Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) is out!

Screenshot from 2013-04-25 21:39:27

After over a year in hibernation, I will attempt to jumpstart my blogging habit again. I’ll begin by rambling about Ubuntu and the latest release of Ubuntu which I recently upgraded to.

I now use Ubuntu as my main operating system and have done so for over a year. I’ve grown to love Unity and [...]

Setting up an external monitor to work with Ubuntu (Oneiric/11.10)

Summary: This post details a relatively simple way I got my external monitor (ASUS VH242H) to work with Ubuntu-powered notebook (HP dv7-3080us). Check out my xorg.conf or see the gallery of images if you are having trouble getting your setup to work.

Update: A video of the experience has been uploaded to my YouTube [...]

Network Manager applet crashes periodically in Ubunty 11.04 / Natty Narwhal

nm-applet-messages

Since I’ve been using Natty Narwhal a.k.a. Ubuntu 11.04, I’ve increasingly run into a scenario where the Network Manager applet crashes. Now, any old app crashing on Ubuntu doesn’t catch my attention quite like nm-applet‘s does because the crashing of nm-applet TAKES THE INTERNET WITH IT!

It’s maddening because I’m typically crash-surfing 10 sites at [...]