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Fixing Chromium on Ubuntu video playback issues (no video, black screen)

Published 2013-09-22 Tags video / YouTube / screen / black / Chromium / Ubuntu

How to fix playback of online videos in Chromium on Ubuntu 12.04.


Explaining Python virtualenvwrapper (in a couple of minutes)

Published 2013-09-19 Modified 2013-09-19 Tags virtualenv / development / Python / Ubuntu

How to use virtualenvwrapper to manage your Python virtualenvs.


A beginner's guide to OS encryption: dual booting and encrypting Windows and Ubuntu

Published 2013-09-17 Modified 2015-10-26 Tags disk / Bitlocker / Linux / Windows / encryption / TrueCrypt / drive / Ubuntu

How to encrypt Windows and Ubuntu in a dual boot system.


How to access GitHub over SSH on Ubuntu

Published 2013-09-07 Modified 2013-09-07 Tags GitHub / SSH / remote / shell / Ubuntu

How to use GitHub over SSH in Ubuntu, and forward SSH keys to other shell accounts.


Darik's Boot and Nuke: fixing an "unrecognized device" error

Published 2013-08-29 Modified 2014-01-06 Tags device / unrecognized / error / HDD / erase / DBAN

Fixing unrecognized device errors in Darik's Boot and Nuke.


Explaining Python virtualenv (in under two minutes)

Published 2013-08-22 Modified 2013-08-30 Tags virtualenv / development / Linux / programming / Python / Ubuntu / coding

How to setup virtualenvs to simplify Python software development.


How universities can help develop researchers' post-university careers

Published 2013-08-18 Modified 2014-12-13 Tags researcher / university / postdoc / PhD / job / career

My account of a new and intensive career development programme for postdoctoral researchers leaving university.


Uses for a Raspberry Pi (part 2)

Published 2013-07-17 Modified 2015-01-09 Tags server / Samba / radio / Pi / tracklisting / Raspberry / iplayer / Python / get_iplayer

Running the Raspberry Pi as a file and media server, and as a PVR with get_iplayer.


Uses for a Raspberry Pi (part 1)

Published 2013-07-10 Modified 2013-07-14 Tags adapter / Pi / Airprint / Raspberry / wireless / wifi

A few simple, but useful, applications for a Raspberry Pi, including a wireless adapter and AirPrint server.


Migrating email from POP to IMAP in Thunderbird

Published 2013-07-07 Modified 2014-05-06 Tags Thunderbird / migration / POP / IMAP / Gmail

How to switch in Thunderbird from using email via POP to IMAP instead.


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