http://www.glump.net/ 2010-02-27T17:47:10-08:00 http://www.glump.net/ http://www.glump.net/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-02-26T17:04:22-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/howto/virtualbox_as_a_service?rev=1267232662&do=diff Brendan Kidwell <brendan@glump.net> 29 October 2008 revised 26 February 2010 I run VirtualBox on my office desktop to provide not only a Windows desktop environment for sticky Windows-requiring apps, but also to provide MS SQL Server for my web development stack of JRun, ColdFusion, and MS SQL Server. As such, it would be useful to have an init script that starts and stops VirtualBox automatically when the host system boots up and shuts down. That way, I don't have to think about manually st… text/html 2009-11-18T09:42:05-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/howto/which_distro?rev=1258566125&do=diff Try these commands to find out what kind of system you're running on. The example output comes from an Ubuntu 7.10 desktop. From boot-time messages $ dmesg|head -1 [ 0.000000] Linux version 2.6.22-14-generic (buildd@terranova) (gcc version 4.1.3 20070929 (prerelease) (Ubuntu 4.1.2-16ubuntu2)) #1 SMP Tue Dec 18 08:02:57 UTC 2007 (Ubuntu 2.6.22-14.47-generic) text/html 2009-10-23T19:01:28-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/howto/seamless_remote_linux_desktop_in_windows?rev=1256349688&do=diff Brendan Kidwell <brendan@glump.net> 17 July 2009 This howto describes how to setup your Windows desktop to login remotely to a Linux host and run programs in local desktop windows. In other words, you get seamless access to local and remote apps without jamming all your remote apps into a remote desktop window. You will even be able to run the XFCE Menu application to provide an Applications menu for the remote host, and you get clipboard integration between local and remote windows. text/html 2009-10-13T15:51:30-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/tools/open_in_google_docs?rev=1255474290&do=diff Enter a URL below and click “Go” to open it in Google Docs' viewer. PDF, MS Office, and OpenOffice.org files are supported. text/html 2009-09-10T12:23:42-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/resume?rev=1252610622&do=diff Malden, Massachusetts, USA resume@glump.net Web developer and Application Programmer with over 8 years of experience. Expertise in all aspects of web site design, including server-side application programming, browser-side HTML/Javascript programming, and graphic design. Expertise in other application development areas such as relational database management, GIS, and desktop installers. Meticulous attention to detail with an eye for usability; always eager to learn; self-guided. ITIL certified… text/html 2009-08-31T14:36:07-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/howto/notes_8_on_ubuntu?rev=1251754567&do=diff Brendan Kidwell <brendan@glump.net> 17 September 2007 I was able to get Lotus Notes 8 for Linux working on my Ubuntu desktop at work today. I am using Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn with a GNOME desktop. YMMV. Step 1: Acquire Lotus Notes distribution I started with the file C13NCEN.tar. You need to get this from your system administrator or from the IBM web site, if you have an appropriate login there. text/html 2009-08-13T09:02:35-08:00 brendan http://www.glump.net/about_brendan?rev=1250179355&do=diff (Last updated 14 January 2009) I'm 29 years old and I graduated from Bridgewater State College a few years ago with a mathematics degree and computer science minor. I'm a hard-core computer geek, and you'll find several useful programs and articles on my site. I work as a programmer on the internal web site for a big policy research company.