Category Archives: tips & tricks

portable xchat irc client

December 20, 2007 – 12:50 pm

since i’m been using ubuntu for a long period, i’m connected to irc server using x-chat (an irc chat client for *NIX) and i’m in love with it.
even thought it still can’t beat mIRC which i’m familiar with its scripting language, but i like xchat because of its lightweight. so how to make it portable??
easy..1st [...]

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how to loading Windows XP on a SATA drive

December 14, 2007 – 1:46 am

many of my friends asked me how to load windows xp installation cd on sata drive. since all new laptop/desktop distributed with sata harddisk and default installation of windows vista,many people having difficulty when they try to downgrade their vista to windows xp.
since windows xp installation CD got no SATA driver so we gonna [...]

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fast fix for WordPress WYSIWYG visual editor not working or not appearing

November 22, 2007 – 8:59 am

many people have problem with broken visual editor after upgrading their wordpress to version 2.3.1, seem that it have something to do with tinymce javascripts. after tweaking and re-upload new files from 2.3.1 release and subversion it give me nothing, so i decided to upload js from previous version (2.3), then i checkout what have [...]

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compiling pidgin 2.2.2 from source

November 20, 2007 – 4:56 am

for those who been using ubuntu and pidgin as instant messenger, you need to wait for version 2.2.2 since it wont be in repo until next big update. so if you still want to upgrade your pidgin to version 2.2.2 which fix some bug on memory leakage, you can compile it from source.
first, download pidgin [...]

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saving power on intel with linux

November 7, 2007 – 2:03 am

i come across http://www.lesswatts.org/ website while surfing www.google.com
it provide you a tips and trick on how to manage power consumption by your desktop/laptop so you can reduce it. according to that site description, it contain a set of tips and tricks, contributed by community members and Intel engineers, to help you find the best power [...]

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