<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156</id><updated>2024-09-07T19:10:44.775-07:00</updated><category term="ubuntu"/><category term="vista"/><category term="tsql"/><category term="windows 7"/><category term="sql server"/><category term="acceleration"/><category term="backup"/><category term="deja dup"/><category term="drivers"/><category term="nvidia"/><category term="dvd"/><category term="flash"/><category term="linux"/><category term="mp3"/><category term="navigation"/><category term="perl"/><category term="quicktime"/><category term="shell programming"/><category term="start"/><category term="windows"/><category term="wma"/><category term="wmv"/><category term="xp"/><title type='text'>ablebaker</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>49</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-444842225760040546</id><published>2011-12-31T09:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T09:38:53.994-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vista"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="windows 7"/><title type='text'>Windows Recycle Bin does not refresh after being emptied</title><content type='html'>After emptying the Recycle Bin, you would expect the desktop icon to refresh from a &lt;i&gt;full&lt;/i&gt; Recycle Bin to an &lt;i&gt;empty&lt;/i&gt; one. However, if your Recycle Bin was ever deleted from the desktop, this simple functionality may no longer work. To resolve this situation...
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&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;i&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2011/12/restore-missing-icons-to-desktop.html&quot;&gt;Desktop Icon Settings&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/i&gt; window, click the icon labeled &lt;b&gt;Recycle Bin (full)&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Change Icon...&lt;/b&gt;. The &lt;i&gt;Change Icon&lt;/i&gt; window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Browse&lt;/b&gt;, and navigate to &lt;i&gt;C:\Windows\System32\imageres.dll&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Scroll through the icons and select the &lt;b&gt;empty&lt;/b&gt; Recycle Bin then click &lt;b&gt;OK&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Back at the &lt;i&gt;Desktop Icon Settings&lt;/i&gt; window, you will repeat this same process for the icon labeled &lt;b&gt;Recycle Bin (empty)&lt;/b&gt;, only this time you will select the &lt;b&gt;full&lt;/b&gt; Recycle Bin image. Click: &lt;b&gt;OK&lt;/b&gt; once this is done.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Apply&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Now simply reverse the changes you just completed. Click &lt;b&gt;Recycle Bin (full)&lt;/b&gt; and change the icon to the &lt;b&gt;full&lt;/b&gt; Recycle Bin image. Click &lt;b&gt;Recycle Bin (empty)&lt;/b&gt; and change the icon to the &lt;b&gt;empty&lt;/b&gt; Recycle Bin image.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click OK to close the &lt;i&gt;Desktop Icon Settings&lt;/i&gt; window. The Recycle Bin should now function as you would expect: When full, it will display the &lt;i&gt;full&lt;/i&gt; icon. When empty, it will display the &lt;i&gt;empty&lt;/i&gt; icon.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/444842225760040546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/444842225760040546?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/444842225760040546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/444842225760040546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2011/12/windows-recycle-bin-does-not-refresh.html' title='Windows Recycle Bin does not refresh after being emptied'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-2293311475397593939</id><published>2011-12-31T09:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-31T09:40:14.300-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vista"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="windows 7"/><title type='text'>Restore missing icons to the desktop</title><content type='html'>Certain icons (the Recycle Bin or Computer, for example) are always expected to be on the Windows desktop. However, since it is possible to remove these oft used shortcuts, it is important that you know how to restore them.
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&lt;li&gt;Right-click on an empty space of the desktop then select &lt;b&gt;Personalize&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the left-side menu, select &lt;b&gt;Change desktop icons&lt;/b&gt;. The &lt;i&gt;Desktop Icon Settings&lt;/i&gt; window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Choose the icons you wish to display on the desktop then click &lt;b&gt;OK&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
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You may notice that after restoring the Recycle Bin, that it no longer changes from the full icon to the empty when it&#39;s content are emptied. There is &lt;a href=&quot;http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2011/12/windows-recycle-bin-does-not-refresh.html&quot;&gt;an easy fix&lt;/a&gt; for this as well.
