Month: December 2008

063.03 – Viewer Question – Screenlets as a Linux Alternative to Yahoo Widgets

Posted by on December 19, 2008

Yahoo! has been taking their sweet time migrating their Yahoo! Widgets to the Linux desktop. Will it ever happen? Who knows. But on this episode of The Meat, Robbie looks briefly at a Linux alternative called Screenlets. 3 minutes 21 seconds.

063.02 – Viewer Question – The Different Installation Options on Linux

Posted by on December 19, 2008

There are three main ways to install software from repositories on Ubuntu Linux: apt-get, Synaptic Package Manager and Add/Remove Applications. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie explains the subtle differences between each program. 3 minutes 28 seconds.

063.01 – Software – Stellarium

Posted by on December 19, 2008

Whether you're on Mac, Windows or Linux, the open source (free) Stellarium software gives you an amazing view of the sky. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie looks at the stars and takes a close look at Jupiter in Stellarium. 3 minutes 55 seconds.

062.07 – Fixing OpenOffice.org Menu Fonts in Linux

Posted by on December 19, 2008

In this episode of The Meat a viewer shares a quick fix for repairing OpenOffice.org menu fonts. 1 minute 49 seconds.

062.06 – Play Internet Radio on Standard MP3 Players

Posted by on December 19, 2008

Internet radio is a great thing, but not always practical as it requires you to be tied down to an Internet-connected device. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie demonstrates his script that lets you download Internet radio to your standard MP3 player or CD-R for offline listening. 5 minutes 2 seconds.

062.05 – Linux Options for a Really Old Computer

Posted by on December 19, 2008

In this episode of The Meat, Robbie responds to a viewers request for a really lightweight version of Linux to run on an old computer. 1 minute 45 seconds.

062.04 – The Beauty of Linux Package Managers and Looking at GNOME Do

Posted by on December 19, 2008

In this episode of The Meat we discuss what makes Linux's Package Manager method of software distribution so exceptional, and we'll also take a quick look at the program GNOME Do. 2 minutes 18 seconds.

062.03 – CD Burning Applications in Linux

Posted by on December 19, 2008

There are a number of software options in Ubuntu Linux when it comes to burning your CDs. In this episode of The meat, Robbie demonstrates Brasero and K3B; two of his favorites. 7 minutes 27 seconds.

062.02 – Restoring Normal Settings to Titlebar Double-Click with Emerald

Posted by on December 19, 2008

In this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows you how to remove the Shade effect and restore the traditional double-click to maximize/restore your windows in Linux after installing Emerald. 42 seconds.

062.01 – The New Category5 Chatroom on Freenode

Posted by on December 19, 2008

Following the malicious attack in our chat room during Episode 61, a new chat room was created. In this episode of The Meat, Robbie demonstrates the new chat room, and even shows how to use the chat from directly within Pidgin Instant Messenger. 3 minutes 15 seconds.