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Using LaTeX Computer Modern type1 fonts with OpenOffice in Linux

July 19th, 2010 admin No comments

Today, I found a great Howto on using LaTeX Computer Modern type1 fonts with OpenOffice in Linux:

http://www.monperrus.net/martin/using+computer+modern+type1+fonts+with+openoffice+on+linux

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Howto: Record a web stream of TV with VLC

December 21st, 2008 admin 5 comments

As you may have noticed, a number of national and international tv stations are beginning to offer their products in the form of high-definition mp4 live video streams. Long gone are the days when streaming meant crappy realmedia video. Let’s hope they never return.

A natural question that arises is how to record and store such streams for future viewing. In this part one of our feature on recording with VLC we will look at how to save a tv stream to the hard disk. Read on for more…
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Howto: Reduce fan noise level on the eee pc 901 / 1000 / 1000H

September 6th, 2008 admin 6 comments

Owners of the Asus eee pc 901 may have noticed that it makes quite alot of noise when the fan is on. In Ubuntu / Xubuntu / Kubuntu there are ways to control the fan that (almost) eliminates this. Read on for more.

Update: version two of eeefan has been released. Check it out here

Every blog post should have a nice image. This shows an eee pc and a fan.

An old friend once told me, that every blog post should have a nice image. This one shows an eee pc and a fan.

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