AlaskaLinuxUser's Scratchpad

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. - Proverbs 16:3

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

The nifty little screenshot tool that I never knew I had!

The other day, when working with Debian on another cell phone, I was in need of a screenshot tool. A quick search online revealed several screenshot tools, like scrot and others, but also revealed one that was already loaded on Debian.  I didn't want to have to stop what I …

How the JWM file works.

Perhaps you are new to Linux, JWM (Joe's Window Manager), or LWDE's/WM's (Light Weight Desktop Environments/Windows Managers), and you may be wondering what all the JWM Theme Friday stuff actually means. Well, today is your lucky day, because we are about to discuss it, line by line! Here …

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

MIUI on a Motorola Flipside MB508

I have been trying out numerous mods in an attempt to better understand how they are ported and how well they work. As I continue my studies, I have put MIUI (Me-I-You-I or Me-I-User-Interface, sort of a play on words) on my Motorola Flipside.

As with before, not too much …

Real World Example: Converting a package with Alien

At my office we have a new printer, a Dell C3765dnf Color Multifunction printer. This was not my choice of printer, but it is what we were given, so I needed to make the most of it. Unfortunately, I didn't find any suitable ppd drivers in Cups for it. Not …

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …

Archos 101 Tablet: Urukdroid experiment

Recently I attempted to change my Archos 101 tablet by changing it from Android to Urukdroid, but it was not very successful. While I was able to put Urukdroid on the tablet, it would stall while loading up, forcing me to switch back to Android instead.

The first question that …

JWM Theme Friday!

Every Friday you will see a new JWM theme posted here, including the .jwmrc file and a screenshot, so check back here on Fridays for the new theme. You can readily find the background images off of the internet. Be sure to check that the font file is a font …