Tech notes

May 19, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Changing the default to tree view in Konqueror

- Make the changes how you want to window to appear.

May 19, 2007 • 3 min read • Technology

Automatization of Sequence Handling (Staden’s pregap4 and gap4)

Already a while ago I wrote a script, that tries to automatize most of the work involved in getting sequences from our ABI sequencer into a gap4 database.

April 5, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

Windows XP guest from raw partition under VMWare 4, coLinux as rescue

So far I never was able to run a Windows XP guest OS from a raw disk partition using Linux VMWare.

April 5, 2007 • 2 min read • Technology

Windows NT, network browsing, mounting and disconnecting from network drives (command netuse)

Network browsing in Windows is a mystery.

April 5, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

What nfs and smb shares are available on a server (showmount, smbclient)?

The command to figure out what shares are available e.g.

April 5, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Using multiple mouses/trackpads simultaneously (Suse Linux 9 Yast2/SaX)

I have a laptop and used Yast2 to configure an external USB mouse.

April 5, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

True Type fonts under Linux

True Type fonts under Linux Font handling under Linux is quite a chaos.

April 5, 2007 • 1 min read • Technology

Syncronizing Psion3a address database with KDE’s address book

I have an old Psion 3a which I use mainly as an alarm clock during vacation when I have to catch a train or plane.
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