Integrating Google Tasks with Linux Desktop

I am trying to use Google Tasks more and more to stay on top of my obligations and objectives.  The web interface is fine, but I prefer having desktop access to ease accessibility. A little searching and I found out about Prism. Gmail Tasks in Your Ubuntu System Tray (via Namsisi) This led me to dig [...]

Firefox stealing focus in Ubuntu

Seeing intermittent, but persistent issues with Firefox windows stealing focus and generally not playing nicely.  This really started with attempts to add receipts on FuelClinic.com.  My efforts to click in that form were a game of click and type fast before Firfeox decided to rescind focus in the forminputs. My diagnostic steps: Start in safemode [...]

ABit AN8 Ultra MoBo with AMD-64 3000+ vs. Ubuntu 64-bit

Behold, the value of BIOS upgrades when building a system.

Assembling: mdadm the wrong way

Don’t be in a hurry to mdadm yourself to frustration (and possibly lost data).

smartctl through a 3ware RAID controller

Three cheers for companies with good linux technical support!  Needed to check the health and well being on my remote server’s RAID-1 hard drives. Couldn’t remember the appropriate syntax.  One quick Google search and 3ware’s own website came through. The command for under Linux for the 7000/8000 series is: syntax:  smartctl –device=3ware,x -a /dev/twey, where [...]

Apt-get : NO_PUBKEY / GPG error

I run into this error when updating older systems that I haven’t touched in a while. I always forget the remedy. Instead of of plowing through the key error, I will reference this site for these easy steps… Solution: Simply type the following commands, taking care to replace the number of the key that displayed [...]

Upgrading Hardy kernel to Intrepid’s 2.6.27

Ubuntu Hardy kernel upgrade options to run 2.6.27

Managing USB Media Mounts

In sorting out how to mount external USB media as read-only I came across this informative wiki link.  I’m interested in doing automatic syncs to USB keys.  Will have to dig here further. http://wiki.ubuntu.org.cn/UbuntuHelp:UsbDriveDoSomethingHowto