Category Archives: Linux

Install Windows 7 SP1 in spite of GRUB

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

I’ve been trying for some time now to get Windows 7 SP1 installed. It’s been failing with a somewhat weird error — apparently something about Windows not being in control of the MBR or something, which is probably true, since … Continue reading →

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Musca – The Secret Wonder Window Manager

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Musca has gone mostly unnoticed among the myriad of tiling window managers available out there, but how is beyond me. This is truly a window manager that will go out of its way to get out of your way. Unlike … Continue reading →

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How To: GomTV stream on Linux/OS X

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Recently GomTV decided to block any non-GomPlayer applications from accessing their streams. Effectively this means that paying customers using Linux or OS X are now stuck with only the VODs. Hence I can’t feel too bad for posting this workaround. … Continue reading →

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Mutt: Mailing like it’s 1995!

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Anders K. Madsen

Don’t be confused – it’s not a bad thing, it just means that Michael Elkins got it right back then and, let’s face it, email hasn’t changed a whole lot since then, so why not go with something that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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When Linux Can Look This Good…

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Anders K. Madsen

Who would want to be stuck with OS X or Windows? Setup: GTK2/Metacity: Elegant Cold Blue Flat Icons: AnyColorYouLike Title bar font: Aldo Application font: Butter Clock/date font: Digital-7 Wallpaper: Annotated / Raw Conky: .conkyrc Docky: bluesmoke Well, back to … Continue reading →

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