PostgreSQL notes on Nov 13, 2009 in Uncategorized PostgreSQL This is just another one of my notes. I often encounter these errors after a fresh install of Fedora. After executing psql -U postgres and getting this message: psql: could not connect to server: No such file or directory Is the server running loc...
Post your tweets on LinkedIn on Nov 11, 2009 in Uncategorized LinkedIn Twitter Just recently, LinkedIn added a new feature where you can add your Twitter account to LinkedIn. With the new feature, you can: Make your Twitter account available in your LinkedIn profile Share all your tweets in your Linkedin status or share only...
How to change your Facebook username on Oct 25, 2009 in How-to Facebook username I accidentally changed my Facebook username just recently. I know it’s stupid. How in the world can I change my username without me consciously allowing it? There’s even a warning that says once I change my username, I cannot change it...
WLAN device on Dell Inspiron not detected by Fedora 11 on Oct 23, 2009 in Fedora How-to Linux BCM4312 Broadcom Dell Inspiron Fedora 11 WLAN I recently installed Fedora 11 on my Dell Inspiron 14. I have Windows Vista on the same machine (I immediately created a dual-boot setup when I got the laptop), and Windows Vista can detect the WLAN, but Fedora 11 can’t. So how did it fix the...
Fix Sound Problems in Fedora 11 on Oct 20, 2009 in Fedora How-to Fedora 11 sound alsamixer Ever since I started using Fedora, I’ve never been able to listen to my music collection (currently 122.4 GB) because there has always been a problem with the sound. It’s either the case that the sound works only after every other boot o...
Google Chrome Frame on Sep 23, 2009 in Google Google Chrome Frame Just a few hours ago, Google released Google Chrome Frame. Google Chrome Frame is… … an open source plug-in that brings HTML5 and other open web technologies to Internet Explorer So it is a plugin for IE. Recent JavaScript performance imp...
Install Flash on 64-bit Fedora 11 on Sep 20, 2009 in Fedora How-to 64-bit Fedora 11 Flash plugin Adobe has a pre-release version of a 64-bit plugin. And the installation is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Here are the steps: Download the .tar.gz for Linux version from Adobe: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Extract the archive. In your terminal (mak...
Install IDLE on Fedora 11 on Sep 17, 2009 in Fedora Python editor Fedora 11 IDLE IDLE is the Python IDE built with the tkinter GUI toolkit. IDLE has the following features: coded in 100% pure Python, using the tkinter GUI toolkit cross-platform: works on Windows and Unix multi-window text editor with multiple undo, Python colori...
Install Chromium on Fedora 11 on Sep 16, 2009 in Fedora Chromium Fedora 10 Fedora 11 Google Chrome As you may have known, Google Chrome is still only available on Windows XP/Vista. Good thing there’s Chromium – the open-source project behind Google Chrome. Follow these steps to install Chromium on Fedora 11: Create a chromium.repo...
SMART Failure Predicted on Hard Disk on Sep 10, 2009 in Uncategorized I got this message from my laptop when I started it just a few minutes ago (I’m using my desktop PC right now): SMART Failure Predicted on Hard Disk 0: WDC WD1200UE-22KVTO-(PM) WARNING: Immediately back-up your data and replace your hard disk d...
