Dear Kubuntu: I’m Leaving You for Another Distro

My Dear John letter to Kubuntu.

Stopping Ubuntu Beeps During Computer Shutdown

Stop the system bell from going off on reboot.

Kubuntu Jaunty and the Slow Trash Can

Complete instructions on how to work around the KDE 4.2.2 “slow trash can” problem.

My Dell Laptop is Trying to Sell Me a New Battery

In an unexpected twist, my Dell Vostro 1700 laptop is trying to sell me a replacement battery. For itself.

Keyboard Copy/Paste in Eclipse on (K)Ubuntu Workaround

Using the keyboard to copy/paste or cut/paste in Ubuntu/Kubuntu hasn’t worked without two or more taps on the keys for too long. I finally found a bug on launchpad that discusses the problem and confirms that I’m not the only person seeing it.  The bug was opened in April of 2008 and is still unresolved [...]

Recently Popular – Recently Messed Up

As many of you probably found out (quite painfully), the Recently Popular WordPress plugin has had some issue of late.  I took some much-needed time tonight and ironed the wrinkles and released 0.4.8.3, which fixes many bugs that have been impacting people.  There was a brief stretch on 7-13-2009 that a 0.4.8.2 release was listed [...]

Ubuntu and the Number Pad That Won’t Work

How to fix a non-functioning number pad in Ubuntu.

You’ll Have to Excuse the CAPTCHA, the Maid Has the Week Off

I hated to have to do it, but I’m now getting over a hundred spam comments a day that I have to sift through so that I don’t miss legitimate comments from you guys. It has simply become too much for me to handle. So, please forgive the inconvenience and keep the comments coming. Thanks.

How To Snatch a Contract Employee : Ten Easy Tips

I’ll be the first one to acknowledge that grazing on Monster.com resumes all day every day is a horrid, horrid job duty. However, if you’re a recruiter at a placement agency, keep in mind a couple of things to get that talent hired…

Changing the Ubuntu 8.10 Volume Button Stepping

How to change the volume stepping in Ubuntu when the hardware volume keys on your keyboard or laptop are used.