How-to Install Google Chrome in Ubuntu with Wine

Published in September 5th, 2008

The Linux version of Google’s Chrome web browser is not ready yet. Don’t boot up Windows, if you’re interested in testing it out it’s possible to do so by running Chrome under Wine. [update] Wine 1.1.4 has been released, and includes fixes for running Chrome. I’ll update this post once I give it a try. [...]

Four Tweaks for Using Linux with Solid State Drives

Published in September 4th, 2008

Posted by Tom in tips

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SSDs (solid state drives) are great. They’re shock resistant, consume less power, produce less heat, and have very fast seek times. If you have a computer with an SSD, such as an Eee PC, there are some tweaks you can make to increase performance and extend the life of the disk. The simplest tweak is [...]

Fix for Flickering Fullscreen Application with Compiz

Published in September 3rd, 2008

Posted by Tom in tips

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I’ve been using Firefox’s fullscreen mode on my Eee PC to get the maximum amount of vertical screen space possible. I noticed that the screen flickers black briefly whenever a tooltip or right click menu is displayed. All fullscreen applications seem to be affected. This bug can be worked around by changing an advanced Compiz [...]

Playdeb – The Gaming Repository for Ubuntu

Published in September 2nd, 2008

Posted by Tom in software

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Tired of finding and downloading packages for games, and having to check for updates youself? Playdeb is a software repository for the games available on GetDeb, who package recent games and applications for Ubuntu. With Playdeb, games are easy to install and will be updated when new versions are available. Playdeb includes an APT software [...]

Installing Ubuntu 8.04 on the Eee PC 901

Published in September 1st, 2008

Posted by Tom in tips

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I bought a black Eee PC 901 with Linux. The 901 has an Intel Atom processor, 1 GB of RAM, a 20 GB SSD, and a 9 inch LCD. So far, I’ve been very impressed with it, except for the default Xandros-based Linux distribution. To give you an idea of how bad it is – [...]

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