Cracking the Disney Blu-Ray Club for around $10 each

So as a general rule, I don’t like to pay more than $15 for a Blu-Ray Disc.    I get most my BDs off of Amazon eye (masks for sleeping) using points/coupons from my credit-card, so I’ll go ahead and spend a little more in that case for something I really want.   Also, I find that… Continue reading Cracking the Disney Blu-Ray Club for around $10 each

Ubuntu 10.10 VNC keyboard mapping nightmare.

My Amazon EC2 dev box crashed yesterday and I had to rebuild it from scratch. Installed Ubuntu 10.10, configured VNC and ran into a keyboard mapping problem. Every time I hit the letter “d”, all my windows would iconify. I went down many false paths as did this poor soul, applying solutions from old releases.  … Continue reading Ubuntu 10.10 VNC keyboard mapping nightmare.