Category Archives: Linux

Mahara Digital Portfolios and High School Students: Some Examples

After a recent upgrade to get our eportfolio site version current, I realized there are not a lot of great examples out there showing students Mahara work in a high school environment. Last year at Lick-Wilmerding, our Technical Arts Department … Continue reading

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Fixing DAViCal and PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneric Ocelot)

DAViCal is a great server for calendar sharing. It is an implementation of the CalDAV protocol which is designed for storing calendaring resources (in iCalendar format) on a remote shared server. I have used it for sharing with my wife … Continue reading

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Host Only Networking Setup With VMWare Fusion 4

 
I have used VMWare Workstation and Fusion for many years now on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X host operating systems. I have used the “host only” networking on Windows and Linux host operating systems, but never on OS X … Continue reading

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Desktop Paging Finally Back On Mac OS X

After the demise of Codetek’s Virtual Desktop a few years ago, many Mac users who love desktop paging and virtual desktops were left with no real options. CodeTek’s software was actually very nice, but they just stopped updating it perhaps … Continue reading

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Fixing issues with Gallery 2 Import to Gallery 3

I have used Gallery for over 7 years or so now and really have found it incredibly valuable to have to share pictures with family and friends. I have migrated through many version updates and now that Gallery just released … Continue reading

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