OpenCards with Impress Faster in VNC

If you ever wanted OpenCards to be a bit more snappy when showing the cards, for some reason runnig it inside a VNC server does help!Read more »

GAP bzw. DECT-Telefone mit der Fritz Box nutzen

Es gibt eine sehr praktische Liste  der kompatiblen Telefone, die hilft das richtige zu kaufen. Sonst hat man oft z.B. keine Tonwahl oder ke...Read more »

How to Pin a Package in Debian or Ubuntu -- to stop automatic upgrades of the package

If you always wanted to know how to pin that one package so it won't get upgraded, here's how. Read more »Read more »

Android Emulator Quick Boot

The first time I tried starting the android emulator, I quit it and never used it again. Starting up took about 5 minutes already and it was...Read more »

Getting RSS Feeds by Label

If you like my blog, you may be interested in getting the RSS feed: direct atom  http://linux-tipps.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default or via ...Read more »

Fixing USB Playback Issues for Video Files on LG, Samsung and other TVs - e.g. "Invalid File"

If your file won't play and the TV reports "Invalid file", the thumbnail is not created instead a one with a warning arrow, th...Read more »

Learn Flashcards Efficiently - Tips and How to get OpenCards Running in Linux - Slow Opening of Files in Openoffice and LibreOffice

OpenCards is a great, optimized memorizing software that ensures you need as little time as possible to learn your flashcards. What you get ...Read more »

Charging your Kindle with Linux

To charge your kindle, you need to connect it via usb, and the eject it. This command should work on any Kindle in any recent Linux out-of-t...Read more »

Charging Devices During Suspend Using your Notebook's USB Port with Linux

You probably have done this before: Plug your phone or mp3 into your Notebook's USB port to charge it. E.g. the Kindle usually only come...Read more »

DVD Backup with Mencoder and dual audio Matroska

Three easy steps: 1. mplayer dvd:// -vf cropdetect -ss 1200 2. mencoder -alang en -oac copy -ovc x264 -x264encopts crf=23:trellis=1:ratetol=...Read more »

Easy Posting with Blogger from the Command Line

Posting with Blogger is now really easy just using the command line. An example command looks like this google blogger --blog="Linux Ti...Read more »

Fun with Compcache/RamZSwap

If you run a netbook, a system with few memory, or just for the fun of it. Using RamZSwap helps your performance and is included since 2.6....Read more »

Comparing Kernel Dmesgs: Remove Timing Info and Diff Side by Side

I often wanted to compare what new messages appear or disappear in a new kernel so check out what might have changed, esp. when debugging. T...Read more »

Standby-Strom des Edision Avantage DVB-T Receiver - Energiespar-Tipps

Ich habe gerade mal ein bisschen rumprobiert, um zu sehen wieviel das Teil an Standby-Strom verbraucht. Normal, ohne USB oder SD-Karte, verb...Read more »

Fast, Cheap, Reliable VPN for Linux

I did some research into VPN services because even if I'm not in the US or UK for a while I don't want to be prevented from accessin...Read more »

Increase Speed and Save Traffic with Opera Turbo

If you have a traffic limitation I have some great advice: Install Opera. Starting with Opera 10, there is the integrated "Opera Turbo...Read more »

Switching my Main Browser: Opera 10.51 Review

Well, Opera doesn't seem to have convinced everybody, but it certainly convinced me to switch over again with version 10.51. Also in my ...Read more »

Resynthesize Tutorial

Resynthesizing can lead to unwanted results sometimes, especially if you have uneven and complicated surfaces. This tutorial shows you step...Read more »

Amazingly Great Image Fixup from the coming Photoshop CS for free with GIMP

Photoshop will introduce a really cool, new feature in the coming CS version. But with Gimp, they're shipped at least with any debian b...Read more »

Changing the User Password without Permissions

You can just download http://ophcrack.sourceforge.net/ . It reportedly works for Windows, Linux and OS X.Read more »