How to Fix Login Issues In Ubuntu 11.01

A stupid hidden file prevents user to go pass login
If you can’t get into your Ubuntu desktop as the admin but you can log into as a guest, then this may work for you. Basically, you have to delete or remove a hidden file called .Xauthority or Xauthority.old. Once you find the piece of shit file, all you have to is remove it and restart.

  1. At the login screen, press Ctrl+Alt+F1 to switch to console mode
  2. sudo su
  3. find /home -name .Xauthority
  4. sudo rm /home/username/.Xauthority
  5. sudo shutdown -r now

HTML5 and Windows 8

Microsoft has announced that Windows 8 apps will support HTML5 and JavaScript. This may be exciting news for front-end developers, but it leaves more questions than answers. It seems as though Windows app developers have to forget what they’ve learned for the last ten years. People who use Visual Basic and .NET to build these Windows native desktop applications are vocal about jumping ship. They are serious about supporting HTML5 and the Silverlight community is pissed the hell off by this decision. There’s more to Microsoft’s big move as they reveal their new API. My greatest concern is the security of these HTML5 web apps and how will they handle it.

I would curb the nerd-raging until they paint the entire picture of Windows ocho. Relax, there’s still a lot of users on older versions. Nobody really warms up to a brand new OS right away.


Old School Mac Icon

Mac Desktop Icon Made of Pixel Blocks


Optimize Windows 7 Performance

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As much as I love all those animations that came with Windows 7, my computer suffered and pretty much lagged. To cure the sluggish blues I tweaked it a bit:

  1. Hit Start and search for SystemPropertiesPerformance.exe
  2. Click on Visual Effects tab
  3. Customize to suit your needs

My desktop looks like I’m on Windows 98 but I still have the punch of a modern OS.