Send Outgoing Email with Postfix

Published in December 22nd, 2009

Posted by Tom in tips

If you’re running a web application with user registration, you may need to have users or administrators receive email from the application. When you just need to send outgoing email and don’t need to receive, it’s easy to set up Postfix to do this for you. You can even set the “from” header so that [...]

How to Install Docky in Ubuntu 9.10

Published in December 20th, 2009

Posted by Tom in software

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If you’re a GNOME Do user, you will have probably heard of Docky when it was introduced as a theme in Do 0.8. Docky has split from Do into a separate project and has become a full featured dock. Docky is a full fledged dock application that makes opening common applications and managing windows easier [...]

Google Chrome for Linux is Ready

Published in December 18th, 2009

Posted by Tom in software

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The Chromium Daily Builds PPA has been keeping me up to date with the latest version of Chromium, the open source browser behind Google Chrome. Google recently released the first official Google Chrome for Linux beta. When I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 9.10, I switched from Chromium to the Chrome beta. I’ve been [...]

First Look at Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 1

Published in December 17th, 2009

Posted by Tom in lucidlynx, ubuntunews

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During the development of Ubuntu 9.10 I got used to running the development version on my netbook. I like installing updates every few days to see new improvements be added (and don’t depend on my netbook to get work done), so I installed Ubuntu 10.04 “Lucid Lynx” Alpha 1. My netbook is an Eee PC [...]

Setting up Ubuntu 9.10

Published in December 16th, 2009

Posted by Tom in karmickoala, tips

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Today I finally installed Ubuntu 9.10. I’ve only been on the upgraded system for a few hours, but everything seems to be working smoothly. I used my usual technique for installing the new version of Ubuntu. I’m using separate home and root partitions. Using the custom partitioning option in the Ubuntu installer, I reformatted the [...]

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