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press the &lt;b&gt;Tab&lt;/b&gt; key.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type: &lt;code&gt;live&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If necessary, select &lt;i&gt;Live&lt;/i&gt;, then press &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt; again to continue the boot/install process.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/1664813361355301322/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/1664813361355301322?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1664813361355301322'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1664813361355301322'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2011/11/boot-error-vesamenuc32-not-com32r-image.html' title='Boot Error: vesamenu.c32: Not a COM32R image'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-6877021118595852027</id><published>2011-03-26T00:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-26T00:56:20.699-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sync Firefox Bookmarks using Dropbox</title><content type='html'>This solution uses a couple of the behind-the-scenes configuration options available in Firefox and the magic of the cloud via Dropbox. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Install Dropbox (I am sure other cloud-based sync services will work but this is my preference). Ensure that you note the location of your local Dropbox folder, this will be important later.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navigate to your Dropbox folder and create a new folder titled: &lt;i&gt;FirefoxBookmarks&lt;/i&gt; (or whatever, as long as it makes sense to you).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Launch Firefox. In the address bar, type &lt;code&gt;about:config&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt;. If prompted, click: &lt;b&gt;I&#39;ll be careful...&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Scroll to: &lt;i&gt;browser.bookmarks.autoExportHTML&lt;/i&gt;. This preference is set to &lt;i&gt;false&lt;/i&gt; by default. To change this item, simply right-click it then click: &lt;b&gt;Toggle&lt;/b&gt;.The value should now say: &lt;i&gt;true&lt;/i&gt;. This will ensure that each time you close Firefox (assuming a bookmark change has taken place during that browser session) a &lt;i&gt;bookmarks.html&lt;/i&gt; file will be written.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;You will now need to add a new preference. To do so, simply right-click any of the other preferences then select: &lt;b&gt;New &amp;gt; String&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the field provided, type: &lt;code&gt;browser.bookmarks.file&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Double-click&lt;i&gt;: &lt;/i&gt;&lt;b&gt;browser.bookmarks.file&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the field provided, type the full path to your FirefoxBookmarks folder (if that is indeed what you named it) followed by: &lt;b&gt;/bookmarks.html&lt;/b&gt;. For my installation (Ubuntu), it looks like: &lt;code&gt;/home/mike/Dropbox/FirefoxBookmarks/bookmarks.html&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&amp;nbsp;Close Firefox and open your Dropbox folder. You should see the &lt;i&gt;bookmarks.html&lt;/i&gt; file. Since any file you save in the Dropbox directory is automatically synchronized to your Dropbox account, you can now access your bookmarks from any Firefox installation by following these same steps. &lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt; If the bookmarks.html file is not created the first time, it may be due to the fact that no real change actually occurred to your Firefox bookmarks. Fix this by simply adding, deleting, or updating a bookmark from within Firefox (&lt;b&gt;Bookmarks &amp;gt; Organize Bookmarks&lt;/b&gt;). Close Firefox again and all should go as planned.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;”fullpost”&quot;&gt;I added the additional parameters in the WHERE for illustrative purposes&lt;code&gt;UPDATE t1&lt;br /&gt;
SET t1.Column2 = t2.Column2&lt;br /&gt;
FROM dbo.Table1 t1&lt;br /&gt;
INNER JOIN dbo.Table2 t2&lt;br /&gt;
ON t1.Column1 = t2.Column1&lt;br /&gt;
WHERE&lt;br /&gt;
AND t1.Column3 = value &lt;br /&gt;
AND t2.Column4 = value&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;span id=&quot;”fullpost”&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/5635599261248203536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/5635599261248203536?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5635599261248203536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5635599261248203536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2011/02/creating-sql-update-statement-that.html' title='Creating a SQL update statement that incorporates an inner join'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-8774023483692199372</id><published>2010-06-25T08:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-25T08:23:03.702-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Set minimum font size for Chromium browser</title><content type='html'>While using Ctrl+Shift++ or Ctrl+Shift+- can be used as a workaround for fonts that render either too big or too small it is somewhat problematic because it changes all of the fonts on the page. Additionally, any changes are lost once the browser is closed. A better and more permanent solution is to force a minimum font size.&lt;span id=”fullpost”&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Close any open sessions of Chromium.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &amp;gt; Accessories &amp;gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;. A new terminal window will display.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: &lt;code&gt;gedit ~/.config/chromium/Default/Preferences&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Locate the section titled &lt;i&gt;webkit&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Within &lt;i&gt;webkit&lt;/i&gt;, you will see &lt;i&gt;webprefs&lt;/i&gt;. Under &lt;i&gt;webprefs&lt;/i&gt;, add the following 2 lines &lt;code&gt;&quot;minimum_font_size&quot;: 11,&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;minimum_logical_font_size&quot;: 11,&lt;/code&gt;Be sure to include the trailing comma for both lines.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Save your changes and close gedit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Launch Chromium and navigate to a site that would normally have rendered with ridiculously small fonts. You should now be able to actually view the content without glasses. To increase or decrease the minimum font size, simply repeat the first few steps to open Chromium&#39;s Preferences in gedit. Replace &lt;i&gt;11&lt;/i&gt; with your desired font size.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Type control then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Double-click: &lt;strong&gt;Sound&lt;/strong&gt; (in Classic view) - or - &lt;strong&gt;Hardware and Sound &amp;gt; Sound&lt;/strong&gt; (in the Control Panel Home or Category view).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;em&gt;Sounds&lt;/em&gt; tab, locate &lt;em&gt;Start Navigation&lt;/em&gt;. Left-click &lt;strong&gt;Start Navigation&lt;/strong&gt; to select it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;em&gt;Sounds&lt;/em&gt; pulldown, click &lt;strong&gt;(None)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;strong&gt;OK&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/7129437471226297359/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/7129437471226297359?