Since my kids like to manhandle DVDs and they usually end up scratched, I decided to keep the originals in a safe place and burn copies which can live near the TV. When one doesn't play anymore, I can just re-rip the DVD or better yet, use the ISO image to burn a fresh copy.
So the first rip/burn went perfectly with the Windows freeware DVD-Shrink. I used it to rip to an ISO file, then I used another freeware program "InfraExpress" to burn the DVD. Problem solved, right?
Wrong. Some newer DVDs employ a copy protection mechanism that tricks DVD-Shrink into thinking the disc is corrupt. To get around this, I found the free-trial-ware program AnyDVD, made by Slysoft. I'm not sure how it works but using that program I was able to rip the DVD to a format that DVD-Shrink could use to then create the ISO. I did have to reboot after installing AnyDVD software and again after I unchecked the "run at start up" option to turn it back off.
The end result is that I have personal-use backups of my legitimately purchased DVDs. Now I just have to make sure the kids don't get to the originals!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Cutting and installing laminate countertop
I had a small base cabinet next to my washer that I needed to get a countertop for. Leaving 1/16" gap for the appliance and a 1" overhang on the end resulted in 24 5/8 width. I found a 5' countertop at Mr. Seconds that was reasonable for $44.
I was concerned about cutting the countertop but it turns out that a 36 tooth finishing blade on my circular saw did the job perfectly. I made a cleat as a saw guide to be sure I got a nice straight line.
I stood the countertop on the front edge to cut the backsplash as my first cut, then called over my neighbor for a spare set of hands and made the second cut for the remainder. I cut in a smooth motion to minimize chipping. No masking tape along cut on face of countertop required.
The next step was to put the edge laminate on the exposed edges. Anne did much better than I did at this. I suggest enlisting the wife, especially for the detail work of filing the extra laminate off. Hot iron set on Acrylic did the job for the adhesive.
Observations: when determining the width of the countertop, consider any extra molding on the outside edge of the base cabinet. I had a 1/4" strip near the front that I didn't consider, so my gap next to the washer ended up being more like 5/16".
Also, when putting in screws up into the countertop to affix it to the base cabinet, be sure the screws will not come anywhere near the surface. This seems like a no-brainer, but the cabinet's hardware for holding said screw was a flimsy piece of #2 plastic which flexed and allowed extra reach for the screw I used, which punctured the laminate. I used a clamp overnight and a dab of glue to fix the small puncture.
I was concerned about cutting the countertop but it turns out that a 36 tooth finishing blade on my circular saw did the job perfectly. I made a cleat as a saw guide to be sure I got a nice straight line.
I stood the countertop on the front edge to cut the backsplash as my first cut, then called over my neighbor for a spare set of hands and made the second cut for the remainder. I cut in a smooth motion to minimize chipping. No masking tape along cut on face of countertop required.
The next step was to put the edge laminate on the exposed edges. Anne did much better than I did at this. I suggest enlisting the wife, especially for the detail work of filing the extra laminate off. Hot iron set on Acrylic did the job for the adhesive.
Observations: when determining the width of the countertop, consider any extra molding on the outside edge of the base cabinet. I had a 1/4" strip near the front that I didn't consider, so my gap next to the washer ended up being more like 5/16".
Also, when putting in screws up into the countertop to affix it to the base cabinet, be sure the screws will not come anywhere near the surface. This seems like a no-brainer, but the cabinet's hardware for holding said screw was a flimsy piece of #2 plastic which flexed and allowed extra reach for the screw I used, which punctured the laminate. I used a clamp overnight and a dab of glue to fix the small puncture.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Ubuntu: Synaptic not in menu and cannot start/run from command line
My otherwise blissful installation and use of Ubuntu on an aging 2.4ghz athlon was rudely interrupted today when I could not find Synaptic package manager in my menus, and when, when I tried to run it from the command line, I was informed that there was a su problem and I should contact my administrator. Oy. I am the administrator...
