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Using touch and imagemagick To Lie To Your Boss

Using touch and imagemagick To Lie To Your Boss

Dean Howell May 17, 2012 0

If you’re like me, you sometimes get an omni-potent feeling when staring down the proverbial ‘barrel’ of the BASH shell.  And why shouldn’t you?  It’s built-ins have everything you need to conquer the world. 

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First EA Games ‘Arrive’ In The Ubuntu Software Center

First EA Games ‘Arrive’ In The Ubuntu Software Center

Dean Howell May 9, 2012 4

Fresh from UDS (Ubuntu Developer Summit), attendee Electronic Arts have decided to finally dip it’s toes into uncharted waters.  Now available in the Ubuntu Software Center are 2 title from the monolithic publisher.  Ubuntu

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Is Google Burying Firefox With User Agent Strings?

Is Google Burying Firefox With User Agent Strings?

Dean Howell May 6, 2012 34

What’s The Story? I’ve been using Google Chrome for Linux since it was first made available.  I use Gmail, Google Docs (now Drive), Google Plus, Google Adsense, Google Analytics, Google Music, and many more. 

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Meet Ubuntu 12.10: Queer Quagga

Meet Ubuntu 12.10: Queer Quagga

Dean Howell April 7, 2012 9

Why Wait, Speculate! It’s that time of year again.  Ubuntu 12.04 final is upon us and speculation has begun as to what Ubuntu +1 might be called.  No, Mark Shuttleworth has not made his regulary scheduled

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Anonymous Creates Profit Center With Duck Duck Go?

Anonymous Creates Profit Center With Duck Duck Go?

Dean Howell March 14, 2012 6

Remastering Ubuntu and creating your own distribution is easy.  In fact, this is part of my day job and I can tell you that a child could do it with a little nudge in

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The Kubuntu Commitment

The Kubuntu Commitment

Dean Howell March 10, 2012 14

The Best, Against The Wind Though the KDE desktop has a few obvious advantages over Unity, Kubuntu has always played second fiddle (maybe third) to Shuttleworth’s baby, Ubuntu.  While the distro has received critcism

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Install Handbrake In Ubuntu 12.04

Install Handbrake In Ubuntu 12.04

Dean Howell March 1, 2012 16

*Please read*  Handbrake is now available is stebbins stable PPA.  You now longer need to use development snapshots to use Handbrake in Ubuntu 11.10!  Just add the following repository below instead of the one

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