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How Can I Extract MP3 Audio from a Movie File?

July 23, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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I want to extract just the audio from an MP4 movie file I have. The wrinkle: I’m on a Linux system. Is there some way on Linux, maybe on the command line, to extract the audio from a movie file?

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Secretly capture screen activity while away from your Mac?

July 19, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help, Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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We’re not allowed to lock our computers at work and I’m convinced someone checks my Mac when I’m at lunch. Is there any way to secretly capture the screen so I can review what happened at a later date?

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How do I tell Ubuntu Linux, or any Linux version?

May 21, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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I’m just getting into Linux and am curious to see what version I’m running on various machines. Can you step me through the process of identifying Linux version, please?

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Ubuntu Linux: Require Password on Wake from Sleep?

April 23, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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I just installed Ubuntu Linux on a file and print server at the office and people have been stopping some monitoring programs and breaking things. Can I set a wake-from-sleep password so that they can’t access the system?

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Change Sleep Time on Ubuntu Linux System?

March 23, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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I saw you wrote an article a few days ago about how to change the sleep delay time on a Windows computer. How do I do the same thing on Ubuntu Linux?

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How Do I Rename my Ubuntu Linux System?

March 15, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / No Comments
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Hi Dave! I saw your earlier tutorial on how to rename a Windows PC, but what about a Linux system? I’m running Ubuntu Linux and want to rename the computer…

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Running the latest version of Firefox?

January 22, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / 9 Comments
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I use Firefox as the default Web browser on my Ubuntu Linux system and am wondering if it’s up to date given the spectre and meltdown issues. How do I check?

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Install Ubuntu Linux in VMware Fusion on the Mac?

January 9, 2018 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help, Mac & MacOS Help / No Comments
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I need to test out some software within Ubuntu Linux for work. I don’t want to dual boot, so I’m looking at VMware Fusion for my iMac. Can I install Ubuntu Linux in VMware Fusion, and if so, what are the steps?

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