Deleting wireless access points in Ubuntu
About a month ago I accidentally added a wireless access point to my netbook for which I didn’t have the WPA2 access key (while I have long thin fingers these netbook keys are still cramped). Ever since adding that access point my netbook has attempted to connect to it instead of my own access point. [...]
Linux on PowerPCs
For the past few years The Working Centre’s Computer Recycling Project has primarily worked with x86-compatible hardware. We’ve had several donations of older Apple Macintosh systems, mostly G3 systems, but some G4′s as well. Unfortunately Apple’s license dictates we do not sell machines with Mac OS unless the machines come with the CDs. There’s lots [...]
Computer Recycling wishlist for July 2011
The Working Centre’s Computer Recycling Project is looking for hardware donations to help fill out missing parts. We are especially short of hard drives, usb mice and usb keyboards. The following is a short list of what we’re looking for: High demand USB Keyboards (quantity left: 4) USB mice (quantity left: 2) Serial ATA and [...]
Power Down Fedora 15 with Gnome 3
User interfaces can be a frustrating thing when they change drastically. One of the first questions I had when I switched to Fedora 15 was: “Now that I have Gnome 3 running how the heck do I power down my Fedora 15 box?” The answer is to click on your username and when the drop [...]
