The “Open URL” function does not work with the default settings for KeePassX in Ubuntu Linux. To make it work, go to Extras/Settings/Other tab and change the “Browser command” to firefox %1
Now when you highlight an entry and press CTRL + U, it will open a new Firefox window or tab.
Via KeePassX forum [...]
Wifi has historically been one of the more troublesome hurdles to Linux adoption. Using a 64 bit operating system makes it even more difficult. I knew that choosing to install the 64 bit version of Ubuntu Linux on my laptop would give me some problems, but I went for it anyway. Because [...]
Andrew Grygus has written the article that I’ve been wanting to write about Microsoft’s new OS: Vista - Arrogance & Stupidity. The article sums up nicely what is bad about Vista. I have no plans to install Vista on any of my home PCs and I don’t recommend it to anyone.
One thing [...]
I use VLC almost exclusively for media playback on my Ubuntu Linux machines. It plays damn near everything, including commercial DVDs. VLC also runs on Windows and Mac OS X, and will often play media files that Windows Media Player will not.
For a list of media players available in Ubuntu Linux, read the [...]
RoboForm is a fantastic program, but the fact that it doesn’t run on Linux is a major problem for me. KeePass seems like the best alternative, but it does not currently support a direct import from RoboForm. I have almost 140 passwords, many of which consist of 10-30 random characters. Typing [...]
Zirona OpenSource Consulting has created a plugin for WordPress that provides encryption capabilities to the contact form on your blog.
It is called Subrosa, and it is designed to work with all WordPress contact forms. I successfully set it up with Contact Form ][. To see what it looks like go to my [...]
I’m a big fan of the Ubuntu GNU/Linux distribution. It recently won an award for being the most user friendly Linux distribution, which is not surprising. If you are interested in learning GNU/Linux, Ubuntu is a good place to start.
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Burning ISO Howto - Ubuntu has a great tutorial on how to [...]
GoboLinux is a GNU/Linux distribution that uses a radically different file system than traditional distributions. Instead of using multiple directories to organize program files, each program has its own directory.
In traditional Linux file systems, you may have to hunt for the particular file you are looking for. It could be in /usr/bin…/etc…/usr/share…or somewhere [...]
I have finally grown tired of the standard email setup, and am looking for the perfect email solution. I’m not quite there yet, but I’m close.
If you are like me, you have a need for multiple email accounts. Not only that, but you need access to them from home, work, and anywhere else. [...]
My goal was to have a dual-boot laptop with Windows XP Pro and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 or Ubuntu Dapper. I ran into problems with both SUSE and Ubuntu. SUSE would not install with ACPI enabled, which resulted in SUSE not being able to power-off the laptop. it would restart, but [...]
