Downloading FLV videos can be a nuisance, as there are few regular players that they work on. In Linux, there are various ways to convert FLV files to other formats. I’m hoping to build up a collection of commands and comment on the quality of the result. Hopefully others will find it useful. FFMpeg ffmpeg [...]

I was playing around with Wine the other day. It’s pretty cool that I can run Dreamweaver and Fireworks on Ubuntu with very few issues now. One of the problems I did encounter was that the setup program for Dreamweaver wouldn’t run under wine, and the program files had to be copied across to my [...]

I needed to set up some remote access today, and although it was straightforward, it was difficult finding the information I needed. Set up the server (that’s your computer) Click System > Preferences > Remote Desktop Tick the boxes as shown, and set up a password. If you don’t want to force a popup window [...]

Well, it’s very exciting that a new plugin has been developed that allows live manipulation of desktop windows. Over on SmSpillaz‘s blog, he’s got some links to YouTube as well as a nice screenshot of the desktop. The plugin is only in alpha and requires compilation on the system that you are using… But the [...]

One thing that I find remarkable in Linux is the vast array of clever tools that allow you to do ‘clever stuff’. The problem exists where these obscure tools are difficult to work out how to use effectively, and moreover, use right. One task I aim to do occasionally is search a disk for files [...]

Following up on a post about recovering bad disks and reiser file systems, here is a list of ddrescue commands to help make life that little bit easier: Backup MBR (boot code + partition table): dd if=/dev/hda of=mbr count=1 bs=512 Restore boot code + partition table: dd if=mbr of=/dev/hda Restore, not including partition table: dd [...]