http://www.familytidings.com/blog What's on my computer, how it got there and how to use it Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:58:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=508&cpage=1#comment-75 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: Moving Apps to a New Android Device Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:58:28 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=508#comment-75 [...] On the device you’re moving from, run AppListBackup, select “Backup” and check off which apps you want on the new device. When it’s done, connect the device by USB and on your computer, run adb pull /mnt/sdcard/AppListBackup/apps.alb . (Don’t forget the trailing period.) This will download the app list to your current directory. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. If you don’t already have it loaded, see the post Android Development Environment. [...] [...] On the device you’re moving from, run AppListBackup, select “Backup” and check off which apps you want on the new device. When it’s done, connect the device by USB and on your computer, run adb pull /mnt/sdcard/AppListBackup/apps.alb . (Don’t forget the trailing period.) This will download the app list to your current directory. ADB is the Android Debug Bridge. If you don’t already have it loaded, see the post Android Development Environment. [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=595&cpage=1#comment-72 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: Network Throughput Testing Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:20:58 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=595#comment-72 [...] my last post about network speed, I realize there’s another variable in the loop–disk access. One of the machines is a [...] [...] my last post about network speed, I realize there’s another variable in the loop–disk access. One of the machines is a [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=114&cpage=1#comment-71 It’s A Binary World 2.0 » Getting my new Sandisk Sansa Fuze to work with gPodder Wed, 10 Nov 2010 04:04:26 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=114#comment-71 [...] so I follow the directions on this page to get it to work with gPodder.  The custom filenames options appear to no longer be available. [...] [...] so I follow the directions on this page to get it to work with gPodder.  The custom filenames options appear to no longer be available. [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=321&cpage=1#comment-70 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: New Installation Check List Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:06:42 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=321#comment-70 [...] Ctrl-Alt-Delete brings up log off dialog [...] [...] Ctrl-Alt-Delete brings up log off dialog [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=105&cpage=1#comment-69 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: BackupPC Set Up for Ubuntu 10.04 Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:17:18 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=105#comment-69 [...] Install ssh (a meta package for Open SSH server and client) Install bum (Boot-Up Manager, a runlevel editor) Menu->System->Administration->BootUp-Manager Check ssh and Apply Set up SSH log in for BackupPC [...] [...] Install ssh (a meta package for Open SSH server and client) Install bum (Boot-Up Manager, a runlevel editor) Menu->System->Administration->BootUp-Manager Check ssh and Apply Set up SSH log in for BackupPC [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=362&cpage=1#comment-62 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: Ubuntu Hibernate on Lid Close Sat, 29 May 2010 10:56:21 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=362#comment-62 [...] work any more. I’ve gotten used to upgrades resetting this behavior, but this time the steps I’ve used in the past didn’t [...] [...] work any more. I’ve gotten used to upgrades resetting this behavior, but this time the steps I’ve used in the past didn’t [...]

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=316&cpage=1#comment-29 Michael Mon, 11 May 2009 23:26:47 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=316#comment-29 Install gnome-keyring.i386 That got me a little bit farther, but its still failing out for me (now with a nondescript error...) Install gnome-keyring.i386
That got me a little bit farther, but its still failing out for me (now with a nondescript error…)

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=138&cpage=1#comment-20 Axtroz Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:13:38 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=138#comment-20 I've got this problem but my NetworkManager was working, so I did the opposite of your writing, I disabled it (I have a Broadband PPPoE Connection, no idea if this makes any difference) and voila! Everything now works like a charm :) I’ve got this problem but my NetworkManager was working, so I did the opposite of your writing, I disabled it (I have a Broadband PPPoE Connection, no idea if this makes any difference) and voila! Everything now works like a charm

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=133&cpage=1#comment-16 Mauriat Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:13:02 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=133#comment-16 Known issue, try this: Run 'system-config-time' Under the Time Zone tab, deselect "System clock uses UTC" Known issue, try this:
Run ‘system-config-time’
Under the Time Zone tab, deselect “System clock uses UTC”

]]> http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=105&cpage=1#comment-15 Half a Page of Scribbled Linux :: Motherboard Replacement Wed, 10 Sep 2008 02:19:33 +0000 http://www.familytidings.com/blog/?p=105#comment-15 [...] the message unable to read 4 bytes. I’d seen this before and remembered I wrote about the fix in this blog. Or so I thought. But the SSH key for Mothball didn’t change. So I tried to SSH into Boon [...] [...] the message unable to read 4 bytes. I’d seen this before and remembered I wrote about the fix in this blog. Or so I thought. But the SSH key for Mothball didn’t change. So I tried to SSH into Boon [...]

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