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/7129437471226297359'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/7129437471226297359'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/disable-clicking-sound-when-pages-load.html' title='Disable the clicking sound when pages load in Internet Explorer'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-3019663753226567613</id><published>2010-06-02T21:29:00.002-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-17T20:35:50.862-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Install Lighttpd, MySQL and PHP5 for my local development environment</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &amp;gt; Accessories &amp;gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;. A new terminal window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get update&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;When prompted, type the &lt;em&gt;sudo&lt;/em&gt; password then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. This is done to resynchronize the package index files with their sources, ensuring that your system is aware of new and updated packages. If updates are found, simply type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get upgrade&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. Otherwise, proceed to the next step.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once update/upgrade is complete, type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install mysql-client mysql-server&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt; and follow the prompts to complete the installation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Next you will install the Lighttpd server and Lighttpd Doc (the documentation files). At the prompt, type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install lighttpd lighttpd-doc&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once this installation is complete, open your web browser and navigate to either &lt;a href=&quot;http://127.0.0.1/&quot;&gt;http://127.0.0.1/&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://localhost/&quot;&gt;http://localhost/&lt;/a&gt;. If all went as planned, you should see: &lt;em&gt;Placeholder page The owner of this web site has not put up any web pages...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Next we will install PHP5. At the prompt, type (or copy/paste): &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install php5 php5-cgi php5-common php5-imagick php5-intl php5-mcrypt php5-pspell php5-recode php5-memcache php5-memcached php5-librdf php5-ps php5-ming php5-mysql php5-imap php5-ldap php5-snmp php5-sqlite php5-svn php5-tidy php5-xmlrpc php5-xsl php5-curl php5-gd&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We then need to modify the php.ini file to enable &lt;em&gt;cgi.fix_pathinfo&lt;/em&gt;. At the prompt, type: &lt;code&gt;gksudo gedit /etc/php5/cgi/php.ini&lt;/code&gt;A &lt;em&gt;gedit&lt;/em&gt; window will open and display the &lt;em&gt;php.ini&lt;/em&gt; file. Search (Ctrl+F) for the line: &lt;code&gt;;cgi.fix_pathinfo=1&lt;/code&gt; and uncomment this line by simply deleting the leading &lt;em&gt;;&lt;/em&gt; (semi-colon).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Save your changes then close gedit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt, type:&lt;code&gt;gksudo gedit /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;i&gt;server.modules&lt;/i&gt; section, add &lt;code&gt;&quot;mod_fastcgi&quot;,&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Scroll to the bottom and paste the following &lt;code&gt;fastcgi.server = ( &quot;.php&quot; =&amp;gt; ((&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;bin-path&quot; =&amp;gt; &quot;/usr/bin/php-cgi&quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;socket&quot; =&amp;gt; &quot;/tmp/php.socket&quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;max-procs&quot; =&amp;gt; 2,&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;bin-environment&quot; =&amp;gt; (&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;PHP_FCGI_CHILDREN&quot; =&amp;gt; &quot;16&quot;,&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;PHP_FCGI_MAX_REQUESTS&quot; =&amp;gt; &quot;10000&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
),&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;bin-copy-environment&quot; =&amp;gt; (&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;PATH&quot;, &quot;SHELL&quot;, &quot;USER&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
),&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;broken-scriptfilename&quot; =&amp;gt; &quot;enable&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
)))&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Save your changes then close gedit.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Next we will create a PHP info file that will enable us to view details about our PHP installation. At the terminal prompt, type (or copy/paste): &lt;code&gt;sudo sh -c &quot;touch /var/www/php-info.php ; echo &#39;&amp;lt;?php phpinfo(); ?&amp;gt;&#39; &amp;gt; /var/www/php-info.php&quot;&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Open your web browser and navigate to either &lt;a href=&quot;http://127.0.0.1/php-info.php&quot;&gt;http://127.0.0.1/php-info.php&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href=&quot;http://localhost/php-info.php&quot;&gt;http://localhost/php-info.php&lt;/a&gt;. You should see something similar to: &lt;em&gt;PHP Version 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.2...&lt;/em&gt;. You should also see: &lt;em&gt;CGI/FastCGI&lt;/em&gt; in the: &lt;em&gt;Server API&lt;/em&gt; row.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
The installation is now complete. Here is a short list of additional tools that you may wish to add. Either click the apturl protocol link or use the terminal commands to install.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;apt:mysql-query-browser?section=universe?section=multiverse&quot;&gt;MySQL Query Browser&lt;/a&gt;&lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install mysql-query-browser&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;apt:mysql-admin?section=universe?section=multiverse&quot;&gt;MySQL Administrator&lt;/a&gt;&lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install mysql-admin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;apt:phpmyadmin?section=universe?section=multiverse&quot;&gt;phpMyAdmin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install phpmyadmin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Here are a few useful commands for working with your Lighttpd server.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Stop Lighttpd:&lt;code&gt;sudo /etc/init.d/lighttpd stop&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Start Lighttpd:&lt;code&gt;sudo /etc/init.d/lighttpd start&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Restart Lighttpd:&lt;code&gt;sudo /etc/init.d/lighttpd restart&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3019663753226567613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/3019663753226567613?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3019663753226567613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3019663753226567613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/install-lighttpd-mysql-and-php5-for-my.html' title='Install Lighttpd, MySQL and PHP5 for my local development environment'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-3031809053525257372</id><published>2010-06-02T21:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T08:01:07.599-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Installing applications in Ubuntu using Synaptic Package Manager</title><content type='html'>GUI: Synaptic Package Manager (SPM)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.redstonenetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ScreenshotSynapticPackageManager1.gif&quot; rel=&quot;lightbox&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://blog.redstonenetworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/ScreenshotSynapticPackageManager1-300x201.