And giving thanks to FLOSS and other cool goodies on the web that we can edit and modify things with. Such as Blogger, And Googly stuff. noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:10:38 -0400Blogger http://www.blogger.com134125http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/en-usnoPimping Linux, FOSS and other free bits and bytes floating aroundnoreply@blogger.comhttp://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2021/11/issues-with-linux-mint-or-debian-linux.htmlHPHplipLinuxScanningXsanenoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:35:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-9042881057944836118#notetoselfSo, today, I was playing around with a new PC setup. And of course there was an issue with the HP Scanner. - I generally use Xsane vs Simple Scanner. Both of them had issues connecting to the Scanner with an I/O error. Simple enough. I had hopped that the printer being found and usable by default, that the scanner would also work. Nope.   I got Failed to open device 'hpaio:/0http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2021/07/janet-noseworthy-1967-2021.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 1 Jul 2021 14:01:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-9142481106786738511     She was perfect for me. - She will be missed.  Obituary of Janet NoseworthyJanet L. Noseworthy (nee Bissett), 54, of Lorain, died Friday, June 25, 2021 at Mercy Regional Medical Center after recovering from a stroke and pneumonia.She was born January 23, 1967 in Lorain and had been a life long Lorain area resident.Janet had worked in the lab at Elyria 0http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2020/06/raspberry-pi-zero-setup-for-motion-eye.htmlCameraDebianMotion EyePi CameraRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi OSRaspberry Pi Zero WRaspbianRaspbian OSSpy Cameranoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 7 Jun 2020 08:02:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-8229007457493945857 First off, I'd like to say thanks to  Calin Crisan for his work on Motion eye. He's posted a few how to's on his Github page. This page is a modified version of his page. I've found the following method to work a bit more smoothly for me. Your Millage May vary. Before you go further, this post assumes that you know about installing Raspbian on your SD card, and have access to your Pi 0Lorain, OH, USA41.452819 -82.182374613.142585163821153 -117.3386246 69.763052836178844 -47.0261246http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2020/05/setting-up-raspberry-pi-zero-w-for.htmlRaspberry PiRaspberry Pi Zero Wnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 25 May 2020 14:05:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-822196605763714044 This shouldn't take to long, and it's fairly simple to do. But if you're a novice and don't know about it, it might drive you crazy trying to figure this out.  And that's not the kind of crazy that is good for anyone. This assumes that you've already figured out how you're going to get your Pi's SD card imaged.  I use BalenaEtcher myself.  There is dd and other 0Ohio, USA40.4172871 -82.90712300000001312.107053263821157 -118.06337300000001 68.727520936178848 -47.750873000000013http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2019/01/weather-clock-html.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 31 Jan 2019 19:26:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-5417700584631938030Ever since I cut the cord, and hooked up a PC to my TV, I've always liked a nice Weather Clock display for those times I'm not watching TV and am listening to the radio (I like 181.fm by the way). If you've been a Chrome user you might have seen some of the "New Tab" Clock and weather gadgets that have been built over the past couple of years.  A popular one E Clock, I think it was, worked 0http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2018/06/where-are-vino-preferences.htmlMATEnote to selfremote desktop sharingremote desktop viewerUbuntuUbuntu 18.04Vinonoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 3 Jun 2018 19:28:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-758276575607366214So, earlier today, I'm having an issue with Ubuntu MATE 18.04  after I installed Vino.  In the past I've been able to just use vino-preferences from within the command line, and the little configuration window pops up and allows me to set it up so that I can remote into a machine without having to have someone at the other end "OK" the log in. I tried to install the 0Lorain, OH, USA41.452819 -82.182374641.357599 -82.3437361 41.548038999999996 -82.0210131http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2014/11/for-love-of-goo-world-of-goo.htmlFixGoolibogg.so.0libvorbis.so.0libvorbisfile.so.3LinuxreglueSegmentation FaultWorld Of Goonoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 9 Nov 2014 10:58:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-3158566795402223702 As many of you may know, I've been helping out Ken Starks with his passion of a project called Reglue.  I've been honored to be able to contribute to that project with the Respining of Linux Mint, and Kubuntu for his needs.  Reglue's been given the rights to take the World of Goo and put it into their desktop distro for the computers that are going out to the Reglue Kids. But 0http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2014/01/droopy-simple-home-web-server.htmlDroopyFile SharingHome Web ServerLinuxLinux Home ServerreglueSharing filesWeb Servernoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 14 Jan 2014 19:56:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-7795061148587988707So, just recently a friend of mine wanted me to check out how Droopy worked.  He had a busy day, and besides checking out this utility should take two people, or someone that has two ways to access the internet. I'm just doing a little update on what I found, and to answer some questions about how it's setup and used.  