How-To

PCAnywhere, GotomyPC…these are great for Windows users with more money than time, but what about those of us on Linux who want to grab our distros by the short hairs? Ah, this is where a hardened SSH install can do wonders for you. What would you say to a script that will allow you to [...]

Attention: As of Ubuntu Heron this article is no longer an issue, you DO NOT need to blacklist rt2500usb any longer. Just plugin the rt73usb device, give it a few minutes for networkmanager to find it and go - that is it. But remember, its first use might take a bit for NM to see [...]

I have seen instances where Canon document scanners stop working after the upgrade from Edgy to Feisty. Being as I have not yet tested this in Gutsy yet to see if the Feisty bug has been fixed, this may also apply to Gutsy users as well. This even be a problem on other distributions in [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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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 [...]