Tag: Skype

Nokia N79

Two weeks ago, I acquired a shiny “new” second-hand Nokia N79, because my good old Nokia 1600 (which has served me well for over three years) died as a result of drowning in my leaky tent during a high-school hiking trip in the Czech republic. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 2 years ago, on June 17, 2010, at 14:06 | 3 comments

Playing Quake3 in Linux with Skype or Teamspeak

I wanted to play a game of Quake3 against someone, and have Skype or Teamspeak open at the same time, for obvious reasons. Somehow, it reported the sound device being in use: "device or resource busy". This doesn't make any sense, because my card can do hardware mixing, and also because all other games work fine with Skype or Teamspeak active. Read More »
By halfgaar, 4 years ago, on July 10, 2008, at 11:07 | 5 comments

Using an outgoing SSH tunnel from behind a NAT for incoming VNC

Laurelin is working as an Au Pair for a Greek family in—where else than Greece. Her hostess has arranged for an Internet connection through Vivodi Telecom to allow Laurelin to maintain some form of contact with her friends and family at home. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 5 years ago, on February 17, 2007, at 23:02 | No comments