Installing SlimServer 6.5.1 on Ubuntu 6.10

January 28th, 2007

Ubuntu is based on Debian, so I followed the instructions on the Slim Devices website here and it worked fine. It basically involves adding the Slim Devices repository to Synaptic Package Manager (Settings/Repository->Third Party) and then installing using apt-get.

The next thing to do is mount the network share so it can be accessed by SlimServer.

AndyM Ubuntu Linux

Auto Mounting NTFS partitions at boot

January 28th, 2007

There’s a very useful Getting Started document over at UbuntuGuide which describes lots of basic configuration tasks.

In the Ubuntu 6.10 official documentation there seem to be references to a utility in System->Administration->Disks but apparently the Disks utility was removed in v6.10. It’s not difficult to edit the /etc/fstab file as on any other Linux. There are instructions in the Ubuntu documentation and also here

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AndyM Ubuntu Linux

First time Ubuntu experiences…

January 28th, 2007

Ubuntu logo

I’ve just installed Ubuntu 6.10 and I’m going to be recording my experiences here, mostly so I can refer back to it later when I can’t remember how I did things…
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AndyM Ubuntu Linux

Cuesheets for CDs/MP3 files

January 23rd, 2007

Since Cuesheet Heaven seems to be down, here are a couple of alternatives:

  • Freedb2cue – online converter from freedb to cue sheet
  • CueMaster – Windows software to create cue sheet from freedb data

AndyM MP3, Music, Software

FM Transmitter

January 12th, 2007

On December 8th 2006 the UK law regarding low power FM Transmitters was changed, so they are now legal in this country (providing they are CE Certified

There are loads available now, just look here.

I’m planning to get one soon and will post a review here.

AndyM Gadgets, MP3

Delete/action a large number of messages in Gmail

January 5th, 2007

When you search in Gmail the results are returned in pages of 20. If you press Select: All, then you only get the visible 20 selected. What if you want to perform an action on all of the matching messages?

The same thing applies if you want to perform some action on all messages in a Label. You can only see 100 messages at a time, so how do you select the entire Label?

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AndyM Computers, Gmail

Photography – Depth Of Field

October 31st, 2006

Web based FTP client

October 31st, 2006

Remotely Enable Remote Desktop

October 23rd, 2006

Instructions How to do it…

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AndyM Computers

Maintaining Privacy at an Internet Cafe

September 11th, 2006

Accessing any protected system from an Internet Cafe-type situation is always a risk. This is because you have no way of knowing whether there is any spy/sniffing/keylogging software on the PC – either installed by another user or by the sysadmin. The following are tips to minimise the risks

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AndyM Computers, Security, Useful Links