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Screenshot of Synaptic Package Manager&quot; title=&quot;Screenshot: Synaptic Package Manager&quot; width=&quot;300&quot; height=&quot;201&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As is cleverly depicted in the above screenshot, there are essentially five areas of the SPM window that concern us:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reload&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Search&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Package List&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Package Description&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Apply&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SPM Usage&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, select: System &gt; Administration &gt; Synaptic Package Manager. If prompted, enter the administrator password then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. The Synaptic Package Manager window will open.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the SPM window click: &lt;strong&gt;Reload&lt;/strong&gt; (area 1). This action will reload the package information so that SPM becomes aware of any new, removed or updated software that may be available for your system.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once SPM has obtained the most recent package information, click: &lt;strong&gt;Search&lt;/strong&gt; (area 2). The &lt;em&gt;Find&lt;/em&gt; window will appear.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the Find window, type: &lt;em&gt;frozen bubble&lt;/em&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The results of your search will be displayed in the &lt;em&gt;Package List&lt;/em&gt; (area 3). Scroll through the list and locate the package titled: &lt;em&gt;frozen bubble&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;em&gt;Package&lt;/em&gt; column, click the frozen bubble package name. This will display additional details of Frozen-Bubble in the &lt;em&gt;Package Description&lt;/em&gt; (area 4).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click the checkbox for the &lt;em&gt;frozen bubble&lt;/em&gt; package then click: &lt;strong&gt;Mark for Installation&lt;/strong&gt;. This will open a window listing additional packages that need to be installed in support of our selected application. Click: &lt;strong&gt;Mark&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once you are satisfied with you selections simply click: &lt;strong&gt;Apply&lt;/strong&gt; (area 5). The &lt;em&gt;Summary&lt;/em&gt; window will appear. Click: &lt;strong&gt;Apply&lt;/strong&gt; again to start the installation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once installation is complete, the &lt;em&gt;Changes Applied&lt;/em&gt; window will display. Click: &lt;strong&gt;Close&lt;/strong&gt; then close SPM after it has refreshed. You may now access the newly installed application. In our case &lt;em&gt;Frozen Bubble&lt;/em&gt; is located in: &lt;em&gt;Applications &gt; Games&lt;/em&gt;. Though this particular application is installed in a fairly obvious location, it is possible that you may not be so lucky with all of your installations. In those instances, a little hunting may be necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For additional information, please refer to the official: &lt;a href=&quot;https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SynapticHowto&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SynapticHowto&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3031809053525257372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/3031809053525257372?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3031809053525257372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3031809053525257372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-applications-in-ubuntu-using_02.html' title='Installing applications in Ubuntu using Synaptic Package Manager'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-1669352211459269106</id><published>2010-06-02T21:28:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T10:21:45.508-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Installing applications in Ubuntu using the APT command-line</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &amp;gt; Accessories &amp;gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;. A new terminal window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get update&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. This action will reload the package information so that APT (Advanced Package Tool) becomes aware of any new, removed or updated software that may be available for your system.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once APT has obtained the most recent package information, type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-cache search frozen bubble&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. This tells APT to search the cached package list that you updated in the previous step. The result of your search will look something like this: &lt;code&gt;fb-music-high - High quality, large music files for Frozen-Bubble&lt;br /&gt;
fb-music-low - Lower quality, small music files for Frozen-Bubble&lt;br /&gt;
frozen-bubble - Pop out the bubbles!&lt;br /&gt;
frozen-bubble-data - Data files for Frozen-Bubble&lt;br /&gt;
junior-puzzle - Debian Jr. Puzzles&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;By reading the results of our search, it should be clear that the package we want is the third from the top, titled: &lt;em&gt;frozen-bubble&lt;/em&gt; with the description: &lt;em&gt;Pop out the bubbles!&lt;/em&gt;. If it is not clear, you may view the complete details of the package in question by typing: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-cache show frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt; then pressing: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. This returns: &lt;code&gt;Package: frozen-bubble&lt;br /&gt;
Priority: extra&lt;br /&gt;
Section: universe/games&lt;br /&gt;
...&lt;br /&gt;
Description: Pop out the bubbles!&lt;br /&gt;
Frozen-Bubble is a clone of the popular &quot;Puzzle Bobble&quot; game, in which&lt;br /&gt;
you attempt to shoot bubbles into groups of the same color to cause them&lt;br /&gt;
to pop. It features 100 single-player levels, a two-player mode, music&lt;br /&gt;
