Archive For June 30, 2010
What is the front panel audio jack? On most modern PC ATX case, provisions for microphone and audio jacks, as well as USB and Firewire ports at the front are common. This makes it more convenient to plug a USB drive or headphones instead of connecting it at the back where traditionally the jacks and…
Don’t know where to put your Favorite applications? The default main menu of Ubuntu 10.04, and other versions, isn’t your typical menu. It doesn’t have a “favorites” or a “most often used” section (like in Windows) so you can quickly access applications that you use often. Don’t worry! The Gnome desktop offers you a very…
Wondering why MySQL server stubbornly kept on starting itself on boot although you turned it off on BUM (BootUp-Manager) or chkconfig? Well, stop wondering now! The file that controls MySQL to start on boot is located in the /etc/init directory in a file aptly named mysql.conf. In order to stop the service from running again…
What is with this Hello World? A lot of people are probably wondering why a fresh WordPress install always comes with the familiar Hello World! post. For the non-techies, non-programmers and also for the non-WordPress developers/contributors (like me) it might be a mystery. My best guess is that it has something to do with the…
Got a new Sony MBR-XB500 headphones (with extra bass) last week and it seemed to be well worth it. Except that I ran into a few problems when I plugged it into my desktop front panel audio jack. No sound came out both on Ubuntu 10.04 and even on Windows XP. The rear jack worked…