If you followed one of my previous posts for installing TweetDeck or Seesmic in Ubuntu 64 bit you are currently running AIR version 1.5. You already have all of the dependencies needed to run AIR on a 64 bit system so upgrading to AIR 2.0 is quite simple. If you do not currently have AIR installed start with the TweetDeck installation post to get the required 32 bit dependencies before following these instructions for adding AIR 2.0. Read the rest of this entry
Posted December 20th, 2009 by Gerry
Posted December 20th, 2009 by Gerry
Gnome Do is a great addition to the Linux Desktop. Although Gnome is in the name it can also be added to KDE and other common environments. One of the great things about GNOME Do is that it offers plugins for improving your desktop so there are many options available to improve you desktop experience.
As stated on the official GNOME DO website:
With a large set of plugins and smart relevance algorithms, Do fine-tunes itself to be the exact tool you need, no matter who you are or how you use your computer. Do can be your music player, your search tool, your file browser, or even your dictionary. Read the rest of this entry
Posted December 18th, 2009 by Gerry
One of my favorite features of OpenOffice.org is that you can turn documents into pdf documents for saving or sending in emails. Recently, I wanted to send some screenshots of web pages and thought it would be much easier to send in pdf format.
The solution for Windows based PC’s is to download the doPDF converter software from doPDF.com. Once the software is installed you will have an option of doPDF in the dropdown box of available printers. You can create a pdf from anything that you are able to print so it works with Word Documents, web pages and pretty much anything else you would ever want. Read the rest of this entry
Posted December 18th, 2009 by Gerry
Although I often use Pandora or Last.fm when I want to listen to music on my Droid, there are times when it is nice to listen to my own downloads and playlists. One thing that is lacking on the Droid is a music manager similar to iTunes for transferring music and video files.
I started out by mounting the SD card after connecting the Droid to a PC which does work, but it is not as intuitive as I felt it should be with one of the latest gadgets. After doing some research on the web I found a program called Double Twist.
Since I have several devices that I use at different times for transferring music, I was not looking to add another manager, but after trying out Double Twist, I found out that it is an excellent solution to replace the other managers that I have been using. Along with getting the job done for my Droid, it also works for my Zune and Sirius Stiletto 2 and many other devices that you may have. Read the rest of this entry
Posted December 16th, 2009 by Gerry
I finally received a Google Wave invite and realized that it isn’t very useful if you don’t have anyone to Wave with. I have 8 invites available, if you would like to receive one, post a comment with the gmail address that you would like the invite sent to.
The invites will go to the first 8 comments I get, I am not looking for specific content – send me an invite is fine. Once the 8 invites are sent that is all I have and I will update the post, please do not keep asking if you were not one of the first 8, I can only send what I have.
Please also be aware that google does not always send the invites right away, I am not sure what their process is behind the scenes, on the invite page it says “Invitations will not be sent immediately. We have a lot of stamps to lick.”
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