Category Archives: Ubuntu

Mount a network folder automatically in Ubuntu

Posted on June 5, 2010 by

One of the frustrations with Ubuntu, has been that there is no easy way to replicate the Windows function ‘map network drive’. The best I have found is this thread. I still find it very slow to find the network … Continue reading →

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Acer Revo 3610 Ubuntu and HDMI

Posted on June 1, 2010 by

Decided to get my Acer Revo 3610 connected to my nice new Sony TV. From reading on the web, it was clear that the Nvidia Ion graphics were more than capable of producing a good picture via the HDMI port. … Continue reading →

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More Ubuntu Lucid IPv6 problems – solved

Posted on May 21, 2010 by

I have solved another IPv6 problems on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04. When trying to install a package (apt, aptitude or synaptic) wget has these symptoms; –2010-05-21 20:05:55– http://internap.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/corefonts/webdin32.exe Resolving internap.dl.sourceforge.net… 1.0.0.0 Connecting to internap.dl.sourceforge.net|1.0.0.0|:80… failed: Connection timed out. Giving up. This … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 64 Bit IPv6 problems

Posted on May 7, 2010 by

I’ve installed Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid on a core 2 Duo Acer Aspire, going for the 64bit version for the first time and am having loads of problems with IPv6. 2 Instances; firstly Firefox would not connect to a website. I … Continue reading →

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What do I want from Ubuntu?

Posted on November 3, 2009 by

What would I like to see from Ubuntu. Well 2 things;

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