Monthly Archives: January 2010

Elements Effects – Compiz Fusion – Ubuntu 9.10

Posted on January 29, 2010 by admin

Elements is a plugin for Compiz Fusion which integrates all the features of the popular Snow, Autumn, Fireflies, and Stars plugins, plus an all new feature, Bubbles. Written from the ground-up with only open source software, Elements is designed to … Continue reading →

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UTOSC 2008: Linux multimedia (MythTV)

Posted on January 29, 2010 by admin

Design, hardware, and software needed to build a Linux HTPC. Topics include what hardware works best in Linux, Distro flavors, available software, setup and using Linux multimedia. Software covered: mythtv, Xine, mplayer, and VLC. Brandon Beattie is a media and … Continue reading →

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Run Windows on Ubuntu Linux with Virtualbox

Posted on January 29, 2010 by admin

Anyone can run Windows in a virtual environment on Ubuntu Linux. It is very similar to Virtual PC (Made by Microsoft) You need a copy of Windows and an internet connection (to download Virtualbox)…………….. The Video is a little choppy … Continue reading →

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MPU-401 Midi test in Ubuntu 9.04 Linux

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin

I found my MPU-401 MIDI connector, and connected to the Soundblaster Live on my PC. This is another method of getting access to MIDI in Linux. It works well in Jack, but LMMS would crash everytime I selected the soundcard’s … Continue reading →

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