I usually write a post when I waste enough time struggling about an issue. Then I spend a little more time to write the solution I wish I had found earlier, which looks so obvious then…
The Nodequeue module is great because it gives writers the possibility to add, remove, and reorder various lists of nodes easily. With Smartqueues and the taxonomy module, you can create lists by…
[Https Everywhere](https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere "") is incompatible with xhr requests that are made from Firefox addon modules. This is true when using the…
Two weeks ago, I have started using Bazaar instead of Git for a few projects. Before I go on I must say I used both Bazaar and Git on small personal projects…
LibreJS has been dubbed GNU and is now available on the [GNU website](http://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/ "GNU LibreJS"). Thanks to all who have participated to the project so far and helped…
GNU/Linux distros such as Debian, Ubuntu, and Trisquel don't boot properly every time with the ASUS U46 family of laptops. One attempt to fix the issue initially was to turn off acpi in…
Using XPCOM with the add-on SDK has been a difficult task for me lately since most of it remains undocumented, and the main MDN information can be puzzling because it describes the traditional…
I installed Debian Testing lately on my Dell Inspiron 1545 and my integrated microphone didn't work. To make it work, add the following line at the end of /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base…
I vaguely recall I used to have a Unix / Emacs commands wallpaper once as my background desktop. I haven't been able to find it again. It's been a while since I have used Emacs…
Xorg configures itself in Debian Squeeze. This is great for the most part, because most people (including myself) don't want to spend time setting graphic displays and devices…
I've just posted the info about my inspiron 1545 on [h-node](http://h-node.com "h-node"). It's a bit of an older laptop now, but I suspect all the Inspiron 15 still being sold on dell…
DISCLAIMER: At this time, Lightspark still does not work on the majority of Flash-based apps and animations. A while ago I have decided to depart from Ubuntu for a bit and try out…
I've mostly been a fan of [Draggable Views](http://drupal.org/project/draggableviews "") in the past. More recently, I came across [Nodequeue](http://drupal…
Ubuntu 11.04 Beta 1 (Natty Narwhal) came out last Friday. I have only used it for two days, yet it has been a fun and refreshing experience so far, and I do not think of Maverick or the other…
If you can't connect with your Dell Inspiron 1545 on Ubuntu 11.04 beta 1 (Natty Narwhal), forget the threads such as [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1061710](http://ubuntuforums…
Installing [lxml](http://lxml.de "lxml - XML and HTML with Python") for Python 3 took me longer than one would expect on Ubuntu 10.10, and since I haven't found much online support online, I thought…
I've had a lot of trouble with character encodings and MySQL lately. It seems MySQL uses Latin-1 by default (in MySQL cli tool, enter show variables like "character%";) , but many characters that are…
I like to save energy and spare my laptop of unnecessary strains, and I sometimes get annoyed when I leave my computer for a break and only come back in my office to see that my three screens are…
For those using a Dell laptop, sound problems can be a real pain. First, my laptop was set to use OSS, and although I changed it all to Alsa, I kept getting static noises, a little bit like the rain,…