Turns out that the problem was that I somehow removed myself from the admin group, therefore, I lost privileges to do sudo type things (such as fixing the fact that I lost sudo priviliges).
To correct this, I had to reboot and go to the recovery console and choose the root shell option. From there, I used the following command to restore the admin group to my user account.
# usermod --group admin rcs
I then rebooted and everything was good again. So Ubuntu is back in my good graces.
Turns out that the problem was that I somehow removed myself from the admin group, therefore, I lost privileges to do sudo type things (such as fixing the fact that I lost sudo priviliges).
To correct this, I had to reboot and go to the recovery console and choose the root shell option. From there, I used the following command to restore the admin group to my user account.
# usermod --group admin rcs
I then rebooted and everything was good again. So Ubuntu is back in my good graces.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Dual-head kubuntu alt-tab only shows windows on the active screen
I've been plagued by this problem since I installed and configured my Kubuntu 7.04 and I just happened upon the solution by entering the just-right search terms. When I alt-tab to find a window, the list of windows are only the windows on the active screen. Meaning that I get a different list when my mouse pointer is in the left screen and the right screen. I'm used to just seeing all the windows across screens regardless of which screen my mouse pointer is in.
Solution found on ubuntuforums.org (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-284693.html)
Run: "kcmshell kwinfocus", in the resulting dialog, check "Separate Screen Focus". Save changes and press alt-tab. You should see all windows.
Solution found on ubuntuforums.org (http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-284693.html)
Run: "kcmshell kwinfocus", in the resulting dialog, check "Separate Screen Focus". Save changes and press alt-tab. You should see all windows.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Jump-starting a car using jumper cables
Yesterday, I absent-mindedly left my headlights on when I returned to work from lunch and when I went to leave for a doctor appointment at 4:15, the battery was completely dead. A friend and I tried to pop-start it, but had no luck. Then someone who works in the building came over to give a jump start.
After playing with the jumper cables for a little while, we got it started. Which led me to look into the correct way to connect the cables, which is:
Dead battery: jumper cable to positive terminal
Live battery: jumper cable to positive terminal
Live battery: jumper cable to neutral terminal
Dead battery: jumper cable to some ground on or near the engine (shiny metal)
They also recommended shutting off the engine of the car giving the jump-start to protect the alternator.
So there you go. And here you go: http://www.carbuyingtips.com/jumpstart.htm
After playing with the jumper cables for a little while, we got it started. Which led me to look into the correct way to connect the cables, which is:
Dead battery: jumper cable to positive terminal
Live battery: jumper cable to positive terminal
Live battery: jumper cable to neutral terminal
Dead battery: jumper cable to some ground on or near the engine (shiny metal)
They also recommended shutting off the engine of the car giving the jump-start to protect the alternator.
So there you go. And here you go: http://www.carbuyingtips.com/jumpstart.htm
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Date tricks in Firebird
Stolen from: http://www.firebirdsql.org/rlsnotesh/rlsnotes210.html
Tricks for Firebird dates.
A Useful Trick with Date Literals
H. Borrie
In days gone by, before the advent of context variables like CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, et al., we had predefined date literals, such as 'NOW', 'TODAY', 'YESTERDAY' and so on. These predefined date literals survive in Firebird's SQL language set and are still useful.
In InterBase 5.x and lower, the following statement was “legal” and returned a DATE value ( remembering that the DATE type then was what is now TIMESTAMP):
select 'NOW' from rdb$database /* returns system date and time */
In a database of ODS 10 or higher, that statement returns the string 'NOW'. We have had to learn to cast the date literal to get the result we want:
select cast('NOW' as TIMESTAMP) from rdb$database
For a long time—probably since IB 6— there has been an undocumented “short expression syntax” for casting not just the predefined date/time literals but any date literals. Actually, it is defined in the standard. Most of us were just not aware that it was available. It takes the form. Taking the CAST example above, the short syntax would be as follows:
select TIMESTAMP 'NOW'
This short syntax can participate in other expressions. The following example illustrates a date/time arithmetic operation on a predefined literal:
update mytable
set OVERDUE = 'T'
where DATE 'YESTERDAY' - DATE_DUE > 10
Tricks for Firebird dates.
