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Default Application in Ubuntu Lucid

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Brian

It is always the simple things that seem to annoy. I’m still using Lucid (10.04) quite happily but was unhappy with the PDF reader.  I discovered that Foxit (my widows preferred reader) does have a Linux version though it seems … Continue reading →

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Plusnet and getting decent download speed

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Brian

I have had an ongoing issue with Plusnet and my download speed. I live about 6Km from the exchange so I am not expecting miracles but a DL speed of 300K was a bit much. After much back and forth … Continue reading →

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Wembley Trip

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Brian

Well it didn’t quite go to plan. Tickets to see Chelsea play Moan U at Wembley in the Community Shield were just too good an opportunity to miss. Train down on Saturday and stay at my sisters, David an I … Continue reading →

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New Hosting provider and WordPress Maintenance

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Brian

An invoice to renew my Web Hosting and the need to update WordPress resulted in a bit of work. I had been with Hostingbegins for a number of years as my hosting provider, but they have recently been bought out … Continue reading →

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Firefox lost and missing bookmarks toolbar

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Brian

I use the FEBE extension to ‘clone’ my Firefox setup whenever I get a new system. Having installed Ubuntu Lucid I needed my firefox setup on it. Having backed up off one, I restored to the new. This was easier … Continue reading →

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