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Can’t install user.js in Google Chrome 1 Oct 2012 | 01:36 pm
In recent Chrome versions (22 in my case on Ubuntu) it’s not possible to install user.js (Greasemonkey) scripts by just dragging them onto a window. Instead the script is downloaded and you see the fo...
Insert a tab character in vim when expand tabs is on 18 Sep 2012 | 03:00 pm
I have vim set-up to use spaces in place of tabs. Sometimes you need to use an actual tab e.g. editing a Makefile. Now whilst it’s possible to change settings so that tabs are used for specific files,...
Fixing pbuilder dependency 404 errors 15 Sep 2012 | 05:45 pm
If you’re building packages with pbuilder sometimes you might hit something like the following errors which cause the build to fail because the dependencies can’t be found. Err http://archive.ubuntu.c...
GNU screen: open tab in current working directory 9 Nov 2011 | 12:54 am
A nice trick for having screen open a new tab in the same directory as the one you’re currently in. To use it add it to your .screenrc # Open new window in current dir. bind c stuff "screen -X chdir...
Recover Files from Nandroid Backup 28 Oct 2011 | 10:42 am
I recently flashed my Htc Desire with CyanogenMod 7.1 and I have to say it’s great to be free of htc sense. Given the rigmarole around the official Gingerbread update for the Desire I don’t think my n...
Linux: Spotify Screensaver D-Bus Script update 28 Oct 2011 | 10:07 am
Following on from my previous post about a script to Pause and Play tracks on spotify based on the status of the screensaver as reported by D-Bus on a Linux Desktop, here’s an update: With the latest...
Fronteers Conference 2011 – Day 2 14 Oct 2011 | 10:03 am
Here’s an overview of day two of the Fronteers Confernence. For day one see: Fronteers Conference 2011 – Day One Web Components and Model Driven Views – Alex Russell Alex Russell’s presentation was ...
Fronteers Conference 2011 – Day One 14 Oct 2011 | 05:04 am
Recently I attended Fronteers 2011 held in Amsterdam. The entire conference was very well organised and the content across the two days was nicely balanced between more general thought provoking prese...
Ubuntu: add-apt-repository: command not found 31 Aug 2011 | 01:10 pm
When you’re using a minimal Ubuntu install if you find the ‘add-apt-repository’ command is missing (it’s useful for adding PPAs and other repositories), then simply run: sudo apt-get install python-s...
Linux: Spotify Track Notifier with added D-Bus love 23 Mar 2011 | 12:55 pm
I’ve recently updated the spotify notifier example I’d previously posted as an example along with my spotify screensaver script. First, I made an update to have it listen to the PropertiesChanged sign...