A Useful Trick with Date Literals
H. Borrie
In days gone by, before the advent of context variables like CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, et al., we had predefined date literals, such as 'NOW', 'TODAY', 'YESTERDAY' and so on. These predefined date literals survive in Firebird's SQL language set and are still useful.
In InterBase 5.x and lower, the following statement was “legal” and returned a DATE value ( remembering that the DATE type then was what is now TIMESTAMP):
select 'NOW' from rdb$database /* returns system date and time */
In a database of ODS 10 or higher, that statement returns the string 'NOW'. We have had to learn to cast the date literal to get the result we want:
select cast('NOW' as TIMESTAMP) from rdb$database
For a long time—probably since IB 6— there has been an undocumented “short expression syntax” for casting not just the predefined date/time literals but any date literals. Actually, it is defined in the standard. Most of us were just not aware that it was available. It takes the form
select TIMESTAMP 'NOW'
This short syntax can participate in other expressions. The following example illustrates a date/time arithmetic operation on a predefined literal:
update mytable
set OVERDUE = 'T'
where DATE 'YESTERDAY' - DATE_DUE > 10
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Firefox 3 and Java 6 (Java 1.6) on Kubuntu 7.04
Was having trouble getting a certain applet to run in Firefox 3 so I started digging into the problem. Through a little Firefox configuration and installation/configuration of the latest Java from Sun, it's all working now. Here are the steps I used.
If all goes for you as it did for me, you can now go to this URL to verify that Java is working: http://www.cyberdyne-systems.co.uk/bz/bzsplash.html
- Get the latest Java from http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp
- Configure it by following the instructions at http://www.java.com/en/download/help/5000010500.xml#100
- Edit Firefox configuration for java files by entering "about:config" as a URL and promising to be careful. Find the setting for java.java_plugin_library_name and change it from the default value of javaplugin_oji to libjavaplugin_oji
- Restart firefox
If all goes for you as it did for me, you can now go to this URL to verify that Java is working: http://www.cyberdyne-systems.co.uk/bz/bzsplash.html
Friday, July 11, 2008
More on remote desktop using x11vnc
On January 8, 2008, I posted about remote desktop. I've since found two nice features of x11vnc that I wanted to share.
The first is scaling. My work desktop is 1680x1024 and 1600x1280. My home desktop is 1280x1024 and 1280x1024 (both lcd native resolutions). I wanted my entire work desktop to fit on my home desktop. The solution was using scaling.
x11vnc -scale 5/8
This scales the desktop by the named fraction. The fraction can be less than one (reduction) or greater than one (zoom). It does seem to slow down the display.
Another nice feature is sharing a single window rather than the entire desktop. My naming a window id to share, x11vnc will only share that window, not the entire desktop. To get the window ID, connect to the remote Linux host and run
xwininfo -display [display] -name [name]
Where [display] is the display on which the window is being shown on. I use localhost:0 as my display, which maps to my left monitor at work.
And where [name] is a substring of the window title. I use 'Eclipse'. This will return a hex window id (and other information). Note this id.
Now, run x11vnc with the -id parameter:
x11vnc -id 0x12345678
Then on your local host, run your vnc viewer.
The first is scaling. My work desktop is 1680x1024 and 1600x1280. My home desktop is 1280x1024 and 1280x1024 (both lcd native resolutions). I wanted my entire work desktop to fit on my home desktop. The solution was using scaling.
x11vnc -scale 5/8
This scales the desktop by the named fraction. The fraction can be less than one (reduction) or greater than one (zoom). It does seem to slow down the display.
Another nice feature is sharing a single window rather than the entire desktop. My naming a window id to share, x11vnc will only share that window, not the entire desktop. To get the window ID, connect to the remote Linux host and run
xwininfo -display [display] -name [name]
Where [display] is the display on which the window is being shown on. I use localhost:0 as my display, which maps to my left monitor at work.
