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		<title>Changing from Nouveau to Nvidia Graphics Drivers on Linux Mint Debian Edition 64-bit</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/22/changing-from-nouveau-to-nvidia-graphics-drivers-on-linux-mint-debian-edition-64-bit/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/22/changing-from-nouveau-to-nvidia-graphics-drivers-on-linux-mint-debian-edition-64-bit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One way of doing this is to go to the Nvidia website and download the latest file from the relevant page on there. Then, the next stage is to restart your PC and choose rescue mode instead of the more usual graphical option. This drops you onto a command shell that is requesting your root [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synchronising package selections between Linux Mint and Linux Mint Debian Edition</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/18/synchronising-package-selections-between-linux-mint-and-linux-mint-debian-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/18/synchronising-package-selections-between-linux-mint-and-linux-mint-debian-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To generate the package list on the GNOME version of Linux Mint, I used the Backup Tool. It simply was a matter of using the Backup Software Selection button and telling it where to put the file that it generates. Alternatively, dpkg can be used from the command line like this: sudo dpkg &#8211;get-selections &#62; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uninstalling VirtualBox Guest Additions on a Linux Guest OS</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/08/uninstalling-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-a-linux-guest-os/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/04/08/uninstalling-virtualbox-guest-additions-on-a-linux-guest-os/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 12:17:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2631</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Within the last few days, I updated my Linux Mint Debian Edition virtual machine installation to Update 4. Between not following the instructions so closely and problems with the update server, a re-installation preceded the update itself. When all was done, no desktop environment appeared and issuing the startx command revealed that it was one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoother use of more than one SAS DMS session at a time</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/03/11/smoother-use-of-more-than-one-sas-dms-session-at-a-time/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/03/11/smoother-use-of-more-than-one-sas-dms-session-at-a-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2575</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have access to SAS Enterprise Guide, being able to work on one project at a time can be a little inconvenient. It is possible to open up more than one Display Manager System (DMS, the traditional SAS programming interface) session at a time but you can get a pop up window for SAS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Widely differing approaches</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/28/widely-differing-approaches/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/28/widely-differing-approaches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 16:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The computer on which I am writing these words is running Linux Mint with the Cinnamon desktop environment, a fork of GNOME Shell. This looks as if it is going to be the default face of GNOME 3 in the next version of Linux Mint with the MGSE dressing up of GNOME Shell looking more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A few thoughts on Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha 1</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/22/a-few-thoughts-on-ubuntu-12-04-alpha-1/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2012/01/22/a-few-thoughts-on-ubuntu-12-04-alpha-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[After an aborted installation in VirtualBox using the direct installation, I got a VM instance of Ubuntu 12.04 in place by installing from a loaded Live CD session. That proceeded without any trouble and downloaded the required updates too. First impressions revealed a polished Unity interface that ran without any crashes. Adding VirtualBox&#8217;s Guest Additions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A little more freedom</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/10/a-little-more-freedom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:47:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I decided to address the fact that my Toshiba laptop have next to useless battery life. The arrival of an issue of PC Pro that included a review of lower cost laptops was another spur and I ended up looking on the web to see what was in stock at nearby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Gnome Shell going for Fedora 16 running in VirtualBox</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/05/getting-gnome-shell-going-for-fedora-16-running-in-virtualbox/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/05/getting-gnome-shell-going-for-fedora-16-running-in-virtualbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 07:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of complaints out there about how hard it is to get GNOME Shell running for a Fedora 16 installation in a VirtualBox virtual machine. As with earlier versions of Fedora, preparation remains a matter of having make, gcc and kernel-devel (kernel headers, in other words). While I have got away with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An in situ upgrade to Linux Mint 12</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/04/an-in-situ-upgrade-to-linux-mint-12/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/04/an-in-situ-upgrade-to-linux-mint-12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2335</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Though it isn&#8217;t the recommended approach, I have ended up upgrading to Linux Mint 12 from Linux Mint 11 using an in situ route. Having attempted this before with a VirtualBox hosted installation, I am well aware of the possibility of things going wrong. Then, a full re-installation was needed to remedy the situation. With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Removing the Guest Account Entry from Ubuntu 11.10 and Linux Mint 12 Login Screens</title>
		<link>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/02/removing-the-guest-account-entry-from-ubuntu-11-10-and-linux-mint-12-login-screens/</link>
		<comments>http://technologytales.com/2011/12/02/removing-the-guest-account-entry-from-ubuntu-11-10-and-linux-mint-12-login-screens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://technologytales.com/?p=2345</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Another feature of Ubuntu 11.10 and Linux Mint 12 is the appearance of a Guest Account entry on their login screens. Windows has had this feature for a while now but it is easy to turn it off if you know where to look. Somehow, Ubuntu and Linux Mint haven&#8217;t made it obvious as it [...]]]></description>
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