Adjust Mythbuntu screen resolution
This one bugged me a lot. I have a full hd tv and I was staring at an awesome 640x480 distro of Ubuntu. Let's get on with it shall we?
Log in as root:
su - root
Stop gdm:
/etc/init.d/gdm stop
Create xorg.conf file:
xorg -configure
(this generates /root/xorg.conf.new, move to /etc/X11/xorg.conf)
Generate "modeline" to insert into /etc/X11/xorg.conf under monitor section.
cvt 1920 1080 60
arguments: width height refresh
example output:
Modeline "1920x1080_60.00" 173.00 1920 2048 2248 2576 1080 1083 1088 1120 -hsync +vsync
Restart gdm:
/etc/init.d/gdm start
The new screen resolution should now be under display settings. Follow the steps again to add more screen resolutions.
SSH/VNC into your iPhone using USB
For Windows users only:
Download iTunnel.
- This only works on jailbroken iPhones
- iTunes must be installed
- Use the package manager Cydia on your iPhone to download:
- OpenSSH
- Veency
- Make sure you have TightVNC viewer installed on your PC
- Install an SSH client such as PuTTY
- Unzip iTunnel
- To SSH:
- Run RunSSH.cmd
- Open up your SSH client and connect to 127.0.0.1 or localhost on port 22
- To VNC:
- Run RunVNC.cmd
- Open up TightVNC viewer and connect to 127.0.0.1 or localhost on port 5900
Setup Mythbuntu SMTP email delivery
Wouldn't it be nice if the Mythbuntu distribution could email you output from the cronjobs? Below is a short guide to allow your Mythbuntu distribution to send emails:
Open terminal session and "su - root"
apt-get install mailutils
this installs exim4
Run:
dpkg-reconfigure exim4-config
Keep these settings or adjust to suit yourself:
* This machine is an: Internet Site
* Keep machine name
* Listen on default IP (localhost)
* Relay for none
* DNS queries minimal - answer no
* maildir format in homedir
* split config - answer no
Test your email is working by issuing the command:
echo | mail email@domain.com
Check your spam box as well if it didn't arrive in your inbox.
Control-D in terminal to log out as a root and back to normal user
Run:
crontab -e
Add this to the first line:
MAILTO="youremail@domain.com"
Any output from cron will now be emailed to you.
A tip from Agassi’s dad
I've started reading Open and I'm enjoying it. I'm usually not that into books or fiction for that matter. My brother received it as a present for his 18th and he suggested that I read it. Agassi's dad was a nutter from what I've discovered so far. There's one thing that I am keeping in mind for future reference - If your opponent has a weapon, say a huge forehand, keep hitting it there until it becomes the most hated shot in his repertoire. Sounds simple huh? It's all a psychological mind game out there 
Thought for Lent
Lent is mostly known as a time where we try to give up something we like in order to experience Jesus' 40 days in the desert. Don't forget, Sunday's are exempt from fasting...eat as much as you like 
Have you ever held back talking about your faith to your friends because you might lose them? I think of that all the time, but someone made me realise that you will lose them...but only for a short time. They will come back, no matter what decision they come to.
Another thought. Ever heard the saying "life is a distraction"? It does kind of make sense now. What is our final goal? To get to heaven of course! Everything else is just filling in the spare time. Our bodies have limits or certain thresholds of what we can experience. That's why we don't take our bodies up there. We must leave our bodies here on Earth to take up a place in heaven.
The white garment
I learnt something today. When you think about professional athletes, musicians, politicians or any other high profile figures, for a moment they are at the top. They have probably worked so hard to achieve that feat. As you can imagine, it's hard to stay up there. The closer you are to perfection, the easier people and yourself notice the imperfections. Just like when God placed us on this Earth and we receive the sacrament of baptism in a white garment, we strive to "keep it clean". The more we become like God and realise how perfect he is, we come realise how imperfect we are. So I guess along our journey through life, our garments will get dirty, but we can always clean them by going to confession. Just like an athlete would train harder or a musician would continue to write more quality music in order to stay at the top, as a Catholic I must strive to become more like God.