Category Archives: General

Windows Remote Desktop on GNU/Linux

Posted on 2015-01-13 by ken_fallon

This is the accompanying shownotes for a Hacker Public Radio podcast episode. I wrote a bash script to connect to various different windows servers from my GNU/Linux desktops. I had a few different requirements: I should be able to call … Continue reading →

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Scripts based on your network location

Posted on 2015-01-03 by ken_fallon

I recorded an episode of HPR about a script that I wrote to make my life a little easier. The show is hpr1654 :: Using AS numbers to identify where you are on the Internet if you want to listen … Continue reading →

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Installing Citrix on Fedora 21

Posted on 2014-10-11 by ken_fallon

Time moves on. Distros move on, and so again it’s time to install Citrix Receiver for Linux. They have moved on to version 13.1, which fixes a lot of install bugs in the Ubuntu version. Unfortunately that seems to be … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2014-07-22 by ken_fallon

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

Posted on 2014-07-22 by ken_fallon

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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Checkpoint SNX on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

Posted on 2014-07-18 by ken_fallon

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

Posted on 2014-07-07 by ken_fallon

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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The engineering uses of hair tie

Posted on 2014-03-08 by ken_fallon

Quick Engineering tip: Get yourself a bag of black elastic hair ties. Since my Daughters have grown their hair, I have been exposed to this brilliant piece of engineering. Useful as removable cable ties, a makeshift spring, … think springy … Continue reading →

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ORCA Fundraiser and the HPR New Year Show

Posted on 2013-12-28 by ken_fallon

During this years third annual Hacker Public Radio 26 Hour New Year show we will be discussing the ongoing work on the Orca project. The orca Screen Reader is a free, open source, flexible, and extensible screen reader that provides … Continue reading →

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RaspberryPi and the baby Dinosaur

Posted on 2013-09-27 by ken_fallon

In this Hacker Public Radio episode Ken and his Son hatch a plan to film a Dinosaur egg hatching using fswebcam. http://www.intertoys.nl/speelgoed/groeiend-dinosaurus-ei-577680.html We had to wait 8 days for a Dinosaur egg to hatch, so we rigged up a RasberryPi … Continue reading →

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