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Tether Nokia 5800 as a 3G Modem on Ubuntu

Alan Doyle — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:19:23 +0000

I recently updated my Nokia 5800 XpressMusic to firmware v40.0.005 (also worked perfectly on v50.0.005) and my netbook to Lucid Alpha 3 which reminded me I hadn’t tried using my Nokia with Ubuntu. A friend of mine has a HTC Tattoo which he tethers with Ubuntu 9.10 to connect to the internet anytime, anywhere. My Continue reading →

Karmic Koala rocks. Period.

Alan Doyle — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:32:54 +0000

As everyone and their dog knows Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) was released today. I’ve been running Karmic on my Samsung NC10 Netbook since Alpha 2 and, with the exception of the small hiccup with Network Manager (Bug 427400) I’ve not had a single issue. It’s been rock solid now for over 4 months. Quite simply Continue reading →

Microsoft Hatred is a Disease

Alan Doyle — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:41:41 +0000

WARNING: Personal opinions abound … After all the furor about Microsoft contributing 20,000 lines of code to Linux and Microsoft’s “Community Promise” regarding C#, a language I use professionally, I recently read this article and I have to agree with Linus, in particular “I may make jokes about Microsoft at times, but at the same Continue reading →

Windows 7, not bad but …

Alan Doyle — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:25:25 +0000

… I’m sticking with Ubuntu. Recently I’ve been trying out Windows 7 RC on my Samsung NC10 netbook, mostly out of curiosity. I have to say after being unimpressed with Vista it’s not bad. It’s new taskbar reminds me a lot of KDE 4, Aero Peek, Aero Shake and Snap are quite nice and the Continue reading →

One year later …

Alan Doyle — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:11:33 +0000

One year ago, today, I started upon a journey. A journey which really opened my eyes to the true possibilities of the Open Source Desktop. I was a little apprehensive but determined. I had used Linux on servers for over a decade and played with various versions of Linux on the desktop but never really Continue reading →

Slim Aluminum Apple Keyboard under Ubuntu

Alan Doyle — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:41:25 +0000

As previously blogged my wife bought me a Slim Aluminum Apple Keyboard which I’ve been slowly configuring to work with Ubuntu and now I believe I’ve gotten a sweet configuration, to the point where I’m now more comfortable with my Apple keyboard than the standard Dell keyboard I use at work. Initially there were a Continue reading →

Birthday presents

Alan Doyle — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:18:17 +0000

Yes I’m feeling slightly self-indulgent today but hey it’s my birthday and amongst other things my beautiful wife bought me a Slim Aluminum Apple Keyboard and a Samsung NC10 in black. Slim Aluminum Apple Keyboard This is one of the nicest keyboards I’ve ever used although it doesn’t work quite perfectly under Ubuntu. I’ll blog Continue reading →

Hello Planet Ubuntu UK

Alan Doyle — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:23:35 +0000

This is just a quick hello to all the readers of Planet Ubuntu UK as I’ve just noticed that I’ve been added to the feed when one of my posts about FreeNX popped up yesterday. I’m in the process of getting myself more involved in the Community after being on the sidelines for the past Continue reading →

Setup FreeNX under Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex)

Alan Doyle — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:51:16 +0000

Moved … I’ve moved the details of this post to a seperate page which I’ll keep updated for each version of Ubuntu. Currently supported versions Intrepid Ibex (8.10) Jaunty Jackalope (9.04) Thank you for visiting this page.

Configuring phpMyAdmin for multiple users

Alan Doyle — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 15:06:11 +0000

Yesterday I needed to setup phpMyAdmin for multiple users so they could each see their own databases when they logged in but couldn’t see anyone elses databases. They also needed to be able to drop their own databases should they need to (I’m not responsible if they drop the wrong one though). Moved … I’ve Continue reading →