Dec
Dec
2012 – A New Year
Let us make it a happy and great one .. .
May more bugs be squashed. More innovations made (or copies made better). Prettier designs. Lastly, may Linux and Ubuntu have more new years to come.
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 
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Dec
Dec
Enable Realtek USB 2.0 Card Reader On Ubuntu
In my first and last attempt months ago, I used the keucr module which is a pretty common SD card reader driver to make my laptop’s built-in reader to work. It failed miserably. I half-heartedly searched a few more times on Google but didn’t find a solution. That time I really had no use of the card reader. Eventually I forgot about this, and as I rarely (or never) use the reader, I never bothered to fix it until now. I still rarely use the card reader but I want everything to work on my Ubuntu Natty.
Dec
Dec
PayPal Now An Option On Ubuntu Software Center
Category: Ubuntu · Tags: ubuntu 11.04,ubuntu 11.10,ubuntu software center
It is great that Ubuntu has finally included PayPal as a payment option on Ubuntu Software Center. This certainly gives Ubuntu users more reasons to buy non-free apps from USC because they now have an easier way to pay for it – me included. In fact, I feel more at ease paying through PayPal than with a credit card.
I wonder why it took them so many years to integrate PayPal into USC? It is not like PayPal is new to the market. So what’s next, Google Checkout, 2Checkout or Moneybookers (Skrill)?
Nov
Nov
Wireless Mouse For Your Ubuntu
This is going to sound like a paid review but it is not. In case you are in the market for a wireless mouse and you can’t decide which one to get, or you’re wondering if it will work for your Ubuntu-powered computer, well, this I can suggest – Logitech Wireless Mouse M325.
Originally I wanted this particular Logitech mouse, but sadly it is not available where I’m at.
Nov
Nov
Change The Default Plymouth Ubuntu Theme Background Color
Well, I am now very pleased with the way my Plymouth Ubuntu theme looks. It is now more consistent throughout the entire boot process.
In line with what I mentioned in my previous article about looking for a minimalist Plymouth theme with a dark/black color scheme, apparently I did not have to look any further. The default Plymouth theme for Ubuntu is already perfect. It is is simple, yet elegant enough, and does not break whenever a disk check happens on every nth boot.
Nov
Nov
Make Plymouth Start Earlier In The Boot Process
Category: Ubuntu · Tags: boot,framebuffer,grub customizer,kernel mode setting,plymouth
Starting Ubuntu 11.04 I have observed that Plymouth starts late in the boot process. Often you can only catch a glimpse of it before GDM/LightDM pops up. The same is true for Ubuntu 11.10. After a quick search on the Internet, I found out that Ubuntu 11.x versions appear to have gone away from the framebuffer technique that was used in earlier versions. Accessing the video memory directly through the framebuffer is an old technique. The newer way, supposedly, is to have Kernel Mode Setting (KMS) handle the graphics card and setup the display resolution early in the boot process to allow Plymouth to display correctly. One other reason for moving into KMS is to minimize screen flicker that is often observed when using the framebuffer technique.
