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Archive for January, 2009

How to Automatically Mount USB Drives with Rox-Filer, Ivman and Pmount

My favorite file manager to use with lightweight window managers like OpenBox, Fluxbox, and IceWM is Rox-Filer. It’s small, lightweight, and highly configurable. It works great on a full desktop as well as small-screen netbooks like the Asus Eee PC.
The only problem is that it doesn’t handle auto-mounting your USB drives, CD-ROMs, and other removable [...]

Back to Basics: I’m Using IceWM Again

After a long stint with GNOME on both my desktop and my EeePC, I’ve once again returned to IceWM as my primary window manager. I just had that urge to get back to minimal WM…maybe because I was tired of waiting for GNOME logins, maybe because of that little bit of extra customizability that you [...]

How to Set Up Dual Monitors on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid

This guest post was written by Blair Mathis from LaptopLogic.com, where you can read about new laptop software and go through the latest laptop news.

It has been shown by more than one study that dual monitors can increase work productivity up to 30%, irregardless of the type of work. Why two monitors would increase [...]

How SCALE Uses FLOSS to Organize A Massive Linux Conference

Last week I had the privilege to chat via IM with Orv Beach, the Publicity Chair for the Southern California Linux Expo, about how SCALE uses FLOSS to productively plan and implement their event. SCALE is currently one of the biggest Linux conferences in the US…but I’ll let Orv fill you [...]

The $5 Linux-Compatible Innovatek Inno-22 Mp3 Player Review [Video Post]

You may also want to know that this mp3 player only supports mp3/wma…no ogg, aac, or flac here.