Categories
- Googled (22)
- Peeves (8)
- Technology (20)
- Truly random (13)
- Web dev (24)
Archives
Category Archives: Technology
Ubuntu 9.10 Rhythmbox requires GStreamer element autoaudiosink to play mp3’s
I recently upgraded my work PC to Ubuntu 9.10 and in doing so lost the ability to play mp3s in Rhythmbox. When trying to play an mp3, rhythmbox would ask for a new plugin, but after looking, say it couldn’t find “GStreamer element autoaudiosink”.
After reinstalling gstreamer and rhythmbox a few times I turned to the [...]
Also posted in Googled 11 Comments
Get 5.1 surround sound in ubuntu with Realtek ACL662
Just switched over to Ubuntu as my primary OS and been working (hard) get to get everything working properly. Still worth it thought.
Anyway, one of the more difficult problems was getting 5.1 sound out of the sound card in Ubuntu. The motherboard has a built-in 5.1 sound card, the realtek ACL662. Some people have little [...]
Also posted in Googled 6 Comments
Creative extigy on Mac OS X doesn’t support 5.1 surround sound
I ordered a few cables to get both my PC and powerbook hooked up to my old creative extigy sound card, hoping I could then listen to either through my 5.1 speaker set.
I’d used the extigy on the mac before, and it certainly does detect it and play sound. Unfortunately I hadn’t paid much attention [...]
Also posted in Peeves 13 Comments
Selecting and uploading multiple files with one form element, wordpress style
We’re building a CMS at work and one of the requirements is a half decent file manager. Having seen how easy the wordpress upload tool is, we wanted to replicate it. Clients don’t want to sit there having to individually select and upload 50 files from a folder!
There are a number of options available to [...]
Also posted in Googled, Web dev 2 Comments
Change volume key step size in Ubuntu