Access your Ubuntu desktop online

Now that Dell are pushing Linux PC’s installed with Ubuntu, here’s a handy set of tips for being able to access your Ubuntu desktop remotely: How to Access Your Ubuntu Remotely.

Just in case you weren’t aware that Dell provided PC’s with Ubuntu pre-installed, here are the two main desktop models it’s pushing for Linux:

Dell Dimension E520N
XPS 410 N

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T-mobile takes service hit

I’ve read plenty of unpleasant reports about the customer service - or lack of - provided by companies such as AOL, Dell, and 1&1.

Now it seems as though T Mobile is joining the list - Sean posts a pretty horrific series of telephone support conversations about a problem with a T Mobile hotspot. Or not, as the case turned out to be.

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Dodgy Chinese USB sticks

Here’s a great little purchase from China - a USB stick.

That didn’t work.

Because…

…someone just cut a USB lead cable head off, and sealed it in a plastic case.

Not bad, huh? :)

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How to get around Helio YouTube mobile charges

Here’s a nasty little revelation from Heliocity: Helio charging Ocean users for free content.

Helio have apparently set up an auto-detect for the YouTube Mobile homepage prompting for payment of a $6 subscription.

Even though YouTube Mobile is free.

Apparently all is not lost, though - you can get around the Helio subscription page simply by accessing an internal URL for YouTube mobile - real or fake - ie, http://m.youtube/?something

And that should do it. :)

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