The page where I downloaded it from had enough information that even0Lakewood, OH, USA41.4819932 -81.79819079999998641.4344092 -81.878871799999985 41.5295772 -81.717509799999988http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2013/08/dont-become-unglued-become-part-of.htmlCD IsoheliosLTSMint 13projectregluenoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 22 Aug 2013 12:52:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-95424726165466343 [Edited and Updated to Reflect Changes in the main .iso file] I'm honored to be able to freely contribute to the Reglue project. (Humble bow)  For What it's worth, the official OS of Reglue is SolusOS. I've done up a re-spun Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon LTS DVD .iso file for the Reglue project. What this rather large .iso file has in it is a few extra educational packages vs the Stock 0Tyler, TX, USA32.3512601 -95.30106239999997832.136586599999994 -95.623785899999973 32.5659336 -94.978338899999983http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2013/07/the-untouted-tech-of-vcards-and-qr-codes.html.vcfbackupcontactsinfophonebookQR CodesvCardnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:57:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-6102366229438201614 This is a QR Code, This one holds vCard info. I've got a question for you. Well, actually, I might have more than one. When was the last time that you used a vCard?   Do you know what they are?  Have you explained them to anyone else?  Have you sent or received them?  And, would you know how to share export/import them?  vCards are a great little text files of 0Lakewood, OH, USA41.4819932 -81.79819079999998641.4344092 -81.878871799999985 41.5295772 -81.717509799999988http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2013/03/ditched-by-kate-album-release.htmlDitched By KateMusicPhil RossiRock And RollUpcoming bandsnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 7 Mar 2013 21:00:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-7490531263639427722 One of my favorite people that I've met online has been Phil Rossi  (G+). I recall trying to listen to an a live streaming interview with him. I don't even know who was doing the interview, but this was pre-smartphone days, and I was trying to catch the stream while trucking through the bowels of Mississippi on my laptop and Sprint CDMA dongle.  I was able to catch most of 2Lakewood, OH, USA41.4819932 -81.79819079999998641.4344092 -81.878871799999985 41.5295772 -81.717509799999988http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/12/diggin-salix-140-xfce.htmlLinuxremote desktop viewerSalixSalix 14Salix OSx11vncnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:09:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-347649334113796462 One of my G+ buddies recently mentioned Salix OS, a Slackware Based Distro the other day, as he was putting it on some old hardware.  This was just about a week before a hard drive died on an old 256 MB P4 Laptop, that serves as a digital picture frame, and sometimes doubles as a remote "stereo" unit in our living room. This laptop had been running Xubuntu on it, as I had 2http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/11/simple-time-and-weather-conky-desktop.htmlConkyConky Companions PPAConky ScriptconkyForecastDesktop ClockDesktop WeatherTime And Tempnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:24:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-3310923279532082159 Systems installed on: Linux Mint 10, Mint 13 MATE, and Peppermint 3.   Let me start this off saying that I'm not a Conky expert, nor can I provide a ton of help for anyone that runs into problems with this script. I also mention an error that I've getting at the end of the blog post, and would love to know how to get rid of it. What I was after was a clean and simple Time and Temp 0Lakewood, OH, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4580732 -81.8376728 41.505913199999995 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/11/tethering-in-tempest.htmlandroidfoxfihurricane sandyinternetklinkonlinesandystormtetherthunderboltwifinoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 4 Nov 2012 23:46:00 -0500tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-5784051128983552312 Unless you've been living in another hemisphere, or not, I think that most everyone has heard about Hurricane Sandy.  If not, then, I'd like to know where you've been. As there were many folks just hammered by the storm, and were without power and or without internet service.  And even a few lost lives and houses. Us in the Cleveland, Ohio area had our share of the storm. 0Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4580732 -81.8376728 41.505913199999995 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/10/bumping-up-from-mint-10-to-mint-13-via.htmlLinux MintLTSMint 13Mint BackupUpgrading Linux Mintnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 25 Oct 2012 08:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-171786902404296755 I really wanted to document this a little bit more so I could have had a fresher brain dump of what I did for this post.  I did a post back when Mint 9 LTS came out, about the changes and tweaking that I did to it to get it more like the Ubuntu (8?ish) experience that I had come to enjoy.  Much of what I had done had become even more do-able with Ubuntu Tweak as that GAVE back much 5 Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/08/digital-or-electronic-signing-of-your.htmlCreateG+GIMPLibreOfficeLinuxOpen SourcePrintSave your signatureSign DocumentSign PDFSignatureYour Signature on a PDFnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:51:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-1012794710473132591I don't know about you, but I don't like to print out a document, sign it, and then have to re-scan it back into the computer. This can happen a lot if you're also in the process of looking for a job. For this example, I also wanted to pay a little homage to Neil Armstrong, as he just passed away.  