And where [name] is a substring of the window title. I use 'Eclipse'. This will return a hex window id (and other information). Note this id.
Now, run x11vnc with the -id parameter:
x11vnc -id 0x12345678
Then on your local host, run your vnc viewer.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Configuring dual monitor setup in Ubuntu
So my friend was in dual monitor hell after a new installation of Kununtu (8.04). It would only do clone mode (where both monitors have the same output) or not start at all. We did some research into the xrandr . While in clone mode, we gave the command:
This complained about the screen not being big enough. A little more research said to edit the xorg.conf and change the Screen block to look like this:
The key part is the "Virtual" line. It says that the "virtual" screen is 3200 pixels wide by 1200 pixels high. She is running a DVI and CRT monitor side-by-side, each running 1600x1200.
Restarting the X-server (ctrl-alt-backspace), then startx from the command line resulted in clone mode again. From here, we issued the command
again, and behold, functional multi-display.
Of course, this means that she has to issue that command every time she logs in.
Additionally, since dual monitor support is such a complex issue, your mileage may vary. I followed the following steps to find my solution.
1. Does the initial configuration after install meet your needs? No
2. From System Settings->Monitor & Display, can you get it to work? No
3. Examine the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Can it be tweaked to make it work? No
4. Install the drivers from your video card manufacturer. Does this work? No
5. Mess with xrandr until it works.
xrandr --output VGA-0 --right-of DVI-0This complained about the screen not being big enough. A little more research said to edit the xorg.conf and change the Screen block to look like this:
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Configured Monitor"
Device "Configured Video Device"
SubSection "Display"
Virtual 3200 1200
EndSubSection
EndSection
The key part is the "Virtual" line. It says that the "virtual" screen is 3200 pixels wide by 1200 pixels high. She is running a DVI and CRT monitor side-by-side, each running 1600x1200.
Restarting the X-server (ctrl-alt-backspace), then startx from the command line resulted in clone mode again. From here, we issued the command
xrandr --output VGA-0 --right-of DVI-0again, and behold, functional multi-display.
Of course, this means that she has to issue that command every time she logs in.
Additionally, since dual monitor support is such a complex issue, your mileage may vary. I followed the following steps to find my solution.
1. Does the initial configuration after install meet your needs? No
2. From System Settings->Monitor & Display, can you get it to work? No
3. Examine the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Can it be tweaked to make it work? No
4. Install the drivers from your video card manufacturer. Does this work? No
5. Mess with xrandr until it works.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Recipe for Barbecued chicken strips with sauteed onions
After thawing some chicken for dinner and taking inventory of the 'fridge to weigh my options for how I would have the chicken, I devised the following recipe:
Ingredients:
Two medium sized chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch wide strips
4 flour burrito shells
1/3 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
One medium sized onion
Two tbsp butter
Preheat grill on high
Marinate the chicken strips in barbecue sauce for 15 minutes while preparing onions;
Cut the onion into strips or wedges (cut from top to bottom). Place cut onions into shallow pan with butter and sautee over medium heat until tender and slightly carmelized. Browning them isn't the worst thing to do and gives more flavor.
Put the chicken on the grill and cook until done. (internal temperature is 165 degrees)
Move the chicken off of the grill and place burrito shells on the grill and lightly toast.
Place grilled chicken in burrito shell, folded like a taco and top with onions. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
Two medium sized chicken breasts, cut into 3/4 inch wide strips
4 flour burrito shells
1/3 cup of your favorite barbecue sauce
One medium sized onion
Two tbsp butter
Preheat grill on high
Marinate the chicken strips in barbecue sauce for 15 minutes while preparing onions;
Cut the onion into strips or wedges (cut from top to bottom). Place cut onions into shallow pan with butter and sautee over medium heat until tender and slightly carmelized. Browning them isn't the worst thing to do and gives more flavor.
Put the chicken on the grill and cook until done. (internal temperature is 165 degrees)
Move the chicken off of the grill and place burrito shells on the grill and lightly toast.
