A dynamic DNS service allows you to keep a domain name pointing to your network even when your network’s IP address changes. Most ISPs will dynamically allocate IPs, so if you want to reliably reach your home network remotely, a dynamic DNS service is a good idea. ddclient is a dynamic DNS update client which [...]
Persistent Touchpad Configuration in Ubuntu 11.10
Published in November 6th, 2011
Recently I’ve fixed the tap-and-drag gesture, and swapped the right and middle click gestures on my netbook’s touchpad. I applied the configuration changes for these by adding the synclient configuration commands to Startup Applications. It didn’t take long before I noticed that some changes would revert after I suspended and woke the system. Even adding [...]
How-to Swap Two and Three Finger Tap Gestures
Published in November 4th, 2011
I’m sure many heavy users of tabbed browsing use the middle mouse button much more than the right. Some number of Ubuntu releases ago, the two and three finger touchpad tap gestures were swapped to the current configuration, using two fingers for right click and three for middle. I’d rather have the middle button bound [...]
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