For reasons far too tedious to go into here1 I needed to control PulseAudio’s volume (and toggle mute) from the command line. I eventually found a Ruby script […]
linux
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Updated conkybar – with commented scripts
The setup in question I got some comments when posted a few screenshots of my current conky bar, which I’ve optimized a bit since the last time I […]
linux / technology / ubuntu
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Why you use “load” instead of “CPU usage” – and how to track iowait in conky
I’ve been using load – as well as CPU and RAM usage – as measures of system stress on my computer for a while now. They all display […]
linux / technology
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Tweaking OfflineImap and Gmail
There’s lots of instructions on how to set up offlineimap and gmail online… but none of them quite got it all for me. Nested folders didn’t work right […]
bash / linux
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Simpe BASH wrapper script to test if you’re online or not
This falls squarely in the “small annoyances” category. More and more wifi hotspots will let you connect – but not access anything until you log in. Sometimes, I […]
linux
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Linux: Using Google Without Using Google
I really do like Google Reader and Gmail – most of the time. Mostly. But sometimes I want something local. Or offline. Or speedy. Luckily (and with a […]