Surround sound on Ubuntu Maverick Meerkat, with Creative SB X-Fi 5.1 Surround Pro and Logitech Z506
So I decided to spend my Ied bonus to beef up my PC audio setup. To do this, I need: At least 5.1 capable sound card. Since I’m going to…
Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. On Unity and Gnome-shell
So I screwed up my maverick install, and had to start from scratch. The problem is, I didn’t have the CD (and the .ISO file) with me, and due to…
Create Linux user accounts in bulk
creating 1 or 2 new users on your system is a fairly simple task. But when you need to create 50 or 100 accounts on a system, creating it one…
Moving Volume Groups between hosts in RHEL
This is a fairly straight-forward process. Exporting the volume group from its current host Unmount any LV residing on that particular VG. In my case, there’s only one LV on…
Using sysstat and kSar, a sysstat grapher
If you’re into linux server administration, then sysstat is a very handy tool to have. It allows you to collect realtime and historical data about your server performance, and it’s…
Marave, a distraction-free text editor.
One of my friend from plurk mentioned ommwriter, a simple text editor for windows and mac. Unlike any other text editor, ommwriter is a fullscreen text editor, aiming to make…
Maverick Meerkat On VPCEA36FG
I spent my weekend doing fresh install of Maverick Meerkat on my VPCEA36FG. Save for the audio problem, which is related to Alsa version, most of the issues that I…
Apple Magic Mouse on Lucid Lynx
As we know, Maverick Meerkat provides native support to the Apple (not so) Magic Mouse. Great 🙂 But I still use Lucid Lynx, mainly because it’s an LTS version, and..…
It’s a kind of [not so] Magic!
I need to make a confession. I’m a fan of Microsoft products. Well, to be specific, I like their range of computer accessories. I own a Xbox360 gamepad for gaming…