Category: Software
Acrobat Reader on 64bit linux
PROBLEM: If you look at the Adobe website, you cannot find a 64bit linux installation files for Acrobat Reader. So, what do we do?
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Nautilus on XUbuntu
PROBLEM: I like Nautilus because of it is easy to use options. But, Xubuntu comes with Thunar file manager. Not bad but not as good as Nautilus. So how do you make Nautilities your default file manager?
SOLUTION: Thanks to this page I found the solution. Do these steps… Continue reading
C is enough for everything
The title is a saying of my M.Sc. thesis and PhD supervisor. It has been 7 years with him and we still work time to time together after PostDoc and he was right. C is REALY enough for everything. In this article I reveal my C sources. DO NOT expect a big websites and thousands of examples or pages fancy C code. I use C simply on command line in Windows and Linux for scientific computing and it does everything I need. Here are my knowledge sources: Continue reading
Great combination of Calibre, Stanza and iPhone (or iPad) to edit / upload / read ebooks
I am using Calibre for a long time. It is the BEST eBook tool I have ever seen. It is free and works on Windows, Linux or Mac. It get from many different formats in and creates flawless many different format out. For over 2 years now I combined this software with my iPhone and iPad. I use a software called Stanza. After many revisions in all software I just mentioned it came to a “perfection point” so I wanted to write this article. I will do a how to setup and work with all guide for new beginners, although I believe “already users” can benefit from it too.
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XUbuntu and Cinnamon
I found a good combination of stable linux distro I think. As you know I use XUubuntu currently. I setup Cinnamon which is the desktop of Linux Mint on it. And it looks like it works really nice. I advice you to do so too…
You can get more information at http://cinnamon.linuxmint.com/
Turkish Lira sign on your Linux
I am home grown Turk. Today, Turkish National Bank announced the new Turkish Lira sign.
PROBLEM:
How do you make the sign work on linux?
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Dual Screen on Xubuntu 11.10
It is going very well with Xubuntu 11.10. I am actually amazed. As I hoped the package reps are perfectly maintain and I do not need to deal with “new generation” desktops.
PROBLEM:
Anyway, there was something from the beginning I did not like. Ubuntu or Linux Mint had very good graphic card support on dual screen. So, it was easy to maintained, but with Xubuntu this was a little bit of trouble. When you go to settings manager “Display” options were few with no help (Figure 1). So, I was looking for a solution to fix this easily instead of dealing with xorg.conf file like old days.

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Google Earth?!
PROBLEM:
I downloaded the latest Google Earth and set it up. Here it how it looks (click to enlarge). I am looking for the solution now:
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