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Yes! Finally the default Firefox look for OS X available for PC!
Something feels a little off, but it’s not bad. macfox II – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3174 macfox II Graphite – https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3430
Custom Background for Classic Login in Windows XP
Yet another clean little tweak.
Custom Visual Style for Classic Login Box in Windows XP
I came across this cool registry setting a while ago and had to look it up again.
The REAL Way to Change Lost Passwords in Ubuntu
If you lose any of your user passwords – including root you can change your password booting into single user mode. What you aren’t likely to find off the bat is the proper instructions to do it. They are out there, but chances are you will have to dig a little after some frustration. The [...]
CentOS + Bad Plesk Update = Kernel Panic
After an unscheduled reboot (breaker went out) we had a CentOS web server running Plesk coming up with a kernel panic on boot – actual error:
Thunderbird Workarounds
Welp, had some trouble in Thunderbird recently…
Xine Playback Issues
I was trying to play some .avi files tonight with various players using the Xine engine, including Totem and xine-ui. I was getting an error like “there is no demuxer plugin available to handle … .avi” And even Amarok (which also uses xine) was complaining about playing .mp3s.
Show Windows XP Version on Desktop
Open up Regedit, and change the following entry: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop] “PaintDesktopVersion”=dword:00000001 From: http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips681.html
A4 Tech Compact Multimedia X-Slim Keyboard
So I had $20 to spend on a new mouse + keyboard combo over at Newegg and ended up with a cheap Logitech mouse and a black A4 Tech Slim Keyboard. I picked up this little item for $10 (Newegg product page) because I love the short key travel and feedback of laptop keyboards.
