Ubuntu – Initial Setup, Restricted Extras, Screenlets and Cairo Dock
Nov17

Ubuntu – Initial Setup, Restricted Extras, Screenlets and Cairo Dock

KB ID 0000407 Problem You have taken the plunge and installed Ubuntu, what are you going to do next? Here’s some stuff to make your experience a little bit better. Solution Restricted Extras installs flash, Java, Some Codec Packs and the Microsoft core font pack. Screenlets are a collection of desktop Gadgets/Widgets. And Cairo dock is a customisable screen dock/launch pad for your applications. Related Articles, References,...

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How to Play .MKV files in Media Center
Nov17

How to Play .MKV files in Media Center

KB ID 0000564  Problem You have a video encoded in .mkv format, and that video is not listed and cannot be played in Windows Media Center. Solution Playing an MKV file is one problem, getting them to be displayed in Media Center is another. 1. First we need to get Windows to “understand” what a .mkv file is, to do that we need to install a codec. The one I’m using is from the shark007 website. If you’re x32 or...

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