Monthly Archives: July 2008

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) resolution workaround

By Dan | Published: 07/27/2008
I don’t know if this is a general problem or it affects only some particular video cards but I know that my old FX5500 didn’t had a chance. After the installation process of Ubuntu itself (all went ok) when the login box appeard for the first time I noticed that the resolution was 640×480. That was [...]
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Greasemonkey scripts for WordPress and phpbb3

By Dan | Published: 07/14/2008
I already mentioned two scripts for phpbb3 that are more than useful in this post. Quick edit and quick reply are both offering you the possibility of gaining some speed when it comes to interacting with a phpbb3 forum. Their names says it all so I think no further explanation is  needed. Furthermore there are yet [...]
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Remove ads from Yahoo! Messenger 9

By Dan | Published: 07/02/2008
This is just a quickie because I have a little free time now as tomorrow I will be done with my final exams. I’m sure the issue with Yahoo! Messenger stealing focus is very common out there. It is annoying mostly because for example when I am engaged in a captivating chat with a friend and [...]
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