the shaft” with regard to watching your Slingbox shows in Ubuntu, I did some digging and located a near perfect answer - running the application in WINE. Now I would suggest following these instructions very closely, as skipping a step is […]

Today, Jak writes:
Matt,
I am using Freespire 1.0 something and its supposed to do a wireless card easily, yet it’ still kludgy…
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know how happy I am to see Linux Fanatics back up and running. I’m still a newbie.
I tried several Fedora distros and they were too far ahead […]

Thought I might pass along a little Saturday tip for you here. If you are using the default video playback settings to watch/playback video in Ubuntu only to find that it is just not living up to your standards, give this a shot:
Open a terminal window from Applications, Accessories. The using your mouse to cut […]

Today, Holger asks:
Thank you for inviting to “Just Ask” a question. I am on dial-up ( I live too far away for DSL or Cable service) and my Ubuntu 6.10 does not connect with EarthLink server ( Modem connects when in I am in Ms Windows). My search in Linux sites pointed to Model […]

Over and over, I hear people asking me “how do I get dual monitors working in Ubuntu“. Well today, I will show you (note the video) how to make this easy with a fairly modern NVIDIA card, two flat screen LCDs (one DVI, the other VGA) and a little understanding how getting two monitors working […]

Today, Guys asks:
I’m glad Linux Fanatics is making a come back. Not much going on there in the past little while. :o)
I’m planning to buy a mini-PC to make a small linux point-of-presence box. This box has a CF slot and I plan to install Puppy Linux on a CF card. I’m […]

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If you are reading this, chances are you are running a Ralink RT2500 chipset wireless card that worked perfectly with Ubuntu Edgy and then stopped working after your upgrade to Feisty. Am I pretty close? Yeah, I feel ya, believe me. Well today, I have a solution for you that will […]

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As we discussed last time, getting the once working RT2500 chipset working again is obtainable after all. But even with all of this, there are still some remaining questions that many of you will have. They include:

Obtaining a IP address from your router without any issues.
Is all of this also needed […]