Don Pablo Pereira, a reporter had a little story about a letter from Mr. Armstrong2127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113, USA41.4994954 -81.695408841.3081894 -82.01126579999999 41.6908014 -81.3795518http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/07/how-to-make-bulging-eyes-with-gimp.htmlBulging EyesEyesGIMPPhoto HarassmentRichard Querinnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:09:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-6600789848235026913 I tend to live dangerous. Sometimes the risk is a calculated one, like taking a friends picture and then messing around with the GIMP to create some "Photo Harassment".  I suppose I ought to do a few blog posts and tag them here so I can "showcase" my crude photo edits.  1st, I want to thank Richard Querin for not sending me a pipe bomb in the mail after I "fixed" 01515 St Charles Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/07/3-quick-tips-for-new-g-users.html3 Quick TipsG+GoogleGPlusNew to G PlusWelcome to G+noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Mon, 9 Jul 2012 23:24:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-2623581467478877681 Today on G+ a fairly popular and successful blogger  joined up and was asking about it, as it seemed confusing to him.  It also reminded me that I've not made any blog posts in some time, and it was time for me to rectify that.  This post is partly to clarify what's going on with G+ and the things about it that make it different from Facebook.  G+ is far 01515 St Charles Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/05/open-sourcey-peoples-links-lead-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 10 May 2012 07:19:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-2465042227325376122Just a Quick note. But with links that lead you places. TuxSax, left a comment, so I jump on over to his blog for a quick look, and maybe become a follower of his blog. - I can't read most of his posts. He's got some Right Handed font thing going on, (Google Translate says it's Hebrew, so I'll have to put that to work and go back to his site, as I he's got some other cool posts too)  but 2http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/05/linuxs-history.htmlLinus TorvaldsLinux HistoryListsnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Wed, 9 May 2012 08:30:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-6915574151298669341Posted, just in case anyone was wondering, and because, Linus Torvalds was Shortlisted for 2012 Millennium Technology Prize. LINUX's History This was cut and pasted from http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~awb/linux.history.html I added some color to it to help with the ease of reading. Note: The following text was written by Linus on July 31 1992. It is a collection of various artifacts from2Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582007 -81.8376728 41.5057857 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2012/05/ubuntu-1204-and-unity-thoughts.htmlDesktopDesktop EnvironmentsUbuntuUbuntu 12.04Unitynoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sun, 6 May 2012 11:40:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-7494904794188785609About a week ago, I decided that I wanted to try out Ubuntu 12.04, since I was disappointed with my first experience with Unity, I wanted to give it another try. My first mistake was to put it on a USB flash drive. I thought that perhaps that because I set it up to use the ext 3 file format that it caused it to be sluggish. So, after a day of on and off fiddling with it, I 1Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2011/09/choking-on-windows-8.htmlMicrosoft Forced on youWindows 8noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-2549997807140076018I was sitting there doing what I normally do (driving a truck going down the road, talking to myself), and thought. Damn! Didn't Microsoft have some kind of anti-trust suit going against them some time back?  I know it was about browsers, but isn't this signed certificate for the firmware to allow the computer to boot even MORE intrusive? Who in the world on the consumer side of 0http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2011/09/xscreensaver-vs-gnome-screensaver.htmlXscreensavernoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:32:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-3747132347836473853 I can see where XScreenSaver will be my Screensaver of choice from now on.  Not that Gnome-Screensaver didn't do it's job properly, it's just that it seems to be a dumbed down XScreenSaver.  Why would I want that?  Maybe, as time goes on, I'll see why there is a Gnome Version. But, really, I don't know why the Gnome team seems to have the habit of pulling the buttons 0 Lakewood, OH 44107, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2011/07/linux-mint-11-and-getting-tomboy-notes.htmlGoogle ChromeLinux Mint 11SyncingTomboy NotesUbuntu Onenoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Tue, 26 Jul 2011 10:09:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-3536586676388295865I've been playing around with an old laptop, due to the new laptop going to a shop for a keyboard... So, what do most of us Linux Nuts do when we drag up an old machine? We fiddle with it, right?  Yup, that's what I did. I had to put new distro on it. Not being a big fan of Unity, But I DO love what Ubuntu has to offer and does. Really I do. I'm just not big on the interface's and some of 1http://www.pimpingthepenguin.com/2011/07/free-podcast-hosting-blogger-archiveorg.htmlBloggerInternet Archive.orgPodcastsnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:03:00 -0400tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6116061.post-2376469434812371739 This post is just supposed to be a quick overview on how to host and produce your own free podcast. I still prefer the term NetCast Ala Leo Laporte. As he was putting his stuff online to DL before the "Pod Boom". So, How many of you want to have a podcast, or have had one?  How many of you have gotten a  hosted WordPress site, only to have your shared hosted server to get 6Lakewood, OH, USA41.4819932 -81.798190841.4582017 -81.8376728 41.5057847 -81.7587088