and striking graphics.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;By reading the details of the package, it is now obvious this is the game we are looking for. To install, simply type: &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. If additional packages (referred to as &lt;em&gt;dependencies&lt;/em&gt;) need to be installed, they will be added to the list displayed in the terminal window. When the summary is shown, you will have an opportunity for a final review before installing. When prompted, type either: &lt;code&gt;y&lt;/code&gt; to confirm the installation or &lt;code&gt;n&lt;/code&gt; to cancel. Since we cannot wait to play Frozen Bubble, type: &lt;code&gt;y&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once installation is complete, you may close the terminal by simply typing: &lt;code&gt;exit&lt;/code&gt; then pressing: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. You may now access the newly installed application. In our case Frozen Bubble is located in: &lt;em&gt;Applications &gt; Games&lt;/em&gt;. Though this particular application is installed in a fairly obvious location, it is possible that you may not be so lucky with all of your installations. In those instances, a little hunting may be necessary.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/1669352211459269106/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/1669352211459269106?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1669352211459269106'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1669352211459269106'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-applications-in-ubuntu-using.html' title='Installing applications in Ubuntu using the APT command-line'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-3199899979972365830</id><published>2010-06-02T21:27:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-03T10:24:12.998-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Installing applications in Ubuntu (GUI/CLI)</title><content type='html'>Though there are multiple approaches for installing applications or &lt;em&gt;packages&lt;/em&gt; in Ubuntu, they essentially all take one of two forms: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A graphical user interface (GUI), in which the user interacts with the package manager via familiar clickable buttons and menus&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A command line interface (CLI), in which the user issues commands via a text terminal&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods but we are not here to debate these points. Rather, we are here to gain a basic understanding of how to use the tools available to accomplish what we want: installing and removing software packages from our Ubuntu system. For the purposes of this tutorial, we will be using the Frozen Bubble application. Though we are installing a specific piece of software, these instructions apply to the majority of packages available for your system. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now that we have shown you the menu, it is time to choose:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-applications-in-ubuntu-using_02.html&quot;&gt;GUI: Synaptic Package Manager (SPM)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-applications-in-ubuntu-using.html&quot;&gt;CLI: Advanced Package Tool (APT)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3199899979972365830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/3199899979972365830?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3199899979972365830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3199899979972365830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/installing-applications-in-ubuntu.html' title='Installing applications in Ubuntu (GUI/CLI)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-1580599049227489264</id><published>2010-06-02T21:27:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:27:11.806-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Advanced Package Tool (apt) basics</title><content type='html'>For this tutorial, we are again using our go-to favorite: Frozen Bubble. However, it should be noted that these instructions apply to virtually every application or package that you wish to install. This is intended only to be a basic introduction to the most used functions or methods of &lt;em&gt;apt&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Reload the package information so that &lt;em&gt;apt&lt;/em&gt; becomes aware of any new, removed or updated software that may be available for your system. &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get update&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Search for and display a list of packages from the cache that include the term &lt;em&gt;frozen bubble&lt;/em&gt; in either the name or description of the package. &lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Spaces are allowed when using &lt;em&gt;apt-get search&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;code&gt;apt-cache search frozen bubble&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Once the name of a particular package is identified (&lt;em&gt;using apt-cache search&lt;/em&gt; from above), obtain detailed information about said package. &lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; Package names normally use hyphens in place of spaces. &lt;code&gt;apt-cache show frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Install the chosen package and all necessary supporting files (dependencies). &lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This automatically resolves dependencies. If one package or ten packages are needed to install your chosen application, they are installed automatically, thus saving you (fingers crossed) from &lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dependency_hell&quot;&gt;dependency hell&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get install frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Remove a particular package and any accompanying dependencies no longer needed by other packages. &lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get autoremove frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/1580599049227489264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/1580599049227489264?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1580599049227489264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/1580599049227489264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/advanced-package-tool-apt-basics.html' title='Advanced Package Tool (apt) basics'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-2270365208962927563</id><published>2010-06-02T21:26:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:26:46.341-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Uninstalling packages in Ubuntu using apt</title><content type='html'>As with &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.redstonenetworks.com/2010/05/27/installing-applications-ubuntu-guicli/&quot;&gt;package installation&lt;/a&gt;, package removal may be accomplished using both graphical and command-line tools. In my opinion however, the more reliable avenue for removing (and, arguably, even installing) packages is done via the command-line. If things go wrong with GUI tools, those &quot;in the know&quot; will invariably refer you to the command-line in an effort to resolve the issue. Why not simply hasten the point and start there from jump street. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Although for this tutorial we are removing a specific application (Frozen Bubble), the process may be applied to virtually any package you wish to remove.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &gt; Accessories &gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;. A new terminal window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type:&lt;code&gt;sudo apt-get autoremove frozen-bubble&lt;/code&gt; the press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. The terminal will display a list of packages to be removed (including any accompanying dependencies no longer needed by other packages). &lt;strong&gt;Note&lt;/strong&gt;: If you do not recall the exact name of the package you wish to uninstall, refer to: &lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.redstonenetworks.com/2010/05/27/advanced-package-tool-apt-basics/&quot;&gt;Advanced Package Tool (apt) basics&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;When prompted to confirm removal, type: &lt;code&gt;Y&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Once removal is complete, close the terminal.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/2270365208962927563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/2270365208962927563?