Buzzwords Trend

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unfriend [verb]: To remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook.

Example: “I decided to unfriend my roommate on Facebook after we had a fight.”

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Google Wave: In Theory vs. In Reality

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As I mentioned in the previous post, I regrettably upgraded my Ubuntu to 9.10 and then I managed to fix the touchpad problem. But a more serious problem is that it does not detect any sound device on my laptop any more :( I have tried to fix it and it has wasted hours of my time, but no luck. At the moment I hate Ubuntu for this messy release.

I recently updated the Ubuntu on my Dell Vostro 1510 laptop to Karmic Koala (9.10), and I had a problem: its touchpad didn’t work anymore. I found the solution on a website, and thought maybe someone else may need it.

1. Open a terminal (if you don’t have a mouse hooked up, use Alt+F2).
2.Type “su”, press Enter, and give the root password
3. At the prompt, type:

echo options psmouse proto=exps > /etc/modprobe.d/psmouse.modprobe

4. At the next prompt, type “reboot”.
Your touchpad will come back up after rebooting.

If you’ve forgotten your “su” password, type “sudo passwd”, and reset it.

Source: http://danilogurovich.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/ubuntu-karmic-koala-9-10-beta-buggy-touchpad-behavior

A comprehensive user manual to Google Wave by Gina Trapani and Adam Pash

http://completewaveguide.com

Which side to drive

Hands

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Toshiba unveils Cell Regza, which can simultaneously record up to 26 hours of high-definition TV programs for up to eight channels of broadcasting.