December 2008
19 posts
9 tags
iTunes vs. Linux
I need some help… One of the gifts I received for Sparkle Season was an iPod Touch (2nd Gen). This thing is an awesome little device, but so closely tied to iTunes it makes me sick. You can’t even turn it on for the first time without syncing it to iTunes! As far as I know, the only way to get music on a 2nd generation iPod Touch is via iTunes. So I pulled out my old Mac, installed the...
Dec 31st
“I always get the question in every interview I do, ‘What are your top five...”
– Scott Ian
Dec 30th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Joy Division (26)  Jawbox (16)  Naked Raygun (16)  Fugazi (13)  Dillinger Four (13)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 29th
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[SOLVED] Project Euler Problem #1
In an effort to do more programming, I’ve decided to start doing Project Euler problems. To quote the website: Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be...
Dec 22nd
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-21) →
Joy Division (26)  Jawbox (16)  Naked Raygun (16)  Dillinger Four (13)  Fugazi (13)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 22nd
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Open Sesame - The Daily WTF →
Dec 18th
Telescopic Text © Joe Davis 2008 →
Dec 17th
6 tags
Open .docx files in OpenOffice
Earlier tonight, my daughter tried opening a .docx file she had created at school. Her computer has an older version of Microsoft Office (2003 I think), and of course it didn’t open. Having run into this problem before, I downloaded and installed the Microsoft Office Compatibility pack. That didn’t work either… I took a copy of the file to my computer (it runs Ubuntu) and tried...
Dec 16th
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Dec 16th
“He [George Bush] deserves to be hit with 100, not just one or two shoes. Who...”
– A Baghdad resident
Dec 15th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-14) →
The Dils (14)  Septic Death (9)  Johnny Cash (6)  Sorrow (6)  Green Day (4)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 15th
Dec 11th
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-12-7) →
Joe Strummer (15)  Threadbare (13)  Saul Williams (11)  Endstand (11)  Torches To Rome (8)  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 7th
6 tags
Amarok vs iPod
Since updating Ubuntu to Intrepid, I’ve been having issues with Amarok and my iPod. Mostly Amarok has not been ejecting the iPod correctly. Seems the old post-disconnect command, kdeeject, isn’t in the new release. After a little bit of research and troubleshooting, I found the new, correct command. umount %m && eject /dev/sdc2 This unmounts and ejects the iPod without errors....
Dec 3rd
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-11-30) →
Left Lane Cruiser  Twenty Miles  Cult of Luna  Leatherface  Carnage  Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Dec 2nd
Encrypted Email →
This is a pretty good primer for GPG encryption and email written for non-technical people by the RiseUp Collective.
Dec 2nd
4 tags
How to root Ubuntu...
…or how I learned to start worrying and hack my own computer Earlier today I managed to remove my self from the sudoers while trying to solve a problem I’m having with my iPod and Amarok. This meant I didn’t have root permissions on my own computer! Ack! I did some poking around and quickly discovered a (convenient) security flaw in Ubuntu. Here’s the scoop. Reboot When...
Dec 1st