Ubuntu Low Resolution fix : no higher than 640×480

I recently installed Ubuntu 10.04 on an old machine I had lying around, the aim was to use it as a media PC. The machine is very very old and with Ubuntu it boots up in about 30 seconds compared to the 30 minutes windows XP used to take. I don’t know the specs of the PC, it has a pentium 4 I think, and maybe 256mb of RAM. I had a problem trying to get the display to work on my LCD tv, an LG 32LG3000, the...Read More »

Open Site Explorer Bookmarklet

We all use Open Site Explorer, if you’re like me you’ll use it a lot, it’s a great tool, very functional. To make things easier, and because I’m so lazy, I’ve been working on a bookmarklet to open the current page in OSE with one click. Mediaworks have this great post with two versions. Both open the DOMAIN of the current page in OSE, either in the same window or a new tab. I needed...Read More »