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Better iPhone/iPod Touch Automount

This is an update to my article about auto-mounting the iPod Touch. I'd recommend updating your method to the one provided here, if you're an Ubuntu Gutsy user like me. Same method as described here, except the rules are now: SUBSYSTEM=="usb", AT...

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Hotplug Your iPod Touch With udev Rules

An updated version of these rules are available here. They have been modified to work with the ipod-convenience package provided for Ubuntuy 7.10 (Gutsy) users. I've been fiddling around with syncing my iPod Touch in Linux over the past couple o...

Passwordless SSH On Your iPhone or iPod Touch

Since I've been spending more time in Linux, I've found it necessary to be able to sync my iPod Touch within Linux. Amarok has some fantastic configurability for devices you want to sync with, but since iPod Touch support is not complete at the mo...

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Update Scripts to Run on Boot

For my own future reference: update-rc.d defaults Name is the name of the script of executable in /etc/init.d/. Executing this command ensures the script will run on startup at every runlevel.

PECL Module Installation in Ubuntu

When trying to install the PDFLib PECL library I repeatedly received the error "phpize: command not found", in spite of the fact that the PECL command seemed to be working. There was no mention of what was required in the PHP manual entries on PEC...

Green Machine

Recently, Global Warming (aka "climate change") has become a "hot" issue in the news, with calls for governments world-wide to work out strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, combatting global warming will require not only a legal...