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Tweak Opera to Befriend Transmission

Posted on 2011 January 4, Tuesday by JamesIsIn

I use Opera as my main browser and I use Transmission as my torrent client.  The problem begins that Opera is its own torrent client.  Nothing wrong with that except that I want Opera to pass torrents over to Transmission … Continue reading →

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Script for Skipping Tracks

Posted on 2010 November 30, Tuesday by JamesIsIn

I use Rhythmbox to play music on my hi-fi system.  There is a command line element for Rhythmbox called rhythmbox-client.  This element can be used to initiate a series of commands in Rhythmbox.  The problem is that these commands end … Continue reading →

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BASH Examples

Posted on 2010 September 29, Wednesday by JamesIsIn

I have been earnestly studying BASH for a while now, but I recently came across something that will be very useful and I thought I’d pass it along. Famously enough I run Ubuntu (a Debian-based distribution of Linux).  This is … Continue reading →

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Backup Script: A Love Story

Posted on 2010 August 15, Sunday by JamesIsIn

I have written a few backup scripts by now. Every time I do I find a new interesting challenge somewhere in the task. As such I’d like to talk a little about my most recent backup script and offer my … Continue reading →

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Don’t Lose Your Grip

Posted on 2010 March 29, Monday by JamesIsIn

You may recall my article on using the wonderful Gnome ripping software Grip.  You didn’t read it?  Well, you ought to.  It’s right here. As fortune would have it, this particular application has been languishing as concerns development.  That is … Continue reading →

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Go Do that Gnome-Do that You Do so Well

Posted on 2010 February 15, Monday by JamesIsIn

Gnome-Do is an application launcher, among other things.  It is the fastest, slickest application launcher I have found for any platform.  It was originally designed after Spotlight from the Mac operating system.  However, it has outclassed its predecessor entirely. With … Continue reading →

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Stitch Some AVI’s Together

Posted on 2010 January 21, Thursday by JamesIsIn

So you have that video of your cat doing that thing and that other video of your brother getting startled by the can of joke peanuts, and now you’re thinking “I’m such a wicked director I’m going to edit these … Continue reading →

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Returning Encryption to the Latest Ubuntu

Posted on 2009 September 1, Tuesday by JamesIsIn

Older versions of Ubuntu included a space for each user, encrypted by default and decrypted as that user logged in, under the home area within the folder hierarchy.  The most recent version of Ubuntu (9.04) does not include this feature … Continue reading →

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My Pidgin Ain’t Yodelling Today

Posted on 2009 June 25, Thursday by JamesIsIn

Ah, the sounds of Spring… Well, yeah, it’s the middle of summer but never mind that.  I have been having difficulties with my Yahoo connections.  I don’t use their bulky, rancid chat client.  No, I use a multi-protocol chat client. … Continue reading →

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Slipped Clutch; Blew Transmission

Posted on 2009 April 1, Wednesday by JamesIsIn

Haha!  Oh, how I love breaking things.  It’s a how-to for fixing them. I didn’t like the fact that I had a drive without a name (officially it was named “disk” and when it was mounted it appeared as “160 … Continue reading →

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