How to stream movies from an Ubuntu 12.10 box on a Nexus 7 tablet

So, you have a Nexus 7 or any Android based device and you quickly come to realise that transferring files from Ubuntu to your Nexus 7 is a pain in... Read more
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How to use vaapi for hardware video decoding on Ubuntu 12.10 with Intel Sandy/Ivy Bridge GPUs.

You have HD3000 or HD4000 Intel integrated graphics so that means you can most likely decode HD 720p or even 1080p in software mode but why not offload the video... Read more
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How to download Picasa web albums on Ubuntu without Picasa

I use Picasa web albums mainly as a backup system, i didn't really care about nor use the Linux Picasa version except to upload to and download from Picasa web... Read more
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How to get HD video hardware acceleration on Ubuntu 12.04 with AMD GPUs

It used to be a major pain in the ass to enable hardware x264 decoding on Ubuntu, unfortunately if you have a netbook or low powered laptop it is mandatory... Read more
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How to install Ruby with rbenv on Ubuntu 12.04

So you got a clean 12.04 install or you are starting out with Ruby on Ubuntu, either way if you just go ahead and follow the steps on the rbenv... Read more
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How to get Pygments to work with Jekyll

At first getting Pygments to do syntax highlighting with Jekyll seems pretty straightforward if one glances at the various tutorials, there is basically nothing to do. In my case Pygments... Read more
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Pascal's triangle in Clojure

Pascal's triangle is a rather simple mathematics construct where each member of the subsequent lines is the sum of the two members directly above it in the triangle. Pascal's triangle... Read more
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How to install MongoDB on Ubuntu 11.10

10gen publishes MongoDB packages, here is how to install one. Add the 10gen repo to your source list. $ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list ... deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu oneiric main deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu... Read more
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How to use the flash with express.js

If you have used Ruby On Rails you probably know and appreciate the flash notification system, here is how you can more or less have the same thing with Express.... Read more
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