Ubuntu 9.10's New X Based Boot Splash

Looks very neat... waiting for betas to come out... so that I can upgrade to karmic...

Ubuntu 9.10's New X Based Boot Splash: "Softpedia: 'Dear Ubuntu fans, we are proud to announce that, as of this morning, Canonical added a brand-new X-based boot splash, which will be present in the upcoming Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) operating system, due for release on October 29th'"

Microsoft's New Tollgate: exFAT on Flash Media

Not good news going forward... why not use a open source file system for all the gadgets which are going to use SD card???

Microsoft's New Tollgate: exFAT on Flash Media: "Linux Today Blog: 'What is exFAT and why should you care? Because the SD Card Association made exFAT the standard file system for the new SDXC cards, and because exFAT is a Microsoft filesystem that claims to be like so totally interoperable, but it isn't.'"

Ariya Hidayat: Nokia N900: Linux-based mobile phone

Am thinking of buying one of these when it comes...

Ariya Hidayat: Nokia N900: Linux-based mobile phone: "

Finally it's out. N900 is the first Linux-based 3G/HSPA phone from Nokia, powered by Maemo. There are already some high-quality awesome pictures of the phone, or just enjoy the following taken by my countryman who is working for Maemo. Or watch its 75-second promo video clip. Price is not set yet, but seems to be in the EUR 500 range. The geek side of you might want to glance at the specifications (and mark that OpenGL ES 2.0!).

Paling gress dan paling canggih: N900
Originally uploaded by mdamt

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fix ati screen reset issue.

I have one of this 780g chipset htpc with ubuntu running on it. the issue I faced with latest ati driver was that resolution of the system used to go to 1080p every time I rebooted my machine. My computer is connected to a 720p TV so this made the reading of content a tad too difficult from the sofa. So I searched on the net for some time and found this awesome thread which saved my eyes the pain of squeaking...

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1226887

To summarise, you need to do the following...

Click System --> Perference --> Display... click "NO" ... now change the resolution to what you would like in my case 720p and that's it you are all set...

Upgrading to XBMC (XBox Media Center) 9.04.1 in Ubuntu is Easy

Upgrading to XBMC (XBox Media Center) 9.04.1 in Ubuntu is Easy: "Ubuntu Manual: 'XBMC is an award winning free and open source software for Linux, Windows, Mac OS X, and XBox. Not so familiar with this popular application, here is a quick preview on what all XBMC Media Center can do for you.'"

Set Up Space-Saving, Permanent Gmail and Reader Tabs in Firefox [Customization]

Set Up Space-Saving, Permanent Gmail and Reader Tabs in Firefox [Customization]: "Ed. note: Reader Harsha Kotcherlakota wrote in to our tips box with a very detailed, very cool guide to how he uses a few Firefox extensions we've featured to create dedicated,..."


found this really awesome way to make firefox space saving and time saving... firefox is my most preferred browser... with the extension capability it is rocking...