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Gnome 3 DE freezes in Linux Mint
So its been a few days now in the relm of Linux Mint and I seem rather pleased with it, except for one small yet critical bug. Every once in a while the desktop environment of Gnome 3 seems to stall and lock up, with no prior warning. An apparent random freezing. Once this has [...]
Minecraft Minor 1.2.4 Update
Those boys over at Mojang have just gone and released another update for the great indie Minecraft game. Unlike the last major Minecraft update which brought us new features like the jungle biomes, defensive iron golems and cute little jungle ocelots, update 1.2.4 is mainly a bug fixing update. That’s not to say we don’t [...]
Linux: GStreamer Installation is Missing a plug-in
After recently upgrading to Linux Mint (well worth a dabble if you’re bored of your current OS), I restored all my files from the backups I took. One thing I find that is key to working on a computer 24/7, is a large collection of music, played via a good media player. My choice of [...]
15 Signs I’ve Been Playing Minecraft Too Much
I’ve started digging in my garden for coal, yet can’t understand why I can’t dig several hundred metres in a day, I must be indoors before dark and the inside of my house has no dark corners, I can no longer engage with zombie films because they don’t have blue trousers on, The stuff in [...]
Oooo so minty and fresh!
It was time for a new start. Out with the old. In with the new. From this point on, Linux Mint will be my proverbial guide in the world of Linux. Ubuntu had let me down, leaving me stranded in a world of limbo. So its officially sayonara Ubuntu, we had some good times. [...]
The Alphabet of Minecraft things!
Another alphabet of stuff! This time my latest fixation, Minecraft! A – Axe, easily made of wood yet still damages stone! B – Beef, a tasty snack after you’ve hurt yourself, C – Creepers! Bringers of explosive death, D – Dawn, the beginning of 10 minutes of safety, E – Enderdragon, the doorway to [...]
Goodbye Ubuntu
I’ve been an avid user of Ubuntu for many users, from desktops and laptops, all the way up to servers. Like all good things however, my journey with Ubuntu is drawing to a close. Or more correctly, its being closed for me. With Ubuntu’s move to use the Unity desktop environment several months ago (see [...]
Minecraft – Major Update – Version 1.2
So a few days ago a new version of Minecraft was released by the good guys over at Moyang, pushing it to version 1.2. Below is a brief breakdown of some of the juicy goodness that it included and how this will effect the game. Zombie sieges In case you found nights too peaceful, if [...]
Saturday – The Waterfall of Decisions
So today started like every other for me; waking up looking out at the Islands off the coast of Bora Bora. Beautiful clear seas and lush green vegetation rising up from the beaches to the very peak of the low lining mountains. True Story. Unfortunately I then turned away from the canvas hanging above my [...]
Minecraft – The Beginning or the End
The other night I was over at a friends for dinner and to watch both [REC] films, but while he was whipping up a tasty meal in the kitchen I was left to play on his Minecraft account. I’d never seen it or played it before, but thought I’d give it a bash. “But Minecraft” [...]