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 Set up your own computer based radio. radio - locator .com is a good place to start for looking to find available stations. Many radio stations will let you listen to their live stream, Sometimes you can find and use the link on their web page. Sometimes you have to venture through web page html to find it the file and download it from their server. So if that file gets updated, you will need to get the file again. A play list might look like: $ cat klolfmaac.pls [playlist] File1=http://2243.live.streamtheworld.com:80/KLOLFMAAC_SC File2=http://2243.live.streamtheworld.com:3690/KLOLFMAAC_SC File3=http://2243.live.streamtheworld.com:443/KLOLFMAAC_SC Title1=KLOLFMAAC_SC Title2=KLOLFMAAC_SC-Bak Length1=-1 NumberOfEntries=3 Version=2 or $ cat koda-fm.m3u http://107.14.43.102:80/7/597/20097/v1/auth.akacast.akamaistream.net/koda-fm http://koda-fm.ng.akacast.akamaistream.net:80/7/597/20097/v1/auth.akacast.akamaistream.net/koda-fm http://koda-fm.ng.akacast...

No, what is your video resolution from your monitor? May not seem important, unless you need to get a replacement monitor that will support your existing setup or you need to do some desktop video such as the command: $ avconv -f alsa -i hw:1 -f x11grab -r 25 -s 1280x768 -i :0.0 -vcodec libx264 -threads 4 file.avi In this case it is 1280x768. Of course you could use a smaller portion of the desktop to capture. So how do we find the desktop resolution. There are several ways. The least verbose: $ xdpyinfo  | grep 'dimensions:'      dimensions:    1280x768 pixels (338x203 millimeters) But if you wanted more information try: $ xrandr Screen 0: minimum 320 x 200, current 1280 x 768, maximum 4096 x 4096 VGA-0 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) LVDS connected 1280x768+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 305mm x 183mm    1280x768       60.0*+    1280x720...

Starting Linux Screen Screen is started from the command line just like any other command: [root@office ~]# screen Note: you do not have to be root to use it and good security suggests you only use root as a last resort. You are now inside of a window within screen. This functions just like a normal shell except for a few special characters. Control Command Command: “Ctrl-a” Screen uses the command “Ctrl-a” that’s the control key and a lowercase “a” as a signal to send commands to screen instead of the shell. For example, “Ctrl-a” then “?”. Key bindings are the commands the screen accepts after you hit “Ctrl-a”. You can reconfigure these keys to your liking using a .screenrc file, but I just use the defaults. Creating Windows Command: “Ctrl-a” “c”. To create a new window, you just use “Ctrl-a” “c”. This will create a new window for you with your default prompt. Your old window is still active. For example, I can be running top and then open a new...

More and more computers are going back to the command line. This is being done so that it takes less resources to run that system. It also makes it easier to have what is known as virtual machines all running on one piece of hardware, thereby saving money. That includes Microsoft products such as their server. Yes, they will have a product that runs without MSWindows. Just like the old DOS machines. With Linux, BSD, and etc have been doing this all along. Two invaluable tools are DVTM (a command line window manager and SCREEN (a command line connection or session  detacher/reattach). With SCREEN you can free yourself of that ssh or rlogin session and then reattach to the session later from the same or another computer. For details see: http://www.instructables.com/id/Linux-screen-play/ . With DVTM you can have multiple windows or more than one usable prompt at a time. You could be working on your favorite  spreadsheet doing important reports while watching an...

This is probably a better look at the change in resolution. I did a text scrape of a spreadsheet I wrote. Before:  After:   A bit bigger(or smaller as the case may be).....

Completed a few instructables lately that might interest people. Get gmail via the command line: http://www.instructables.com/id/Linux-command-line-email/   Do graphics without a fancy graphics card: http://www.instructables.com/id/Graphics-in-a-text-world/ Using a linux computer to do screencasting: http://www.instructables.com/id/Screencasting-revisited/ A couple of sequels: http://www.instructables.com/id/Dtv-Antennas-I-have-tried-or-will-try-part-II/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Reuses-for-legacy-computers-II/ A few of my favorite homemade dinners and deserts: http://www.instructables.com/id/Batchelor-aglio-e-olio/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Fettucine-Alfredo-abbreviated/ http://www.instructables.com/id/Adult-jello-1/ Linux admin tool: http://www.instructables.com/id/Linux-screen-play/ Texas Geek: http://www.instructables.com/id/Techie-bolo/ See www.instructables.com/member/computhought for all the new instructables.