Monthly Archives: March 2010

First Draft of Ideas for the New Website Topic

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Robby Chen

I created the first draft for the ideas of the new website redesign. Here is the mind-map version of the ideas: Click to enlarge Note that this is the first draft, which means that I would remove or add certain … Continue reading →

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Organize desktop with Expo Compiz Plugin

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Robby Chen

Expo is a Compiz plugin that allows you to manage opened windows across all of the virtual workspaces. I unexpectedly discovered this plugin when I was using my netbook in school which has Ubuntu 10.04 installed and the Expo edge … Continue reading →

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Create a Wallpaper Slideshow on Ubuntu (Updated)

Posted on March 29, 2010 by Robby Chen

UPDATE (09/01/2010): I wrote a PHP script that will help you generate background.xml file easier. I also made a video tutorial on how to use the script. You can find it along with the video in this post. I also … Continue reading →

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Changing Website Topic

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Robby Chen

I have not updated my main website robbychen.com since I began to blog more often. Although I got this domain last year, I haven’t used it until this semester. At first, I didn’t have any ideas what to do with … Continue reading →

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Miro 3 was released

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Robby Chen

Miro is an online podcast aggregator that allows you to subscribe to podcasts and it will automatically download the new episodes for you. I tried Miro on Windows long time ago. Actually, before Miro sent me an email about this … Continue reading →

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The meaning of the Ubuntu Version Number

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Robby Chen

I was confused that why did each Ubuntu version never contain the whole number. After watching this Ubuntu screencast, I finally understand its reason. According to the video, Ubuntu version number is based on the date when it’s released. This … Continue reading →

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Brother Scanner Driver Installation in Ubuntu 9.10 (Updated)

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Robby Chen

UPDATE (08/31/2010): The solution in this post appears to only work in Ubuntu 9.10. I haven’t have any success with the scanner running in non-root environment since I upgraded to 10.04. This bug however is not very popular. Its launchpad … Continue reading →

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Linux could improve Computer Skills

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Robby Chen

Since I switched to GNU/Linux, I always believed that I could improve my programming skills by using this open source Operating System. I’m still believing this beliefs until now. However, after nearly two years of using GNU/Linux, my programming skills … Continue reading →

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The easiness of sharing between Ubuntu-based Distros and Windows

Posted on March 23, 2010 by Robby Chen

GNU/Linux uses Samba to sharing files within a network. I remembered last time when I tried to use Samba to connect to my Windows XP netbook using Fedora. It involves several complicated procedures that took me long time to complete. … Continue reading →

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An easy way to learn and improve web programming skill that I didn’t know about

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Robby Chen

As a long-time web developer, I always search across the Internet to look for good tutorials to improve my web development skill. While searching through different websites, I was amazed by the unique design and programming technique implemented on these … Continue reading →

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