Running Jaunty (Ubuntu 9.04) on the Asus 1000HE

If you are having issues with the wifi losing connection after a while, be sure to install the linux-backports-modules-jaunty package.
Low volume from the speakers? Turn up your line out volume by right-clicking on the volume icon and opening Volume Control.

How to tell if you’re running 64-bit Linux

For some reason I have been asked this several times over the last two weeks. It is a simple enough thing to determine:

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Silverlight released, Microsoft to support Linux, pigs fly

Silverlight was released for Mac and Windows yesterday, as planned. The kicker is Microsoft plans on supporting and assisting in the development of Moonlight, the Mono-based implementation. Ars spoke to Miguel de Icaza – head on over for a good read.

In case you haven’t heard and are asking, “What is Silverlight?” – think Adobe Flash and Flex. If that doesn’t help, here’s the cut and paste:

Microsoft Silverlight is a cross-browser, cross-platform plugin for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight offers a flexible programming model that supports JavaScript, .NET, and other languages.