Month: January 2009
071.16 – Viewer Question – Computer Randomly Shutting Down or Rebooting
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie talks about why your computer might be randomly rebooting, and offers a few possible solutions. 3 minutes 4 seconds.
071.15 – Viewer Question – Getting Beryl to Work in Ubuntu Linux
Posted by on January 30, 2009
A viewer is having trouble getting Beryl to work on Ubuntu 8.10. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie explains why we leave deprecated software alone and stick to software that is actively being developed, and then offers an alternative to Beryl. 2 minutes 13 seconds.
071.14 – Data Backups in Windows Vista
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie walks you through the basic setup of a backup using the integrated Windows Vista backup software, and also suggests the use of Cobian Backup as a good backup solution for Windows Vista. 9 minutes 44 seconds.
071.13 – The Learning Curve With Windows Vista
Posted by on January 30, 2009
When upgrading from Windows XP to Windows Vista, a lot of users were surprised about how big the learning curve was. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie and Christy discuss about some of the concerns about such a drastic change. 2 minutes 40 seconds.
071.12 – Viewer Question – FTP Server and Firewall in Ubuntu Linux
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie recommends the proftpd FTP server software for Linux, and looks at a great GUI option for the Ubuntu firewall. 1 minute 59 seconds.
071.11 – Viewer Question – Adding a Partition to a New Hard Drive in Windows XP
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie directs a viewer to the Windows tool for setting up a partition on his new hard drive, as the drive was not showing up in his My Computer window. 2 minutes 33 seconds.
071.10 – Viewer Question – A MIDI Sequencing Application for Ubuntu
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie recommends the Rosegarden MIDI sequencing application to a viewer requesting a MIDI program for Linux. 1 minute 32 seconds.
071.09 – Viewer Question – Accessing an NTFS Hard Drive From Within Ubuntu
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie explains an easy way to access your Windows NTFS hard drive from Ubuntu Linux. 1 minute 57 seconds.
071.08 – Robbie’s Favorites – An Accurate Global Currency Converter
Posted by on January 30, 2009
On this episode of The Meat, Robbie shows us his favorite web site for currency conversion. Convert between practically all global currencies with accurate exchange rates, and even trade on the Foreign Exchange. 2 minutes 43 seconds.
071.07 – Viewer Question – Firefox Gets Extremely Slow if You Leave It Open
Posted by on January 30, 2009
A viewer found his Firefox browser was running horribly slow after it had been left open for a while. On this episode of The Meat, Robbie offers a possible cause, and presents a simple test to determine if this is the reason for your issue. 3 minutes 22 seconds.