Tag Archives: Ubuntu

Using a VPN in Ubuntu 10.10 (CryptoCloud aka TorrentFreedom)

Having trouble connecting to your VPN in Ubuntu 10.10? I’ll show you how to connect to CryptoCloud (previously TorrentFreedom) without downloading any software other than OpenVPN. Continue reading

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Clean up the ‘Open With’ Menu in Ubuntu 10.10

Is your ‘Open With’ menu cluttered with duplicates and bad shortcuts? See this guide to clean it up! Continue reading

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Customize Your Fresh Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Installation

If you’ve just installed Ubuntu 10.10 and want to do some tweaking to make your new OS more functional and to look new, then this walkthrough is for you. Continue reading

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Eclipse – C/C++ (CDT), Python (PyDev), and Qt (Qt4) Plugins Installation Tutorial for Ubuntu 10.04

This walk-through will take you from a fresh install of Eclipse to a fully-functional IDE ready for development of Java, Python, C/C++, and Qt GUI applications. Every step is tailored to Ubuntu but might possibly be useful to Windows/Mac users as well. Enjoy! Continue reading

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Brighten A Dark Foreground With the GIMP Image Editor

A detailed, step-by-step tutorial demonstrating the best way I’ve found to brighten an image with GIMP without over-saturating it. Continue reading

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Best Way to Add Syntax Highlighting to Code On Your Website With Python

In this post I’ll show you how you can add Syntax Highlighting to your code without using any client-side Javascript like some syntax highlighter plugins use. Just copy the code to your clipboard, run my script which will put the stylized code into your clipboard, then paste it into your post. That’s it! It’s based on Pygments (Python Syntax Highlighter), which will also automatically generate the CSS you need to add to your site. The result is better-looking than any other method, in my opinion. And it was easier too!

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Universal Music Rating and Custom Playlists with Python

I’ll show you how to use a couple Python scripts I’ve written to permanently save your music ratings into the music files themselves and then use these ratings to create custom playlists for use on any player. Continue reading

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GreeenAudio – MP3 Tag Editor and Lyrics Display

GreeenAudio is my own customized ID3 tag editor. It only works with MP3s, but it will display album artwork and lyrics, along with all the important ID3 tags. It allows you to easily edit any tag on the display, of … Continue reading

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GreeenLog – Keylogger and Web Monitor for Linux

GreeenLog is my keylogger for Linux featuring key capture straight from the keyboard driver, packet capture via libpcap, screenshots, clipboard text, and a nice (but minimalistic) GUI for viewing the database. Continue reading

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How to Get a Static LAN IP Address From Your Router in Windows and Ubuntu

Most of the time, your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will assign you an IP address using DHCP, meaning your IP address will change every couple weeks or months or whenever you reset your router. The same goes for the PCs … Continue reading

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