I was having a dickens of a time, trying to force a browser make the user save the file, instead of trying to stream it. Here’s how to do it. The original article is here. 1. in the directory where the file is located, we need to create a .htaccess file. So using the editor [...]
25
Jul
Forcing a Web Browser to Save a File instead of Streaming it
Posted by Wayno Published in Browsers, filesharing, ftp, loni, Skill Level: Easyno comment
22
Jul
Getting Ubuntu 10.04 Video/Audio to work with an Intel 82815 Chipset
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, Skill Level: Advanced, X11The built in speakers on the compaq desktop pro, while they work with WIN XP, don’t work with Ubuntu 10.04. However, if you plugin a set of speakers or earphones into the sound output jack on the back (green) works perfectly. After installing the LIVECD onto the Compaq Desktop Pro, when I rebooted, everything looked [...]
16
Jul
Recovering Ubuntu/Debian Linux after a Windows Install/Hiccup
Posted by Wayno Published in grub, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: MediumCourtesy Jordan-U from #ubuntu (freenode.net) Dual booting (Windows/Linux) can cause some unique situations. Windows will try to assert itself as the only game in town, which can cause grub to go into an endless boot loop. Here’s an easy way to fix grub after a Windows Install/Hiccup. 1. First boot off of a livecd You [...]
8
Jul
How to configure Samba in Ubuntu using a gui
Posted by Wayno Published in filesharing, Joe, samba, Skill Level: Easy, Skill Level: MediumFrom Joe: How to configure samba using a graphical interface in Ubunbu Thanks Joe!
8
Jul
Removable USB devices and fstab settings
Posted by Wayno Published in fstab, loni, Skill Level: AdvancedI have a 1 t/b back up drive, which is a USB drive. However, the device names seem to change automagically. Power interruptions, or even things like Virtual Box will cause the drive to dismount and re-mount, changing the device name, and causing havoc elsewhere for things like my music and ftp site which are [...]
8
Jul
Fixing gnome-typing-monitor in Ubuntu 10.04/10.10
Posted by Wayno Published in gnome, Joe, Skill Level: MediumFor those of us who need to take breaks from our computer (mine for medical reasons), the gnome-typing-monitor is indispensable. However, it does NOT work in Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) or 10.10 (meerkat) . Which for me, was a show stopper. I have Deep Vein Thrombosis and so I can’t sit for extended periods of time. [...]
1
Jul
Sorting Bookmarks (alphabetically) in Firefox
Posted by Wayno Published in Browsers, Skill Level: EasySorting Bookmarks (alphabetically) in Firefox I knew there had to be a way to do this! Wayno
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