VMWare Mounting in Linux

I found a nice description of how to use vmware-mount.pl in Linux.

Google Chrome Install

The other day I found that PlayOnLinux now has a script to install Chrome.  It works for me, but the main problem I have is that it doesn’t support https.

Resources

• Chrome in Wine Apps Database
• Run Google Chrome in Ubuntu with Wine
• Any Luck Running Google Chrome on Wine?
• Wine Prefixes
• Chromium Project
• Build Instructions for Linux

VMWare Control Keys Issue

I had trouble today where my control keys quite working.  It is the first time it has happened, and I haven’t the problem again since.  I found the solution here, and I plan to keep it handy just in case.

Fedora 10 Features

LXF just pointed me to an article listing some of the new features of Fedora 10.

Vista Virtual Machine

I finally had enough of trying to run Word 2007 on Wine.  It worked several times, but every time I really needed to use it, it would fail to start.  It would just hang on the splash screen.  Even more annoying was that the splash screen stayed on top obstructing my view of other windows.

So, I installed Vista as a virtual machine.  It works relatively well.  Here are a few links I found helpful in the process.

• Make it automatically log in.
• Enable Remote Desktop
• Remote Desktop for Vista Home Edition
• Discussion

Ri-Li

Kent and I found this neat little game.  At two years old, he is not quite able to play himself, but he seems to enjoy watching it in short bursts.  I guess I am a kid at heart because I don’t mind satisfying him.

Here is a quick screenshot of the game menu:

Here is a quick screenshot of the game during play:

So, thanks Dominique for writing this game.  We enjoy it!

Resources

Homepage

More Screenshots

Open Publishing

I had been looking for this link a while ago and couldn’t remember the name:

lulu.com

I found it a long time because it was linked to Bob Young, one of the founders of Red Hat.  It seemed like a great option if I ever wanted to try to publish something.

Resources

Wikipedia: Lulu (company)

Sharing Files

Sharing files from Ubuntu was very easy with this how to.  The only problem was that I had to start nautilus with root privileges the first time:

sudo nautilus

Then, I could follow the instructions.

Linux Alternatives for OneNote

I found a couple of forums discussing options for alternatives for Microsoft’s OneNote.  I don’t really have time to research all of these, but I wanted to note them in case I had a chance to come back later and spend some time researching them more.

Here are the forums:

• Ubuntu Forums: Does OneNote 2007 work with wine?
• Ubuntu Forums: Is there a Linux equivalent to Microsoft Onenote?

Tomboy

This option seemed to be the most popular.  I have used this a little, but I haven’t got into it that much.

• Homepage
• Wikipedia

BasKet

This is a KDE application.

• Homepage
• Wikipedia
• on Linux App Finder

Wyneken

This one looks interesting, but it doesn’t look like it is WYSIWYG.  You might have to learn some formatting features.

• Homepage

WordPress

Now, this one I have obviously used.  But, I would consider this more if you want to share your notes.

• Homepage
• Wikipedia

hnb

Stands for hierarchical notebook.

• Homepage

Knowit

• Homepage
• on Linux App Finder

Gournal

• Homepage

NoteMeister

• Homepage

Gnome Vazaar

• Homepage

Newton Desktop Wiki

• Homepage

NoteCase

• Homepage
• on Linux App Finder

TuxCards

• Homepage
• on Linux App Finder

Other Related Links

• Wine App DB: OneNote 2007
• Linux Alternatives
• Linux App Finder

Great Link: Grocklaw — Practical Guide to GPL Compliance

Here is a link worth taking note of.  This article gives some tips on the legal side of using Open Source software.

How To Avoid Becoming a Defendant in a BusyBox or Any GPL-Related Lawsuit