My Ubuntu installation refuses to mount a particular webdave share. Using a share and GUI browser is for Windows users anyway. So I used cadaver instead! $ sudo apt-get cadaver Connect to your webdav … »

Was looking for a tool to backup some movies from YouTube to local disk. Found Minitube, it appears to be an excellent player too. $ sudo apt-get install minitube Just install and start it, … »

We need to create a wrapper script and associate the file type with it. $ sudo vi /usr/bin/open-url.sh #!/bin/sh # opens Windows .URL files in your default browser # requires: xdg-open sed … »

Ok, sometimes you can't go around a Microsoft product because a crappy site is written in Silverlight and you can't go without it. These steps install a modified version of Wine and configure … »