Make OpenOffice.org Load Faster | How do I make OpenOffice.org load faster? One main adjustment you can do to make OpenOffice.org start much faster is to disable Java. To do this, click on Tools > Options Then find Java along the left hand side. UN-check ‘Use a Java runtime environment’ and click OK. Restart OpenOffice.org and enjoy the speed! Why
x264 Presets and FFmpeg
x264 Presets and FFmpeg | How do I encode x264 with FFmpeg? x264 is awesome but has a nightmare of options. The easiest thing to do it to use presets with FFmpeg. Simply dump the contents of this zip file into your ~/.ffmpeg directory. If that directory does not exist, create it. Now you can use options like this to
Stream Webcam with VLC
Stream Webcam with VLC | How can I stream video from my webcam in Linux? One way is to use VLC! VLC can make a stream accessible over http, for one example. On the streaming computer, make sure first that a webcam or video device is connected. Then issue this command from the terminal: vlc “v4l2://” –v4l-vdev=”/dev/video” –v4l-adev=”/dev/null” –sout #transcode{vcodec=theo,vb=256}:standard{access=http,mux=ogg,dst=:1234}”
Repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group
Repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group | How can I repair /etc/passwd and /etc/group? Migrating or editing Linux users can be frustrating. On Redhat or CentOS you may see this when running system-config-users: “The user database cannot be read. This problem is most likely caused by a mismatch in /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow. The program will now exit.” Eek! So something is not
Raw Disk Access with Virtualbox
Raw Disk Access with Virtualbox | No need to boot into DOS-based disc utility. Use Virtualbox for raw disk access of a hard drive!
iPhone and iPod Linux Support
iPhone and iPod Linux Support | Does my iPhone or iPod work in Linux? Yes! Check out the libmobiledevice project. These guys are awesome. You can sync your music, backup your entire phone / device, and even do tethering. It just shows up as a network device in Linux. A few blurbs about it are here, here, and here. iOS 4
Mac How-To Install Ubuntu to External USB Hard Drive
Mac How-To Install Ubuntu to External USB Hard Drive | This guide is for Intel Mac (only!) How to install Ubuntu to external USB hard disk and leave your existing Intel Apple machine and internal hard drive untouched. There seems to be a lot of confusion over this topic. Here is a method that works if you don’t want to/are unable to alter your existing
SSH Key Pair to Login Without Password
SSH Key Pair to Login Without Password | How can I setup ssh to login without having to type the password? You must first generate what is known as a key pair, then copy the public key to your server. 1. Run this command: ssh-keygen -t dsa …which will be followed by: Generating public/private dsa key pair. Enter file in which to save
Region-Free DVD Playback with VLC
Region-Free DVD Playback with VLC | Q: How do I playback DVDs with different region codes? A: Use VLC! (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/) VLC ignores all region indications on DVDs and in DVD drive firmware. It just works!
Encode Flash Video with FFmpeg
Encode Flash Video with FFmpeg | How do I encode my video to flash for my website? You don’t need any adobe or other over-priced software. On Linux (and OS X) you can use FFmpeg which is free! On Ubuntu, I suggest you first enable the medibuntu repo. Then install the following: sudo apt-get install ffmpeg libavcodec-extra-52 The following command will
