Ubuntu + Virtualbox: Numeric Keypad

The numeric keypad doesn’t work in a fresh Ubuntu install in Virtualbox ( possibly not related to Virtualbox but is one of the factors in my case )… A bunch of Googling leads to two solutions that when put together, worked for me: {Name} ( top right of screen ) -> System Settings -> Keyboard […]

Ubuntu: Remove "Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name" Message

For some reason, Ubuntu’s default Apache install is missing a directive in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf. This leads to the following message on every service apache2 restart: * Restarting web server apache2 apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified domain name, using 127.0.1.1 for ServerName … waiting apache2: Could not reliably determine the server’s fully qualified […]

Windows 7: Set GVIM as Default Text Editor

I love VIM.  It’s my favorite IDE.  I also hate notepad.  It’s extremely primitive and in no-way intuitive.  For that reason, I set GVIM ( Graphical VIM ) as the default text editor in my Windows environment — here’s the command: ftype txtfile=”C:\Program Files (x86)\Vim\vim73\gvim.exe” –remote-tab-silent “%1” Please note, this command must be run as […]