How to use Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with Linux
As promised, I wrote some instructions on how use Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with Linux. Article is here Getting Trackpad paired with Linux needs a little patience, just a friendly warning. It may not pair at first try. You have to force the pairing process to use ‘0000’ code instead of randomly chosen … Continue reading
Apple Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad with Linux
Fancy having Apple Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad, but you are using Linux. If you happen to use Ubuntu 11.04 then you are in luck – they both work practically out of the box. Magic Mouse works without any tinkering at all, and all you have to do is to pair. Ubuntu 11.04 recognizes it … Continue reading
Nokia CS-19 and Ubuntu
Usb-modeswitch handles most 3G modes quite well, but unfortunately Nokia CS-19 is not included in configuration files. This means that system does not recognize it properly and the modem just does not work out of the box. Specifications for CS-19 state that Linux is supported, but that information is misleading. There are some .deb installation … Continue reading
Linux and Touch Screen
Linux gets better and better everyday. It was a pleasant surprise to notice that current kernel has out-of-box support for touch screens. This means that I just plug in my 23′ FullHD Acer T231H touchscreens and I do not have to configure anything in order to use touch support. Gestures are not yet supported without … Continue reading
Ubuntu and NVidia drivers
Although Linux is nowadays quite reliable, sometimes it happens that something does not work. I had some trouble with NVidia drivers which has not happened for ages. I have come to trust on NVidia GeForce and usually prefer that over ATI. For years it has been so simple to install proprietary drivers in Ubuntu. But … Continue reading
Installing Ubuntu software without network (off-line)
Nowadays many users have only 3G Internet connection. As we have seen, 3G modems can be quite tricky in Linux, and it is possible that you have a 3G modem that does not work since you have not latest version of some package installed. In order to get it work you should install these packages … Continue reading
DB2 9.1 vs 9.7
I have designed. developed and maintained a huge and complicated database (40+ schemas, several hundred tables, etc) in our research project. It was originally started on DB 9.1 where it ran very smoothly. Even with very complicated queries the performance was extremely good. For several reasons we thought that we could make a transition to … Continue reading
Windows, Samsung Kies and self-inflicted mental pain
I really hate Windows. Fortunately I do not have to use it, except occasionally. And those occasions end up to appear like worst nightmare. This time I thought to install Samsung Kies and prepare myself for upcoming update of Samsung Galaxy S (Android 2.2). What ensued was probably the worst day and a half of … Continue reading
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