How to create your own QR Codes in Ubuntu, offline

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QR Codes have made entering text, especially on mobile devices very easy. This comes in very handy when you have to either search for something, or the text you want to enter is quite lengthy and random, e.g., WiFi keys for one.

A quick Google search on qr code generator results in a lot hits, . . . → Read More: How to create your own QR Codes in Ubuntu, offline

ISO Burning on XP

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I just downloaded Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04) in the ISO format and realized that I have no CD burning software on the machine! Darn it! Happens to be all the time… still I do not learn and installing the CD burning software is never on my checklist.

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WiFi on Ubuntu Breezy Badger

Phew!!! That was good. I almost lost hope of connecting wirelessly in Ubuntu 5.10 and was begining to curse my choice of NetGear WG311v3 PCI Wireless adapter. Now before I forget, here are the steps.

1. Download and build the ndiswrapper (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net). 2. Copy the WG311v3.INF & WG311v3XP.sys from the NetGear install CD 3. execute . . . → Read More: WiFi on Ubuntu Breezy Badger

What’s for GRUB ?

Imagine you spend an entire week painfully setting up your computer to dual boot with XP and Ubuntu (Breezy) using GRUB and have configured Ubuntu to the max and you have to reinstall XP. No more GRUB, XP has overwritten the MBR!!! . . . → Read More: What’s for GRUB ?

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