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/2270365208962927563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/2270365208962927563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/uninstalling-packages-in-ubuntu-using.html' title='Uninstalling packages in Ubuntu using apt'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-3459572469358664377</id><published>2010-06-02T21:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:24:30.648-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Set preferred application for opening files</title><content type='html'>The &lt;em&gt;Preferred Applications&lt;/em&gt; window (&lt;strong&gt;System &gt; Preferences &gt; Preferred Applications&lt;/strong&gt;) allows you to configure a few basic settings: the default web browser, default email client, etc. However, for detailed control of which application is in charge of a particular file type, &lt;em&gt;Preferred Applications&lt;/em&gt; falls a little short. Luckily, there is a way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Let&#39;s say, for example, that you want to open mp3 files in Rhythmbox but you want your m3u playlists opened in a different application, like Tomtem. The following steps will show you how.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt; &lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch: &lt;em&gt;Nautilus&lt;/em&gt; by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Places &gt; Home Folder&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Navigate to the location of an mp3 file. Any file will do. Next, right-click that file and select: &lt;strong&gt;Properties&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Switch to the: &lt;strong&gt;Open With&lt;/strong&gt; tab, where you will be presented with a list of applications. If for some reason &lt;em&gt;Rhytmbox&lt;/em&gt; is not listed, simply click: &lt;strong&gt;Add&lt;/strong&gt;. Scroll through the list, select: &lt;strong&gt;Rhythmbox&lt;/strong&gt; then click: &lt;strong&gt;Add&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Now select: &lt;strong&gt;Rhythmbox&lt;/strong&gt; to set it as the default application for handling your mp3s then click close.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Repeat this process for you m3u playlist file. Once complete, double-clicking on either an mp3 or m3u file will result in that file being opened with the appropriate application.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3459572469358664377/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/3459572469358664377?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3459572469358664377'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3459572469358664377'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/set-preferred-application-for-opening.html' title='Set preferred application for opening files'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-1451993103927687966</id><published>2010-06-02T21:23:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:23:44.771-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="perl"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="shell programming"/><title type='text'>Using Perl to replace strings in multiple text files</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &gt; Accessories &gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: &lt;code&gt;cd ~&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. You will now be in you home directory inside the terminal.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Next, we will create a test directory where you will be able to test the commands without impacting your other files. In the terminal, type:&lt;code&gt;mkdir test&lt;/code&gt;then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Navigate into your new directory: &lt;code&gt;cd test&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Copy the following code and paste it into your terminal using either: &lt;strong&gt;Ctrl+Shift+V&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;right-click &gt; Paste&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;code&gt;touch replace.txt ; echo &#39;test&lt;br /&gt;
blue&lt;br /&gt;
red&lt;br /&gt;
white blue&lt;br /&gt;
pink red&lt;br /&gt;
red orange yellow yellow&lt;br /&gt;
purple orange&lt;br /&gt;
green red pink&lt;br /&gt;
green red&#39; &gt; replace.txt&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To view the contents of this file, type:&lt;code&gt;cat replace.txt&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Type the following into the terminal: &lt;code&gt;perl -pi -e &#39;s/red/truck/g&#39; replace.txt&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Now type:&lt;code&gt;cat replace.txt&lt;/code&gt; All occurences of the string: &quot;red&quot; have been replaced with the string: &quot;truck&quot;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The replacement also works for more than one word. For example:&lt;code&gt;perl -pi -e &#39;s/green truck/boat/g&#39; replace.txt&lt;/code&gt; will search for the string &quot;green truck&quot; and replace each instance with &quot;boat&quot;. To adapt this code to replace a string in multiple text files, simply change the target file from &lt;em&gt;replace.txt&lt;/em&gt; to &lt;em&gt;*.txt:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;code&gt;perl -pi -e &#39;s/green truck/boat/g&#39; *.txt&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, open a new session of Nautilus.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Press: &lt;strong&gt;Ctrl+L&lt;/strong&gt; to enable the address bar. &lt;strong&gt;Note:&lt;/strong&gt; This method will only display the address bar for the current Nautilus session. Once you close Nautilus, you will be back to the button controls.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;Method 2 (All Nautilus sessions)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, select: &lt;strong&gt;Applications &amp;gt; Accessories &amp;gt; Terminal&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt, type: &lt;code&gt;gconf-editor&lt;/code&gt; then press: &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. The &lt;em&gt;Configuration Editor - preferences&lt;/em&gt; window will appear.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the left pane, navigate to: &lt;strong&gt;apps &amp;gt; nautilus &amp;gt; preferences&lt;/strong&gt; then locate the checkbox titled &lt;em&gt;always_use_location_entry&lt;/em&gt;. Enable the address bar by checking the box. Once you are satisfied with your selection, close the &lt;em&gt;Configuration Editor - preferences&lt;/em&gt; window then close the terminal window and launch Nautilus to confirm your changes.&lt;/li&gt;
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 &lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Type: Application&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Name: Whatever name you want (should be unique, like &lt;em&gt;RootNautilus&lt;/em&gt; or something)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Command: gksudo nautilus&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Comment: Whatever comment you want (optional)&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Additionally, you could select a different icon for your shortcut by clicking the default spring-board icon in the top left corner. A sizable collection of icons is located at &lt;em&gt;/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Click OK.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Double-click your new launcher and you should be prompted to enter the password for the root account. Once this is done, root-level Nautilus file browser will open. Take extra caution when using root-level access to anything.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/5242619672431352931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/5242619672431352931?