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How to add all Google Services to Unity Launcher in Ubuntu 15.10 wily

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

From: askubuntu.com/questions/… Newer specs here: https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/apa.html .desktop files stored in: ~/.local/share/applications A. Example Desktop Entry File [Desktop Entry] Version=1.0 Type=Application Name=Google Services Comment=Quicklinks to all Google services! TryExec=google-chrome Exec=google-chrome google.com Icon=google.png MimeType=image/x-foo; Actions=Gmail;Calendar;Voice [Desktop Action Gmail] Exec=google-chrome mail.google.com Name=Gmail Icon=gmail.png [Desktop Action Calendar] Exec=google-chrome calendar.google.com Name=Calendar Icon=calendar.png

What to exclude when backing up your entire root filesystem in Ubuntu 15.10 wily

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

help.ubuntu.com/communit… …such as a /home partition, or external media mounted in /media backed up, you either need to back them up separately, or omit this flag. If you do omit this flag, you will need to add several more –exclude= arguments to avoid filesystems you do not want. These would be /proc, /sys, /mnt, /media, Read more about What to exclude when backing up your entire root filesystem in Ubuntu 15.10 wily[…]

How to install Virtualbox Extension Pack from the command line (Bash) on Ubuntu 15.10 wily

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From: forums.virtualbox.org/vi… #!/bin/bash version=$(vboxmanage -v) echo $version var1=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 1) echo $var1 var2=$(echo $version | cut -d ‘r’ -f 2) echo $var2 file=”Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-$var1-$var2.vbox-extpack” echo $file wget download.virtualbox.org/… -O /tmp/$file #sudo VBoxManage extpack uninstall “Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack” sudo VBoxManage extpack install /tmp/$file –replace

Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

This is tested using gcsfuse mount in a google computer engine running Ubuntu 15.10. These tests are made using a large 128MB file. I read that using the gcsfuse goes very slow when using lots of little files. For instance using rsync to backup websites. Google suggest using their gcutil with the rsync option instead. Read more about Google Cloud Storage speed comparison (Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, and Nearline)[…]

How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

Not working; use VMWare Player with the Unlocker. www.insanelymac.com/foru… my.vmware.com/web/vmware…   The below does not work for me! techsviewer.com/how-to-i…   VBoxManage modifyvm “Your VM Name” –cpuidset 00000001 000106e5 00100800 0098e3fd bfebfbff VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemProduct” “iMac11,3” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiSystemVersion” “1.0” VBoxManage setextradata “Your VM Name” “VBoxInternal/Devices/efi/0/Config/DmiBoardProduct” “Iloveapple” VBoxManage setextradata “Your Read more about How to install MacOS 10.11 El Capitan on Virtualbox with Ubuntu 15.10[…]

Free cell phone service in California

Posted on by Jeffrey Hein

If you are low income and live in California, you are eligible for a free cell phone and service. Totally FREE! (Paid for by the federal government) Talk, text, and data. If you are not low income, try freedompop. By network (in order of best coverage to worst in Nevada County): Verizon  Blue Jay Wireless: Read more about Free cell phone service in California[…]

How to perform a carrier reset on a Sprint phone. –> ##72786#

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##72786# A carrier reset is almost always necessary if you’re activating a device or if you’re having trouble receiving voice, text, or a data connection. This reset sends your device’s new information to the network so that you can get service. Note: If unable to perform reset over WiFi, disable option in settings and connect to Read more about How to perform a carrier reset on a Sprint phone. –> ##72786#[…]