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Logitech Quickcam Chat on Hardy Heron
[Update] – Intrepid RC onwards works better. Plus see tips on fine tuning brightness etc at http://p-s.co.nz/wordpress/?p=315 I needed a web camera for Ekiga/Skype and I chose the Logitech Quickcam Chat web camera because it was cheap and I expected I would be able to get it to work with Ubuntu. My selection process began [...]
MPG to AVI in Ubuntu Using mencoder
A friend had to get a 120 MPG file down to a smaller size so he could email a message to a friend for a celebration. Ubuntu to the rescue! I found the following: mencoder INPUTFILE -ofps 25 -ovc xvid -oac mp3lame -lameopts abr:br=192 -srate 48000 -xvidencopts fixed_quant=4 -o OUTPUT.avi http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4142023&postcount=2 The srate (sound) could [...]
Apache and PHP on Ubuntu – Very Easy Installation
This was very easy – just install php and apache from synaptic and you are good to go. At least for local testing purposes like I am interested in. And if, like myself, you want your test scripts in /home/user/public_html you only need to do the following: Copy the default website as a starting point. [...]
KeyJnote is Awesome (PDF) Presentation Software
Install it from synaptic Then run it from the terminal: e.g. keyjnote “/home/user_name/Desktop/Misc MySQL.pdf” to read the documentation type the following in the terminal: man keyjnote It is very nicely documented. Key things to remember for me: Enter toggles spotlight (+/- to change size) Tab toggles multi-slide view Left Mouse Button dragging for highlight and [...]
Windows XP Infested, Replace with Ubuntu Hardy Heron
The nasty virus infestation was the final straw and my father-in-law wanted to switch to Ubuntu. He wanted better security and peace of mind. Step 1 – Use live CD to check that Ubuntu works OK with hardware (monitor, printers, keyboard, mouse, scanner, soundcard) Step 2 – Transfer ALL files (including malware) from windows PC [...]
F-spot problem with Canon Powershot G2
Will post more details of both problem and solution later. Solution – add Photo folder under /home/grant and away you go. Update Oct 9th 2008 – Hmmm – software updates seem to have fixed the problem. Possibly had something to do with dbus.
Dual Monitor in Intrepid (At Last!)
The rest is redundant Intrepid Alpha 6 onwards . The standard interface works fine. I have a VGA 19″ monitor and an LCD 19″. But how to get reliable dual monitor? The GNOME screen resolution interface has never been able to get dual monitor working properly. The closest I ever got on previous attempts was [...]