Want Flash In Ubuntu / Linux ? No Problem

Cleanup

Open a terminal and type:

sudo echo -n “Cleaning up… ”
sudo aptitude purge swfdec-mozilla
sudo aptitude purge adobe-flashplugin
sudo echo “[done]”
Install Adobe Flashplayer 10 on Ubuntu

Open a terminal and type:

sudo echo -n “Downloading… ”
cd /tmp
wget http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
sudo echo “[done]”
sudo echo -n “Installing… ”
sudo aptitude install libcurl3
sudo dpkg -i ./install_flash_player_10_linux.deb
sudo echo “[done]”
That’s it

Add an A/C outlet to your vehicle

I saw this video and thought to myself I’ve got to try this in the Durango. I have a trip coming up and the kids would be able to play games and watch movies on laptops all the way to our destination. While my co-workers scoff at my excitement I’m hoping some of you will find it as useful as I did. I now have a new show to check in on Mechanical Mashup . TV

What Your Email Address Says About You

C&P From http://www.geekinheels.com

Remember when Gmail was invite-only? I remember getting overly excited for J when he became the first person I knew in real life to get a Gmail invite (only a couple of days after the service launched!), and feeling a strange sense of accomplishment when he was finally able to invite others and gladly presented his then-girlfriend (ME!) with the first.

In the six years since Gmail first launched, it has become THE email provider of choice among my friends. I have long since deactivated my Hotmail, MSN, and Yahoo accounts, and when I first bought this domain two years ago I began using Google Apps (which uses a more secure and stable version of Gmail) to manage my @geekinheels.com email along with the few other Gmail accounts I own.

So according to the chart below, I’m pretty computer-literate, as I only use my own domain and Gmail. 

Having used all the email providers in the chart, I can honestly say that Gmail is the most efficient, intuitive, and easy-to-use email service on the market. I would say that about 95% of the people I know (including my parents, who are practically computer-illiterate) use Gmail.

I do have a friend who still uses her @aol.com email as her primary email account, and whenever people ask for her email address she has to launch into an explanation into why she still chooses to use AOL.

Is your primary email NOT Gmail? Why do you prefer to use this email provider over Gmail?