Category Archives: Linux

Random thoughts on Linux (mostly (k)Ubuntu)

Camera Notes

Posted on 8/25/2007 by robotgeek

Its been almost a month since I bought my camera (Canon S3 IS). The same day, I loaded a non-canon firmware on to it. This firmware added histograms in all modes, storing RAW images and the ability to run scripts. … Continue reading →

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New and Shiny

Posted on 7/28/2007 by robotgeek

Over the last few weeks, I have acquired shiny new toys! # Blackberry Pearl ## Introduction The Pearl (a.k.a. Blackberry 8100) is a small blackberry device. It will fit in your front pocket easily. I have already lost the phone … Continue reading →

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Feisty Beta

Posted on 4/8/2007 by robotgeek

I upgraded my Edgy machine to Feisty Beta. The Kubuntu Upgrade tool did not launch for me. Bug has been filed . The manual upgrade went off without any hitch. What I like, considering that I am an upgrading user, … Continue reading →

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New Machine

Posted on 12/19/2006 by robotgeek

Over the past few weeks, I have been building myself a Desktop. It took me a while to locate and verify components which would work without issues in Linux. Any component reported to not behave nicely with linux was discarded. … Continue reading →

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Hello Planet

Posted on 12/2/2006 by robotgeek

If all went right, this post should be show up on planet ubuntu. I’m a member of the Ubuntu Documentation Team. I hope to use planet ubuntu to spread awareness about the docteam’s efforts, and contribute ideas to fix bug … Continue reading →

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