Three Tips To Get VMware Workstation 9 Going on Kernel 3.8.0

First off, if you are trying to get VMware Workstation 9.x to run on a non-supported system or one that really hasn’t even been formally released yet like Ubuntu 13.04 “Raring Ringtail” you need to stop and ask yourself a few questions…

Do you want the drama?
Can you handle the bleeding edge and constant updates through [...]

Using detox under Linux to scrub crazy filenames

Way back in the day, I always used NameCleaner from SigSoftware to batch scrub user files when migrating them to a different platform. Typically, it was from Mac OS (Classic) to Windows. Users of the Mac were infamous for always added wacky characters to file names because they could. Bringing their files over to Windows was a nightmare because [...]

Getting f.lux going on Ubuntu Linux 13.04 (Raring Ringtail)

Once you start using f.lux on some of your devices, you miss it when you don’t have it everywhere.  If you are running Ubuntu 13.04 right now, you can’t easily install the fluxgui without a little tweak. If you want to learn more about the benefits of f.lux and why many of us love it, [...]

Getting old Excel Lists functionality in “Excel Tables”

I used to use Excel Lists all the time for documents that needed we wanted users to do data entry in a structured way. Excel Lists were great because you could quickly and easily edit columns and push the validation schemes, etc. down the rows. That was then. Now, Excel has removed any mentions of [...]

ffmpeg compile with h.264 on Raring Ringtail (Ubuntu 13.04)

The temp space is your friend on this. I am root user throughout this. You can sudo every command, but that gets old for me.

Get the latest source

Go into the clone source and configure with H.264 support

 
The make will take a while because of the H264 support.

make install will be a breeze.

And it’s just that [...]