This is a quick post to save people from the confusion I just went through…
Issue: Django raises a validation error for a blank field that is set to allow blank and/or null (more…)
Posts in “Quick Fixes”
Changing Your Default Browser [hack]
This is for Linux users who are having trouble changing the browser Thunderbird uses to open links with. Or users who want to stop all applications using their old browser, for whatever reason. (more…)
Banshee iPod Encoding (fix)
This will probably be really obvious for some, but for the rest of us!
If you’ve tried transferring songs to your iPod in Banshee and found them unplayable, it’s likely you haven’t got the required GStreamer libraries. (more…)
Xfce: Volume Keys Too Sensitive
When using a keyboard’s media keys in Xfce, you might find that the volume buttons are too sensitive. By default, the volume keys will affect the volume by 10%. This can be changed in the keyboard shortcut settings: (more…)
File Type Associations and Scripts [cmd.exe]
If you’re like me, you’re editing scripts more often than you’re using them. So it only makes sense to make the default program for a file type an editor rather than an executer. But while doing this, you may run into a little problem if you’re running them from Window’s Command Prompt. (more…)
Missing “Shared Folders” Menu Item [Ubuntu]
If you’re looking for a mysterious Ubuntu menu item called “Shared Folders”, found in:
System -> Administration -> Shared Folders (more…)
