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  • Matrox G550 dual monitor

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    Sometimes Google is just not enough. Especially when you’ve clicked hundreds of results, hoping you will find the right answer to your problem. My problem was the Matrox G550 video card and its missing drivers for the modern, nowadays versions of Linux. In my case, the distro is Ubuntu. I have tried to do everything I found…

  • How to view nofollow links in a web page

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    If you ever want to check your friend, who just wrote some awesome blog post about your website and also posted a link to it, if you want to see if he is worthy enough for the next hangout with some beers, here it is how to instantly check if he used rel=”nofollow” attribute when he posted…

  • Make money out of thin air! This time is for real, no scam!

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    Yes! You read that right! You really can make money out of thin air! And no, there is no catch! It’s very simple and all you have to do is own a wireless router and, of course, Internet access. The faster, the better for you! If you’ve heard of websites that promise you will become a billionaire…

  • Full Android backup without root

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    If you are not ready to gain root access on your Android device or if you just don’t want it (for any reason), you can still do a full backup, without apps that do this only if they are granted root acces. The “secret” is in Android SDK. Download the SDK from developer.android.com and install it. Open Android…

  • View source in Chrome on Android

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    I have always wondered why can’t I view the source of any webpage, with Google Chrome browser for Android. If Google forgot to add this very useful feature, you have to add it yourself. First go to any webpage and add it to your bookmarks by clicking the star. Rename the bookmark (e.g.”View Source”) and paste this text in the…

  • How To reset the root password in (Debian) Linux

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    Many times I was in the situation where I am creating an account on a website and asking myself “what will I do if I forget the password?” and then check if that website offers the option of password recovery. When this situation is about the computer you’re using, there is no such option, so…

  • Skype Video on 64bit Ubuntu Linux

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    If you don’t see your webcam video on Skype, in Options » Video Settings menu, the solution is to install Video for Linux 1, as you probably only have V4L2 libraries. This is for users who encounter problems with Skype on 64bit Debian/Ubuntu. If this is you, then you should install libv4l in 32bit flavor. apt-get install –reinstall libv4l-0:i386 Now…

  • Fresh start

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    If you are interested in Linux or other topics mentioned in this blog, please come back here from time to time, as I will post great stuff that you will love to read and, sometimes, learn from it!