Place grilled chicken in burrito shell, folded like a taco and top with onions. Enjoy.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Configuring the gateway under Linux
I recently ran into a situation where I had to change my gateway. First, I wanted to check what my gateway was set to. The normal command 'ifconfig' only showed the following:
but not the gateway. Some interweb postings suggested using tracert, but I think you should use the right tool for the right job. The route command is that tool.
Running route alone will report the current gateway on the "default" line:
The 192.9.200.38 is the configured default gateway. To change it, first add the new default gateway with the command
Next, remove the old gateway
Verify your results:
I'll need to do some testing to determine the relationship of the route command to the /etc/network/interfaces file, but these settings seem to take priority.
But in case you need to tweak the named file...
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:13:72:DF:1B:99
inet addr:192.9.200.37 Bcast:192.9.200.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::213:72ff:fedf:1b99/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:10323194 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:5229128 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:1479472650 (1.3 GiB) TX bytes:2978700320 (2.7 GiB)
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:12477530 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:12477530 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:3343381852 (3.1 GiB) TX bytes:3343381852 (3.1 GiB)
but not the gateway. Some interweb postings suggested using tracert, but I think you should use the right tool for the right job. The route command is that tool.
Running route alone will report the current gateway on the "default" line:
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.9.200.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0
default 192.9.200.38 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
The 192.9.200.38 is the configured default gateway. To change it, first add the new default gateway with the command
$ route add default gw 192.9.200.40Next, remove the old gateway
$ route del default gw 192.9.200.38Verify your results:
$ route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.9.200.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
link-local * 255.255.0.0 U 1000 0 0 eth0
default 192.9.200.40 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
I'll need to do some testing to determine the relationship of the route command to the /etc/network/interfaces file, but these settings seem to take priority.
But in case you need to tweak the named file...
sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces
sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Windows 64 bit and Kodak printers or docks
After installing Windows XP x64 on my new Athlon dual core rig, I was faced with the problem of a lack of 64-bit drivers for my peripherals. Like my sweet sweet PowerMate or my matching Razor mouse.
But the biggest disappointment was a lack of any mention of 64 bit support for my new Kodak AIO printer or my Kodak Printer Dock. The could mean that I have to downgrade my OS to upload and print my photos.
But after just going for it with the driver installation, I realized that Kodak DOES have 64 bit driver support in the installer, but it just isn't advertised.
So if you're running XP x64 or Vista 64, install away with the appropriate driver from the Kodak software download site and know you'll get the 64 bit drivers that your OS craves.
But the biggest disappointment was a lack of any mention of 64 bit support for my new Kodak AIO printer or my Kodak Printer Dock. The could mean that I have to downgrade my OS to upload and print my photos.
But after just going for it with the driver installation, I realized that Kodak DOES have 64 bit driver support in the installer, but it just isn't advertised.
So if you're running XP x64 or Vista 64, install away with the appropriate driver from the Kodak software download site and know you'll get the 64 bit drivers that your OS craves.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Windows XP SP2 won't install on selected partition
Building a new box for an upcoming lan party, I ran into a problem where I couldn't get very far into the Windows installation because of a loop in the setup process.
The installer asks me to select or create and select a partition on which to install. I do so, only to be taken to a page that says that the selected partition is not compatible with Windows XP.
Thinking I'm outsmarting the computer, I use a Linux boot disk to create and format a partition with NTFS, then reboot to XP and try to use this partition again... with the same results.
At this point, I should mention that the new box has a 160g 7200 rpm sata drive and a 250g ide drive. And that the 250g ide drive was showing up first in the list of drives.
After stumbling upon the exact Google search term, I learned that Windows XP in a little finicky about the drive to install upon appearing first in the list of drives. Since my 250g drive was appearing first, Microsoft didn't like that.
So I unplugged the 250g ide drive and tried again, but then my CD, which was a slave wasn't recognized since there was no longer a master. After moving the appropriate jumper and rebooting, everything is now working.
