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Quick Tip: Changing Ubuntu 17.10’s dock behaviour

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Nov 2, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials | 2 comments

I’ve been using Ubuntu 17.10 since its release and so far, I’m impressed. But there’s been one little feature which has been annoying me is how the new dock handles multiple windows from the same application. When clicking an application icon in the...

Upgrading the firmware on the original Jawbone Jambox

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 27, 2017 | Technology, Tutorials | 7 comments

A few years ago, I bought myself a Jambox which was the direct result of a former colleague at work using one to play background music in the office. I thought it sounded pretty good, so decided to pick one up for myself. Like a lot of things, it got a fair bit of use...

A look back at the Ubuntu Phone

by Robert Ian Hawdon | May 21, 2017 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

About 5 years ago, I read an article on Canonical’s ambitious plans on achieving device convergence with a product called Ubuntu for Android. That is to use the same code across different types of devices and allowing different devices running the same software...

My adventures into the world of GNU/Linux. Part 5 – Portability, 64 Bit, Chameleons, and leaving via the Gate.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 23, 2017 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

The long awaited fifth part to the saga. In the last instalment, I had finally gotten online with a Linux system, and was able to perform everyday tasks on my desktop box such as word processing, browsing the web, instant messaging, and DVD playback. In this post,...

Explaining DNS and the DDoS on Dyn

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Oct 22, 2016 | In The News, Technology | 0 comments

Why did the Internet appear to break on Friday? Today I explain what DNS is, and why it’s essential to your everyday Internet browsing habits.

Red Star OS 3.0: North Korea’s custom Linux distribution

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 25, 2016 | My Life, Political, Robert Investigates, Technology | 0 comments

Whilst everyone else in the UK is panicking over the results of the EU referendum, I decided, as usual to do something completely different. Here I’m going to review the Operating System designed for use by the citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic...

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