Monthly Archives: July 2014

Setting the default document folder/directory in the KDE Kate Text Editor

By default Kate is trying to open and save files starting in the ~/Documents folder. While this may be convenient for some, I’d like to change it. Try as I might I couldn’t find this option in the configuration of … Continue reading

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Speeding up Speech with mplayer

Mplayer is a fantastic media player and I have been using it as the default tool to play both music and speech for years now. One of it’s lesser known features is the ability to speed up or slow down … Continue reading

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Installing Citrix Reciver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

EDIT: See comment below from Martin about the new version, where the fixes are applied. Get it here: http://www.citrix.com/downloads/citrix-receiver/linux/receiver-for-linux-131.html An update on installing the Citrix Reciver on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) as part of the Citrix series. Get the application … Continue reading

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Checkpoint SNX on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

I have released an update to this blog post: See CheckPoint SNX install instructions for major Linux distributions Life has conspired to bring me back to the open arms of Kubuntu and with a new install comes the required update on … Continue reading

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XPath and namespace

When your XSLT/Xpath search is not giving the desired results always check the namespace of the element you are using. EDIT For some reason spammers find this post delightful so I’m turning off comments on this one.

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