Category Archives: Linux

How to use V-USB on an attiny85

Posted on July 1, 2011 by George

V-USB is a project from the company Objective Development Software GmbH to bring basic USB support to any micro controller. This is what they say about it: V-USB is a software-only implementation of a low-speed USB device for Atmel’s AVR® … Continue reading →

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Linux, the Sandy-Bridge CPU and the HD3000 GPU

Posted on April 12, 2011 by George

For all those who are wondering how great the Linux support with the new Sandy-Bridge CPUs are, I can let you know, It works great! As the guys from Phoronix already showed in www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_sandy_speed&num=1 Linux runs quite well, as long … Continue reading →

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How to sync egroupware with a tablet N900 with syncevolution.

Posted on April 12, 2011 by George

Until now, I was using googles address book and calendar service to sync my phones address book and calendar with my PC. As I don’t like to share my personal data with google, I always was looking for an alternative. … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu 10.10 and dual screen

Posted on November 18, 2010 by George

Every time I reinstall a Linux distribution and try to use 2 screens (my laptop screen and an external one), I have to struggle with the Xorg configuration. As I now installed Kubuntu 10.10, I was very pleased to see … Continue reading →

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How to install VMware 6.5.4 on a kernel 2.6.35 (Kubuntu 10.10)

Posted on October 27, 2010 by George

As I recently moved from my old Debian installation to Kubuntu 10.10, I tried to get VMware (VMware-Workstation-6.5.4-246459.i386.bundle) to work. As normal, it did not just work from beginning. After starting the installation, it missed gcc and some other packages. … Continue reading →

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