Hours wasted on this...
The installer asks me to select or create and select a partition on which to install. I do so, only to be taken to a page that says that the selected partition is not compatible with Windows XP.
Thinking I'm outsmarting the computer, I use a Linux boot disk to create and format a partition with NTFS, then reboot to XP and try to use this partition again... with the same results.
At this point, I should mention that the new box has a 160g 7200 rpm sata drive and a 250g ide drive. And that the 250g ide drive was showing up first in the list of drives.
After stumbling upon the exact Google search term, I learned that Windows XP in a little finicky about the drive to install upon appearing first in the list of drives. Since my 250g drive was appearing first, Microsoft didn't like that.
So I unplugged the 250g ide drive and tried again, but then my CD, which was a slave wasn't recognized since there was no longer a master. After moving the appropriate jumper and rebooting, everything is now working.
Hours wasted on this...
Friday, February 1, 2008
Fridge won't make ice? Kenmore Coldspot
My ice maker in my side-by-side Kenmore Coldspot fridge stopped making ice suddenly, so once the supply in the hopper was exhausted, I started to diagnose it.
Google searches gave me a bunch of nonsense about replacing the icemaker component, but come on... I removed the door to the ice maker and up at the top is the water dispenser that fills the tray where the ice is made. And behold a icicle hanging down blocking the water.
I grabbed wifey's blow dryer and warmed the dispenser and the ice pushed it's way out and then the water tray filled up. Now it's all working.
That's it. Your mileage may vary.
Google searches gave me a bunch of nonsense about replacing the icemaker component, but come on... I removed the door to the ice maker and up at the top is the water dispenser that fills the tray where the ice is made. And behold a icicle hanging down blocking the water.
I grabbed wifey's blow dryer and warmed the dispenser and the ice pushed it's way out and then the water tray filled up. Now it's all working.
That's it. Your mileage may vary.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Remote desktop for Kubuntu
There's a build-in remote desktop server but it's either immature or it I don't have it configured properly. Go To Start->Internet->krfb (Desktop Sharing). To configure it for always on (for example, when you want to work from home), press Configure and check the "Allow uninvited connections" and uncheck the "Confirm uninvited connections. Set a password to help prevent unauthorized accesses.
When you get fed up with krfb crashing, install Xrealvnc. Running it with a ":1" parameter sets up a new window running the configured desktop. While you won't have access to currently running applications on the default desktop (:0), you will have access to the panel. From the remote computer, use a VNC viewing program with the URL vnc:/{hostname or ip}:1.
Currently, I use the following steps to work from home:
1. Establish VPN connection to network.
2. SSH into my remote box (acting as the server)
3. Launch "Xrealvnc :1"
4. Launch Kubuntu's Krdc and use the URL: vnc:/192.9.200.37:1
You could also use any old vnc viewer, adjusting the URL as appropriate.
THIS JUST IN:
Alternatively, installing x11vnc and running it as the vnc server will share the running desktop when connected to with a vnc viewer client. It's my new preferred method to work from home.
Now if I could only get my VPN connection configured properly in Kubuntu Gutsy.
When you get fed up with krfb crashing, install Xrealvnc. Running it with a ":1" parameter sets up a new window running the configured desktop. While you won't have access to currently running applications on the default desktop (:0), you will have access to the panel. From the remote computer, use a VNC viewing program with the URL vnc:/{hostname or ip}:1.
Currently, I use the following steps to work from home:
1. Establish VPN connection to network.
2. SSH into my remote box (acting as the server)
3. Launch "Xrealvnc :1"
4. Launch Kubuntu's Krdc and use the URL: vnc:/192.9.200.37:1
You could also use any old vnc viewer, adjusting the URL as appropriate.
THIS JUST IN:
Alternatively, installing x11vnc and running it as the vnc server will share the running desktop when connected to with a vnc viewer client. It's my new preferred method to work from home.
Now if I could only get my VPN connection configured properly in Kubuntu Gutsy.
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