Tag: how-to
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Enabling mailto: in Firefox
As of Firefox 1.0.6 (Debian), FF still does not respond to email links in webpages. I have no clue why configuration of an external email program isn’t built into FF’s preferences yet, but it’s simple enough to configure if you haven’t already done so. (1.) Open Firefox, type “about:config” (no quotes) in the address window,…
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How to make a Favicon for your website using Debian Linux
To make a favicon (that icon that appears before http:// in the address bar of your browser): (1.) Install xpm2wico (xpm to Windows ico converter) using APT. (2.) Capture and shrink or create/edit a 16×16 graphic in GIMP, KIconEdit, etc. (3.) Save your image in X PixMap Image (xpm) format. (4.) Open a console to…
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Beginning Bass: Posture and Finger Technique
What’s so hard about playing bass? You pick it up, hang it on a strap, and pound the crap out of it with your hand. You can play it around your knees like Geezer Butler, or play it with the headstock pointed at the ceiling like Fieldy. It ain’t rocket science. Is it? If you’re…
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Beginning Bass: How To Choose The Right Gear
New bassists, young and old alike, ask this question all the time: What gear should I buy? I generally answer them with a level of detail that makes their eyes glaze over. Is it fear? Boredom? It’s difficult to tell sometimes. To spare you the pain of experiencing this yourself, I felt that writing an…