Create a Bootable Windows 7 x64 Install Flash Drive from 32-bit Windows

Creating a bootable Windows 7 x64 flash drive from within a 32-bit install of Windows is not as straight forward as it may seem. I recently had to go through this process myself, so I’ll document the steps below. Things you’ll need Windows 7 x64 disc image Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool 32-bit bootsect.exe Create [...]

Nvidia patches a bug I’ve waited 9 months for…

I’ve been following an Nvidia bug that’s been affecting me for a while now and am happy to say that its apparently been fixed! I say apparently, because I’ve not been around my Linux box for several days (due to the holidays) and haven’t had a chance to confirm for myself. If you have an [...]

What do you install in your Ubuntu?

I’ve been keeping lists for a few years of the applications that I install every time I do a fresh install of Ubuntu. I recently made a new list for Ubuntu 11.10… Cheese Chromium Web Browser CompizConfig Settings Manager Dropbox EasyTAG Enable Commercial DVD Playback FileZilla Geany Opera Web Browser RapidSVN Spotify The GIMP Ubuntu [...]

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Submitting Anonymous Usage Statistics

Being a software developer myself, I tend to pay attention to application functionality and options a little more than the average end user. I’ve noticed that over the last few years when I encounter an option to ‘submit anonymous usage statistics’ I gladly and immediately enable it. Knowing that you can gain valuable information about [...]

Using Synergy with Mac and Ubuntu

This is just a quick guide for those of you who also use both Mac and Ubuntu (or really any flavor of Linux) side by side. If you’re not already familiar with Synergy, it’s a small application that connects your mouse and keyboard to one or more machines for a more continuous experience. Mac and [...]

Unity Opera!

With Unity in the recent spot light and a little free time on my hands, I decided it was time to dabble with the Launcher API. What better combination that my two favorite pieces of software: Unity in Ubuntu and Opera! With my Unity Opera script, you’ll be able to get extra functionality for Opera [...]

Quicklists for Opera in Unity

Thanks goes to Jorge Castro and a recent post of his about Quicklists in Unity. After reading his post and seeing how easy it was to add new Quicklist entries, I decided to give it a go with Opera. As you can see, my efforts were successful, but there are many more list items you [...]

Boston

I’m leaving for Boston later this afternoon to explorer the city a little with Jasmine for a few days. I’m hoping the weather won’t be as its forecast to be (rain all but two days I’m there). One place that is high on my priority list to visit is the Cheers Bar from the television [...]

Mac OS X 10.7

Stumbling upon a download for Mac OS X 10.7 Developer Preview, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to give install it on my MacBook and see how things went. So far it seems that OS X 10.7 has several tweaks and added bells and whistles, but LaunchPad is the only significant difference that I’ve found. After [...]