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5242619672431352931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5242619672431352931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/create-shortcut-to-launch-nautilus-as.html' title='Create a shortcut to launch Nautilus as root'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-6040054046037289055</id><published>2010-06-02T21:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:18:43.316-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Launch applications using Alt+F2</title><content type='html'>Launching applications via Alt+F2 is fairly straight forward, provided you know at least most of the application&#39;s name. I say most because &lt;em&gt;Run Application&lt;/em&gt; is able to use &lt;em&gt;tab completion&lt;/em&gt; (i.e. hitting the &lt;em&gt;Tab&lt;/em&gt; key once you have enough of the name typed for it to match) to make things easier. For this example we will be launching a new terminal session.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the keyboard, press &lt;strong&gt;Alt+F2&lt;/strong&gt;. The &lt;em&gt;Run Application&lt;/em&gt; window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Type &lt;strong&gt;gnome-ter&lt;/strong&gt; then press &lt;strong&gt;Tab&lt;/strong&gt;. You will see that the full name &lt;em&gt;gnome-terminal&lt;/em&gt; now appears. Press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt;. A new terminal session will launch.&lt;/li&gt;
 &lt;li&gt;Try this again. This time type &lt;strong&gt;fir&lt;/strong&gt; and press Tab. You should see &lt;em&gt;Firefox&lt;/em&gt;. Press &lt;strong&gt;Enter&lt;/strong&gt; to open Firefox.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/6040054046037289055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/6040054046037289055?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/6040054046037289055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/6040054046037289055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/06/launch-applications-using-altf2.html' title='Launch applications using Alt+F2'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-5449630777025087078</id><published>2010-05-31T11:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-31T12:06:09.791-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sql server"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="windows 7"/><title type='text'>Enable TCP/IP and Named Pipes then connect SQL Server Management Studio</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Select &lt;b&gt;SQL Server Services&lt;/b&gt; then right-click &lt;b&gt;SQL Server Browser&lt;/b&gt; and select &lt;b&gt;Properties&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Switch to the &lt;i&gt;Service&lt;/i&gt; tab then set the &lt;i&gt;Start Mode&lt;/i&gt; to &lt;b&gt;Automatic&lt;/b&gt;. Click &lt;b&gt;OK&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Right-click S&lt;b&gt;QL Server Browser&lt;/b&gt; then select &lt;b&gt;Start&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the left pane, select &lt;b&gt;SQL Server Network Configuration &gt; Protocols for SQLEXPRESS&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Right-click &lt;b&gt;TCP/IP&lt;/b&gt; then click &lt;b&gt;Enable&lt;/b&gt;. Click &lt;b&gt;OK&lt;/b&gt;. Repeat this step to also enable &lt;i&gt;Named Pipes&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the left pane, select &lt;b&gt;SQL Server Services&lt;/b&gt; then right-click &lt;b&gt;SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)&lt;/b&gt; and select &lt;b&gt;Restart&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Select &lt;b&gt;Start &gt; All Programs &gt; Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2  &gt; SQL Server Management Studio&lt;/b&gt;. Note: I may be necessary to run SSMS using the Run as administrator option in the right-click menu. If so, type the administrator password then click &lt;b&gt;Yes&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;In the &lt;i&gt;Connect to Server&lt;/i&gt; window, type the details for your server connection. &lt;b&gt;Note:&lt;/b&gt; The &lt;i&gt;Server name&lt;/i&gt; will likely need to be in the format &lt;i&gt;ComputerName\InstanceName&lt;/i&gt;. For example, my computer name is Zeus and my SQL Server instance name is SQLEXPRESS. As a result, my &lt;i&gt;Server name&lt;/i&gt; is set to &lt;i&gt;Zeus\SQLEXPRESS&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once you have made the necessary changes, click &lt;b&gt;Connect&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/5449630777025087078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/5449630777025087078?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5449630777025087078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/5449630777025087078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/enable-remote-connections-and-connect.html' title='Enable TCP/IP and Named Pipes then connect SQL Server Management Studio'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-9060585685312880356</id><published>2010-05-31T11:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-02-26T07:35:31.666-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sql server"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="windows 7"/><title type='text'>Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Download Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express and begin the installation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;i&gt;SQL Server Instalation Center&lt;/i&gt;, select &lt;b&gt;Installation &amp;gt; New installation or add features to an existing installation&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Accept the license terms then click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;After a few moments, the &lt;i&gt;Feature Selection&lt;/i&gt; window will display. Select the desired options. During my installation I chose:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Database Engine Services&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SQL Server Replication&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Management Tools - Basic&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;SQL Client Connectivity SDK&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt; to use the default instance configuration: SQLExpress.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt; to use the default service account and collation settings.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Configure the desired authentication options then click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Set your error reporting preferences then click &lt;b&gt;Next&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once installation is complete, click &lt;b&gt;Close&lt;/b&gt; then exit the SQL Server Instalation Center.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/9060585685312880356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/9060585685312880356?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/9060585685312880356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/9060585685312880356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-do-i-install-microsoft-sql-server.html' title='Installing Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-923181139100075804</id><published>2010-05-31T07:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-31T07:31:24.989-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="vista"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="xp"/><title type='text'>Is my computer running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows?</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, clic: &lt;b&gt;Start &gt; Control Panel &gt; System and Maintenance &gt; System&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Under &lt;b&gt;System&lt;/b&gt;, you should see the system type.