Monthly Archives: January 2010

Passing Variables – An Introduction

Posted on January 22, 2010 by daleV

This is the start of a new series of articles on passing variables.  A series about coding web pages with PHP.  PHP is an interactive, interpretive, scripting language that works well with HTML to communicate with the database, and create … Continue reading →

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Changing the Ubuntu Desktop

Posted on January 19, 2010 by daleV

By now you are familiar with the initial installed Ubuntu background.  When you use a computer every day, you know that after awhile you want to change the appearance of your computer, just as a change of pace.  Ubuntu has … Continue reading →

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Printer Drivers for Ubuntu

Posted on January 18, 2010 by daleV

Ubuntu comes with drivers for most of your peripherals, except printer drivers, which normally are installed separately.  In a previous blog I have written favorably about the Canon MX850 compared to the equivalent HP ink-jet all-in-one printers.  Having a good … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 9.10 Applications

Posted on January 15, 2010 by daleV

We’ve downloaded Ubuntu 9.10 from their web site, downloaded the Infrarecorder program, to burn the Ubuntu iso file to a CD, not a DVD, built a computer from hardware components, and loaded the Ubuntu operating system. Loading Ubuntu takes less … Continue reading →

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The Ubuntu Desktop – An Overview

Posted on January 2, 2010 by daleV

Let’s take a tour of the Ubuntu Desktop.  The Ubuntu Desktop, really the Gnome desktop, is divided into three main sections: two panels, which are the bars along the top and bottom, and a desktop in the middle.  The top … Continue reading →

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