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How to disable touchpad in Ubuntu Netbook Remix
Here’s how to temporarily disable the touchpad control on Ubuntu Netbook Remix for those who were always accidently ‘clicked’ or ‘touched’ the touchpad while typing long sentences.
Disabling Touchpad
- Go to the Ubuntu Netbook Remix main screen
- Select ‘Preference’, then ‘Mouse’
Untick the touchpad checkbox. The touchpad would be disabled until you you change the option back.
How to make my Ubuntu detect more than 4GB memory
There were a couple of people that I met recently complained to me that their Ubuntu only detects 3 gigs of RAM after they upgraded their machine to 4 GB RAM.
Actually the problem does not lie with Ubuntu or any operating system in particular, rather the problem is related to 32bit operating system which only can address maximum of 232 bytes of memory.
Some might argue that 32-bit should be enough to address 4GB RAM, but in reality some of those memory location are reserved for computer and application operation that only a fraction of it are addressable when you installed 4GB RAM on a 32bit operating system. Thus you would see that your computer would only have around 3.5 GB only.
The solution?
There are two solutions to remedy this problem :
i) Install a 64-bit (Ubuntu) operating system
ii) Compile/Install kernel with PAE features enabled
The (i) solution is obvious, just install a 64bit edition of Ubuntu to your computer, and your problem will be automatically solved! The downside is, you probably does not want to use a 64bit edition of Ubuntu yet for some obscure reason (the evil binary only drivers and blobs)
The (ii) solution requires you to install a kernel with Physical Address Extension (PAE) support enabled.
For you information, Ubuntu comes with pre-compiled linux kernel that has PAE enabled. What you need to do is to apt-get these 3 packages “linux-headers-server, linux-image-server and linux-server” and reboot your computer. This will enable you operating system to recognize the extra RAM installed inside your computer.
p/s : The best solution is to get a system that does not depend on binary blogs (hardware drivers, etc) and move to 64-bit operating system in order to enjoy the full potential of your computer.
My Experience with Asus EeePC 1000h netbook
Last week I had the chance to use the Asus EeePC 1000h netbook (photo below) while carrying out official duties in my workplace.
The Asus EeePC 1000h dimension is roughly the size of an A4 paper. If you happened to have an A4 paper in front of you, then you’ll get the idea of how big Asus EeePC 1000h is. Its 10 inch widescreen monitor offers a compact yet comfortable view for portable operation.
The keys on the keyboard is roughly 92% the size of an average laptop keyboard. This is larger than its predecessor Asus Eeepc 1000 and 901. Most importantly, the 1000h also comes with 160GB hard disk (with a modest 5,400 rpm) as opposed to 4-8GB of Solid State Drive (SSD) like its predecessor, allowing you to store more files on the netbook.
EeePC 1000h battery life
One of the thing that I admire most about Asus EeePC is its battery life which was advertised as it could last up to 7 hours. My personal test reveals that EeePC 1000h could last about 5 hours when running with active WiFi connection, which I consider as more than Continue reading “My Experience with Asus EeePC 1000h netbook”
How to Use Launchpad account as OpenID URL
OpenID is a standard that allows you to log into many websites or services using a single identity as oppose to memorize several different username and password on different websites.
Websites that provide OpenID identity are called OpenID providers. There are many OpenID providers, and one of it is Launchpad. Launchpad users can use their Launchpad account URL as OpenID URL in order to access OpenID-supported websites or services.
For example :
https://launchpad.net/~mypapit
The general form of Launchpad OpenID URL is: https://launchpad.net/~your_user_name.
Where I can use OpenID for authentication?
You can use your Launchpad URL for authentication at websites or services that feature OpenID logo. Examples of such services is Blogger comment form, Sourceforge and Facebook.
How to use Launchpad account as OpenID provider?
On website that supports OpenID, enter your Launchpad account url : https://launchpad.net/~your_user_name, replace your_user_name to your own username. Then, you will be directed to your launchpad account, enter your password and you will be automatically authenticated for the current service.
Screenshot example :
The favorable side-effect of using your Launchpad account as OpenID is that you can indirectly promote (and probably brag) about your contribution (aka karma) towards Ubuntu.
Appointment as Ubuntu member: Congratulations to Harisfazillah Jamel aka linuxmalaysia
Although it’s kinda late, I still want to congratulate linuxmalaysia (Harisfazillah Jamel) for his appointment as an official Ubuntu Member on the last Asia Oceania Regional Board meeting on 28 April 2009.
The current official members in our local community (Ubuntu-my) as follows :
1. BuffaloSoldier
2. fenris
3. GunbladeIV
4. linuxmalaysia
5. nbliang
6. zarul
Hopefully with this appointment, our community will continue to flourish with activities that would benefit free and open source users as a whole.
What’s the advantage of being an official Ubuntu members?
- An @ubuntu.com email alias that forwards to your real email address
- An ubuntu/member/your_nick hostname IRC cloak on Freenode.
- The right to print business cards with the Ubuntu logo – The business cards can be found at the BusinessCards page, you will need to take care of the printing yourself.
- Syndication on Planet Ubuntu of your Ubuntu blog or the Ubuntu category posts in your blog, if you have one. Follow the registration instructions on PlanetUbuntu to add your blog!
- An Ubuntu Member title at the Ubuntu Forums. See this post for more information.
- A subscription to Linux Weekly News – see this page for instructions on how to apply.
- Ability to join the Official Ubuntu Members group on LinkedIn.
For more information please refer to Ubuntu Membership wiki page