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/923181139100075804/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/923181139100075804?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/923181139100075804'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/923181139100075804'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/is-my-computer-running-32-bit-or-64-bit.html' title='Is my computer running a 32-bit or a 64-bit version of Windows?'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-3143241815433449902</id><published>2010-05-19T20:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-02T21:34:07.477-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Choosing an alternate screensaver in Ubuntu</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, select: &lt;b&gt;System &gt; Preferences &gt; Screensaver&lt;/b&gt;. The &lt;i&gt;Screensaver Preferences&lt;/i&gt; window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From this window, you may select the desired screensaver as well as configure additional settings such as: automatically locking your computer when the screensaver is activated and &lt;i&gt;Power Management&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/3143241815433449902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/3143241815433449902?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3143241815433449902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/3143241815433449902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/choosing-alternate-screensaver-in.html' title='Choosing an alternate screensaver in Ubuntu'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-7812822912966514037</id><published>2010-05-19T20:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-20T18:14:47.992-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="acceleration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drivers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="nvidia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Determine which brand of graphics card is installed on my system</title><content type='html'>&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, launch a new terminal session by selecting: &lt;b&gt;Applications &gt; Accessories &gt; Terminal&lt;/b&gt;. A new terminal window will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At the prompt (the blinking cursor), type: &lt;code&gt;lspci | grep VGA&lt;/code&gt; then press &lt;b&gt;Enter&lt;/b&gt;. This will return something similar to: &lt;code&gt;01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G86 [GeForce 8400M GS] (rev a1)&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From this information, it is clear I have an &lt;i&gt;NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS&lt;/i&gt; graphics card.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/feeds/7812822912966514037/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6428601100593680156/7812822912966514037?isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/7812822912966514037'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6428601100593680156/posts/default/7812822912966514037'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/determine-which-brand-of-graphics-card.html' title='Determine which brand of graphics card is installed on my system'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6428601100593680156.post-5415599096607874342</id><published>2010-05-19T20:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-05-19T20:42:15.807-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="acceleration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="drivers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="nvidia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ubuntu"/><title type='text'>Install proprietary graphics drivers</title><content type='html'>Though probably not required, it may be helpful to &lt;a href=&quot;http://ablebaker.blogspot.com/2010/05/determine-which-brand-of-graphics-card.html&quot;&gt;determine which brand of graphics card is installed on your system&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ensure that you are connected to the Internet.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the desktop, select: &lt;b&gt;System &gt; Administration &gt; Hardware Drivers&lt;/b&gt;. The &lt;i&gt;Hardware Drivers&lt;/i&gt; window will display after a quick hardware scan of your system is performed. The scan will determine what proprietary drivers are available and list the results.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Select the available driver. If multiple drivers for the same hardware are displayed (as is likely the case when installing the NVIDIA graphics driver), simply click the driver that identified as &lt;i&gt;[Recommended]&lt;/i&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once you have chosen the appropriate driver, click: &lt;b&gt;Activate&lt;/b&gt;. The new graphics driver will be downloaded and installed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once installation is complete, it is likely that you will need to reboot your system for the changes to take effect. For NVIDIA graphics cards, you will also now have an application titled: &lt;i&gt;NVIDIA X Server Settings&lt;/i&gt;, located in the: &lt;i&gt;System &gt; Administration&lt;/i&gt; menu. This application will enable you to access information and settings specific to your graphics card.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Select: &lt;b&gt;Edit &gt; Preferences&lt;/b&gt;. Déjà Dup Preferences will display.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;If you are backing up to an external drive, ensure that this drive is connected now. To define a backup location (i.e. where you want your backup files stored), click: &lt;b&gt;Edit&lt;/b&gt;. Note: You may also choose to backup to other external resources via the &lt;i&gt;Connect to Server&lt;/i&gt; button. Though for now, we will assume you are using an external hard drive.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;From the &lt;b&gt;Backup Location&lt;/b&gt; dropdown list, select the desired external drive.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Include files in folders:&lt;/i&gt; Next you will add the folders to be backed up. Click: &lt;b&gt;Add&lt;/b&gt; then select the desired folder. To select additional folders, simply repeat this step.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;i&gt;Exclude files in folders:&lt;/i&gt; Here you may define the sub-folders (i.e. the folders inside the ones you added in the previous step) that you do not want Déjà Dup to backup. For example, you may not necessarily care to waste time and storage space by creating a backup of your Trash directory. As before, you simply click: &lt;b&gt;Add&lt;/b&gt; then select the desired folder(s).&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;To encrypt your backups, click: &lt;b&gt;Encrypt backup files&lt;/b&gt;. You may also schedule recurring backups by clicking: &lt;b&gt;Automatically backup on a regular schedule&lt;/b&gt; and defining the frequency with the &lt;i&gt;How often to backup&lt;/i&gt; dropdown.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;After configuring the remaining &lt;i&gt;Keep backups&lt;/i&gt; option, click: &lt;b&gt;Close&lt;/b&gt; and you will be returned to the main Déjà Dup window.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pretty self-explanitory from here. To perform a manual backup, simply ensure that your external drive is still connected then click: &lt;b&gt;Backup&lt;/b&gt; followed by &lt;b&gt;Backup&lt;/b&gt; again. A restore of your backed up data is done with ...wait for it ...&lt;b&gt;Restore&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
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