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I’m at a loss. I went from a steady diet of Dillinger Four, T.S.O.L., and Dead Kennedys to Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello almost over night. And to be honest, I’m pretty excited about the change.

My favorite Elvis Costello album

Both Dylan and Costello are names I’ve always known, but paid …

If you’re experiencing issues with Ubuntu and it’s forks going to a black screen with a blinking cursor instead of sleeping or hibernating, the following fix may help you.
I experienced the issue with Jolicloud on my Dell Mini 9. Both shutting the lid, and clicking the sleep option in the …

If you don’t have a high need for computer security and find it annoying Ubuntu requires you to enter your login information when you wake your computer from sleep, you can make the following changes to disable the re-login requirement.
Open gconf-editor by either the run window, or typing “gconf-editor” into …

Now that I’m expanding my vinyl collection, I’m spending more time playing music on my record player and less time playing music on my computer. The problem is I still want to track my listening habits on my last.fm account. How can I get the best of both worlds and …

If you’re having problems opening the About Me panel in Ubuntu and it’s forks, you’re not alone. The most common error seems to be an evolution database error, which sounds serious, but can be fixed with one simple terminal command.
If you’re receiving a evolution database error, open terminal and type …

This Christmas was full of  family, food, happiness, and vinyl. My new found love for records was happily rewarded this Christmas.
Here are the records I added to my collection.
The Waitresses – Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful?
The Joykiller – S/T
Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home, Blood on the Tracks
Elvis Costello & …

Just a quick note. If you install Linux on your Dell Mini 9, you’ll find your wireless card won’t work. To set it up and get it working, you can follow the steps detailed here. Once you install the driver, and use the hardware driver app to active it, …

I’ve previously posted about What’s the Point of  Last.fm and the powerful tools it gives you in tracking your music and discovering new bands to listen to.  One thing you may not be aware of is the plethora of third party applications that have been created that plug into Last.fm’s …

This weekend I went toa couple of our local flea markets to pick up some new vinyl. I didn’t have anything specific in mind, I just knew I wanted more albums. At the end of the weekend I ended up with 4 new LPs, and I’m very pleased with …

In an interesting turn of events, I now have a turntable. And a 5 disc changer. And a tape deck, equalizer, tuner, and amp with surround sound speakers. I couldn’t be more excited!
In 1989 my Granddad purchased a full Yamaha stereo system. It was a top-of-the-line …