Category: technology
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Ubuntu Linux (KDE): “Chrome didn’t shut down correctly” error
Every so often, Chrome on my Linux based computers (one running Kubuntu and one running Linux Mint KDE) starts having a problem. I like having Chrome save my tabs from my previous sessions so I can pick back up where I left off. But for some reason, and I’m not exactly sure what that reason…
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Android: LG G3 internet connectivity issues – Chrome, Feedly, and Sprint’s Data Optimizer
For about three weeks (end of June 2015 until mid July 2015), when I tried to go to a web page on my phone using Google’s Chrome browser (my default browser), about 2 out of 3 web pages wouldn’t load. Instead, the bar at the top would freeze about half way and then nothing would…
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Linux: Getting “Find” working in Dolphin on KDE (Linux Mint and Kubuntu)
One of the reasons I switched to KDE from Gnome was Dolphin, the file manager that ships with KDE. When I made the switch a couple of years ago, the Find feature in KDE worked really well. But some time in the last couple of years, the two distributions I’ve been using – Kubuntu and…
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LibreOffice – Comments Inserted on the Left rather than the Right
I’m guessing I have discovered a bug in LibreOffice, but I don’t know if that is the case for sure. Regardless, it’s a problem. Here’s the situation. I have my students submit all sorts of things to me digitally so I can grade them digitally. I just finished a marathon grading session and finals are…
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Limesurvey: How to Randomly Assign Participants to Different Conditions (i.e., Experimental Designs)
I’ve used LimeSurvey for a long time and really like the software. It’s powerful, yet very easy to use. But one thing I couldn’t figure out with the software was how to assign participants to one of several conditions within a single survey. For example, if you want to randomly assign participants in your survey…
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Linux: How to Change Password at The University of Tampa
Despite sending in feedback to the Information Technology department at my University about the myriad ways they could improve the process of changing passwords, they haven’t made the process much easier. Since the process is overly cumbersome, not at all intuitive, and I forget about the complications every time I have to change my password…
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LibreOffice: Printing with Comments in Margins
UPDATE: As of 12/15/2015, LibreOffice 5.0 broke this feature. See here. This should be fixed as of LibreOffice 5.0.5. I do a lot of my grading in my classes electronically. As a LibreOffice user, one issue I’ve had with the software is that I haven’t been able to insert comments into the document and then…
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Linux: Changing Date Format in Detailed Display in Dolphin File Manager
While there are many file managers to choose from when using a Linux-based operating system, the default file manager that comes with KDE – Dolphin – is pretty good. I’ve run into a few issues here and there that I wish were different, but it generally does what I need. There is one aspect of…
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Linux: Using dd to erase a hard drive (using pv to view progress)
I occasionally need to wipe a hard drive and give it to someone else. When I do, I’m always careful to make sure that I have wiped it clean. Of course, wiping a hard drive clean is a bit more complicated than just deleting everything or even reformatting it. If you really want to make…