November 2009
5 posts
Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend
unfriend [verb]: To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.
Example: “I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight.”
[via OUPblog]
Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) Vostro 1510 Sound...
As I mentioned in the previous post, I regrettably upgraded my Ubuntu to 9.10 and then I managed to fix the touchpad problem. But a more serious problem is that it does not detect any sound device on my laptop any more :( I have tried to fix it and it has wasted hours of my time, but no luck. At the moment I hate Ubuntu for this messy release.
Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) Touchpad Problem
I recently updated the Ubuntu on my Dell Vostro 1510 laptop to Karmic Koala (9.10), and I had a problem: its touchpad didn’t work anymore. I found the solution on a website, and thought maybe someone else may need it.
1. Open a terminal (if you don’t have a mouse hooked up, use Alt+F2). 2.Type “su”, press Enter, and give the root password 3. At the prompt, type: echo options...
October 2009
6 posts
The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use... →
A comprehensive user manual to Google Wave by Gina Trapani and Adam Pash
http://completewaveguide.com