New moleskine

I was glad I was able to pick a new, probably not MIC, sketchbook from the local bookstore. Cost me around 12 euros. Still wrapped in its plastic when above photo was taken. It came with the writing labels but no dreaded MiC stickers, signs or other. Inside the backcover, the blue [...]

The Latest Updates Break the Xserver

Like many many users, I had a bad feeling that the upgrade to xserver-xorg would not go normal. Thankfully for me, although I did the upgrade, I did not reboot and was able to finish several pages of work. However, this morning I saw the light, or I should say I saw the text-mode.
What [...]

Writing as it was meant to be.

Most recent postings in this blog focus on ubuntu and other linux-related issues. In addition, most of the visitors come here via google searching for (among other things): windows emulation, acrobat 7.0, picasa on an amd64 box. My use and admiration of open source software are well known. I like open source, [...]

Install 32 bit wine to 64 bit Dapper

Install 32 bit wine to 64 bit Dapper
This is one more gem I fished from the wonderful ubuntu forums. How to install wine in a 64-bit box running amd64. The instructions are plain and clear and should apply to the majority of people who follow them. The Ubuntonistas who will execute these [...]

Visiting the visitors

I often look into the statistics of this blog for two reasons. First, I like to know where the readers come from (location). Second, what’s their source of info about this site (how did they make it here?).
Apparently, ubuntu is a major source of attraction for this blog and there are several hits [...]