By @edent · HowTo keyboard linux microsoft ubuntu · 17 comments · 450 words · read ~9,954 times.
I'm in love with my keyboard! The Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 is a dream to type on. Large, well spaced keys, split keyboard, and a whole host of extra media buttons. There's only one tiny problem. Two of the buttons don't work in Linux - specifically, the keyboard scroll buttons. This is a long […]
Continue reading →By @edent · HowTo linux spotify ubuntu · 17 comments · 200 words · read ~10,132 times.
Hurrah! Spotify have released a native Linux player which works with free accounts! These notes show (which are mostly for my benefit) show you how to install it and configure your multimedia keyboard so the play/pause key controls the music on Spotify. Download Spotify for Linux. It's available in 32bit or 64bit. Double click on […]
Continue reading →By @edent · authentec hardware linux NaBloPoMo Open Source thinkpad ubuntu · 7 comments · 400 words · read ~4,728 times.
Every so often I find a device which - inexplicably - doesn't include Linux support. I've been very impressed with how well Ubuntu runs on the Lenovo ThinkPad X200. Everything worked out of the box - with the exception of the fingerprint reader (AuthenTec AES2810). Now, I know that fingerprint readers can easily be defeated […]
Continue reading →By @edent · facebook linux spotify ubuntu wine · 1 comment · 100 words · read ~911 times.
For the last few weeks I've been unable to run Spotify in Linux using WINE. I was continually getting a crash with this error message: Unhandled page fault on read access to 0x00000068 at address 0x7bc34e57 After lots of fruitless digging around, I discovered that the issue is with the Facebook integration! The fix is […]
Continue reading →By @edent · ergonomic evoluent HowTo linux mouse mouse buttons review ubuntu · 21 comments · 1,450 words · read ~25,690 times.
New! Read my 2018 guide to setting up the Evoluent in Linux The Evoluent Vertical Mouse 4 costs close to £100. Let's get that out of the way. This is a pretty expensive mouse. Considering they give away basic USB mice with cornflakes, why would anyone spend the cost of a Kindle on a pointing […]
Continue reading →By @edent · dell ebuzzing laptop sponsored tablet ubuntu · 1 comment · 950 words · read ~746 times.
This is a sponsored post from ebuzzing I love my little Dell Laptop - it's served me well over the years. And it has become a magnet for stickers - some for companies who have long since gone bust! Recently, I've upgraded the hard disk to a pure solid state drive. The speed increase is […]
Continue reading →By @edent · backups cloud dropbox storage ubuntu · 4 comments · 500 words · read ~1,459 times.
I've been looking for a way to manage my backups. Burning DVDs and then leaving them around the house doesn't strike me as a sensible way to preserve my data any more. I just want a simple way to thrust my files onto the cloud with the minimum of fuss. The two big contenders I […]
Continue reading →By @edent · adobe air duet energy Energy Saving ubuntu · 6 comments · 350 words · read ~134 times.
After my disastrous attempt to upload data under Ubuntu, I found a Windows laptop to upload my energy usage data. The good news is that Sam from Humm is actively working on making the Adobe Air upload application work under Linux. So, how does the process of uploading your data to the service work? The […]
Continue reading →By @edent · adobe air duet energy Energy Saving ubuntu · 550 words · read ~176 times.
So, I've hit my first snag with the Humm Duet Energy monitor. As I mentioned in my first post, the device doesn't have any Internet connectivity. Instead it records everything onto an SD card. In order to visualise the data, I have to manually upload the files to the Green Energy Options MyEnergy site. Rather […]
Continue reading →By @edent · android n810 nit nitdroid nokia ubuntu · 60 comments · 800 words · read ~37,662 times.
I'm continually frustrated with Nokia. They make truly excellent hardware but akways seem to produce the most disappointing software. The N95 & the N810 are perfect examples of this. Powerful and innovative computers let down by shoddy software. So, when I heard that some clever hackers had ported Google's Android OS to the N810, I […]
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