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    [ubuntu] utf 8 error with rssdent.php/simplepie

    I've spent the better part of the last two days trying to get rssdent (http://github.com/zcopley/rssdent/tree/master) working for feeding and RSS feed to a Laconica install.

    I've got PHP5,...
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    [ubuntu] Re: Fullscreen Hulu is "jumpy"

    Fwiw, leaving the Hulu vid in the standard browser window and then using Compiz "Enhanced Zoom Desktop" has turned out to be a pretty reasonable work-around for me w/nvidia drivers.
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    [ubuntu] Re: Flash player settings dialog unclickable

    Go to: http://www.macromedia.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/help/settings_manager02.html

    Go to the Website Privacy Settings tab (it's the one that looks like a monitor with an eye on...
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    [gnome] Re: epiphany delicious

    Sadly, they no longer seem to be supporting Delicious synching. According to a thread on the Debian bug-tracker:



    Casual googling hasn't turned up anything more recent than that (last July).
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    [ubuntu] Re: problem with lightning in thunderbird...

    Excellent! boredcollegekid's solution fixed the issue for me as well.
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    [ubuntu] Re: What's the best dvd rip program?

    Ditto on dvd::rip... far and away the best DVD ripping software
  7. Thread: Your very 1st OS

    by pete
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    Re: Your very 1st OS

    Commodore PET -> Apple IIc/e -> TI 99a -> DOS 5 -> Windows 3.1/3.11 -> Windows 95 -> Windows 98 -> Win2k -> XP -> Fedora Core 2 -> Ubuntu

    There were a few test-runs of early RH and Mandrake back...
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    [gnome] Re: Evolution Calendar + Exchange = Crash

    I've been seeing exactly the same behavior, and it's causing me no end of frustration. Everything worked fine following my initial upgrade to Hardy, but then I started getting this same error a week...
  9. [ubuntu] Re: Evolution with Exchange Connector on Hardy 8.04

    Evolution was working fine for me on 8.04 at first, but following this past Tuesday's updates, I've had nothing but problems with the Exchange connector.

    It starts up okay (downloads new messages...
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    Re: is the paperless office a pipedream?

    The practice of printing out emails makes me crazy. CRAZY, I tell you!!

    On the bright side, I've noticed that more and more people in the rather large company I work for have started adding...
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    Re: Trouble running VirtualBox with "real" partition

    Mr. Picklesworth--

    Check this thread on the VirtualBox forums...http://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?t=2019:



    then,

    VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename...
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    Re: Compiz - does it have a purpose?

    One of the best aspects of Compiz is all the plug-ins. If you want the full-on whizbang, then you can enable every last one. If not, you can pick and choose the effects you want and enable just...
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    Poll: Re: Skype 1.4 beta is available

    Between losing the ability to manipulate my contacts (groups, hiding offline contacts, etc.) and a huge drop in sound quality, I found v1.4 to be pretty much unusable.

    I've gone back to 1.3.
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    Re: Finding your own posts?

    Under the Search menu... "Find all your threads" and "Find all your posts"
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    Re: Linux laptops recommendations

    I installed 6.06 on a Dell Latitude about 3 months ago and have had no problems whatsoever.

    Sadly, it's not possible to order from Dell w/out Windows preinstalled, but it's easy enough to wipe.
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    Re: What's your favorite Internet Radio Stream ?

    Agreed-- my cubicle life would be unbearable without KEXP.
  17. Poll: Re: Is Windows XP or Ubuntu Breezy easier to install?

    I find the basic install procedures basically the same-- neither if very difficult.

    As for post-install, I've found it to be completely dependent on hardware. I've had Ubuntu installs that don't...
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    Re: Favorite streaming radio station?

    KEXP - Even though I live nowhere near Seattle, I'm a big fan of this station. Non-commercial, and a great mix of contemporary independent/alternative rock and pop.

    EDIT-- Oh, and Beep Media...
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    Re: software for remote view

    Are you looking for something that will let the other 10 users see what's happening on your desktop, or something that will let you see what's going on the other users' desktops?

    If it's the...
  20. Thread: Clueless.

    by pete
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    Re: Clueless.

    It is definitely unreasonable to expect a given salesperson to have expert knowledge of every item the store carries, but I don't think that's the issue here. The problem is clueless salepeople who...
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    Re: sources.list question?

    Thanks, aysiu-- that cleared up the GPG problem for me.
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    Re: VNC vs Terminal Services

    That's why I said "possible" :> Just make sure the password is reasonably complex.
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    Re: VNC vs Terminal Services

    You can, as long as you know the public IP address of your WinXP machine. Also, if you have a router/firewall between that machine and the internet, you would need to tell it to forward the RDP port...
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