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Logitech Mouse
4yr old Logitech mouse (by Alex)
So I was looking for a book that I needed for a class (an old APA Manual) and came across my old (about 4 years old) Logitech Wireless Mouse. I do all of my school work upstairs in my “office” on my 17″ Acer laptop (running Ubuntu of course).
I plugged in the USB receiver and pushed the power button on the bottom of the mouse. The mouse worked just fine – as expected.
What surprised me (just a little bit) was that the extra buttons (it’s a 5 button mouse) worked instantly (no special setup needed). Click one and the browser page goes back one, click the other button and it goes forward…
Trying out Ubuntu?
If one of your goals/resolutions for this year is to finally give Ubuntu a try… Or, if you’ve been using Ubuntu for a while, but still not getting the hang of it… Or, if you just like free stuff…
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Check out the Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference by Keir Thomas, it’s Free (pdf download full version)!
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Or buy the hard copy for about $13 from Amazon.
Free Ubuntu Stickers!!
Ubuntu Stickers (by System76 Inc)
I highly recommend checking this out: http://system76.com/article_info.php?articles_id=9
These stickers are provided to you by System76 Inc. who also sells netbooks, notebooks, desktops, and serversthat are preinstalled with Ubuntu, in case you’re interested….
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*Edit*: I got my stickers months ago, they are just as awesome as I had expected and still holding strong!
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala Beta Released!
If you’re looking forward to testing out Ubuntu 9.10 and can’t wait for the official release, the Beta is now available…
For more info read here: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/karmic/beta
To Download and Test: http://releases.ubuntu.com/releases/9.10/
I may even put together a tutorial on how to get the beta on a Live USB with persistence…
Update! – Crash Fix + More to Come!
OK I know it’s been a long time coming, but I’ve posted a quick guide to fixing the nasty Jaunty System Crash that seems to happen to users with NVIDIA and some Intel video cards…
I need to update the guide with some screen captures of how to add the X-Updates repository and its key, but I figured most people experiencing this problem would prefer to have something rather than nothing!
You can find the page here: http://alexsantidote.com/ubuntu/fix-ubuntu-9-04-jaunty-crash-problems/
More updates are coming soon, including a new Firefox section (you may already see it in the menu) which will offer some nice guides to making Firefox even more useful to your individual needs!
As always, if there’s something you’d like to