Recently at my work we realized that we needed to extend our wireless internet without wired connections. They do, of course, sell wifi extenders. We actually bought one, and had […]
Real World Example: Why you can’t add a swap file to an older Android device.
Recently, while utilizing Linux on my Android phone, I ran into an interesting problem. Android uses memory differently than Linux usually does. In the Android world, programs that you open […]
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 […]
Installing LiteRom on a Samsung Captivate Glide
For the most part, the process of installing a different rom on my cell phones is fairly mundane. For instance, in earlier posts, I describe in detail how to install […]
Real time system status from Conky.
Just a quick post of my conkyrc file that I put together. Note that if you borrow it, the battery queries may need tweaking for your system. ###################### # – Conky […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Real World Example: Fixing LSB tags and overrides on a Linux expanded Android phone.
As is often the case, I usually expand my Android phones to full Debian distributions using Sven-Ola’s Debian Kit. Since Sven does not appear to support the kit anymore, it […]