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Revised “Juice Defender”-like Tasker profiles
A couple of months ago, I posted up My “Juice Defender” Tasker Profiles. I've had a while to play around with different versions of those profiles, and this is what I've finally settled on. (I'm going...
View ArticleWhat’s really going on with Android “fragmentation”
This is a follow-up to a post I did last year, “Does Android “fragmentation” actually affect end users?” Unfortunately, tech news sites keep referring to this Android “fragmentation” problem in the...
View ArticleNook Simple Touch solution to unresponsive touchscreen
If you do a Google search for nook simple touch touchscreen unresponsive, you’ll see a whole bunch of frustrated Nook users. My wife got the original Nook (the one with the e-ink on top and the color...
View ArticleCloud computing isn’t all bad
A lot of reactions to this story seem to be along the lines of “See? Cloud computing is bad!” which is kind of a simplistic conclusion to draw from this unfortunate incident. I would suggest these as...
View ArticleNexus 7 Review
I've been burned before buying products I haven't had a chance to try out in person. The Eee PC 701. The HP Mini 1120nr. Those were the days when I wanted to buy only Linux-preinstalled computers. In...
View ArticleThis American Life: Racial Slurs Okay, Swearing Not Okay
In last week's This American Life episode, they put two instances of the (theoretically anti-Japanese but really just anti-Asian) racial slur "Jap" in a fun white American–centered nolstagic narrative...
View ArticleSamsung Chromebook First Impressions
I've read literally hundreds of reviews on the Chromebook (the US$249 light one that's slightly more expensive for the the 3G version—both versions of which are completely sold out at Amazon, Best Buy,...
View ArticleDjango doesn’t make light of slavery (and random other thoughts)
I've been reading a lot of news stories (and, unfortunately, comments as well) about Tarantino's newest film, Django, and here are some of my random thoughts.RaceFirst of all, I'm a big admirer of...
View ArticleWhy are people picking on Girls?
Last year when Girls debuted on HBO, there was a lot of pushback on the blogosphere. Why was the cast all white? Isn't this New York? These whiny people aren't the voice of this generation. I was,...
View ArticleSolution to Chromebook won’t wake from sleep problem
SymptomsI've greatly enjoyed the new Samsung Chromebook with ChromeOS. The one huge problem I've encountered is it sometimes not waking from sleep. I'd open it and the power light would be on, but the...
View ArticleDo non-Nexus, non-rooted Android users really have no choice?
I get where the ACLU is coming from, but I don't know if I agree that the customers didn't know what they were getting into and now have no recourse: ACLU Seeks Carrier Smackdown Over Android...
View ArticlePure Ubuntu 13.04
These removal commands were created based on what Kubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Ubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you...
View ArticlePure Kubuntu 13.04
These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Xubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Kubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you...
View ArticlePure Xubuntu 13.04
These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Xubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you...
View ArticlePure Lubuntu 13.04
These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Lubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you...
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Installing Ubuntu 13.04
Note:If you are planning to install Ubuntu on a Windows-preinstalled computer built after 2010, please read this first. If you're installing Ubuntu on a Mac, read this After you have gotten Ubuntu and...
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Installing proprietary drivers on Ubuntu 13.04
Okay, I'm silly and didn't even remember my old tutorial. The additional drivers is part of Software Sources. More details in the old tutorial for Ubuntu 12.10. For a lot of hardware drivers, Ubuntu...
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Installing software in Ubuntu 13.04
The best way for new users to install software in Ubuntu is using the Ubuntu Software Center. This is a similar process to using Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store to install applications—one...
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Tweaking Privacy Settings in Ubuntu 13.04
By default, when you do searches in Ubuntu, you'll see online results (from Amazon, as of Ubuntu 13.04—in future versions they may include other online results), too. Some people don't like this....
View ArticleBlaming actors of color isn’t productive change
Okay. I’ve gotten in heated arguments with friends about this, but I firmly believe that we should not blame actors of color for taking on demeaning roles. Acting is a tough enough line of work. You do...
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