Ubuntu

Mir vs Wayland: Choice is Good

So a few days ago, Phoronix published a performance comparison between XMir and X.org. Not surprisingly, XMir was slower in most of the tests. I say not [...]

Fixing Ubuntu 12.10 VirtualBox NAT

I recently installed Ubuntu 12.10 on my new laptop and ran into an issue with VirtualBox. Apparently there is a bug with NAT. If your guest OS is not resolving [...]

Configure a Unity Launcher for Your Java Application

I've been using the Unity interface for some time now, and I have to say I like it.  But it's not without its quirks.  One of the snags I have run into is [...]

Solving the Microphone Problem on my Sony VAIO

I've been using Linux on my Sony VAIO Laptop for some time now and loving it, but there has been this lingering little problem that I've been putting off [...]