Need a simple onscreen keyboard?

I'll make this blog a short one since I'm editing it entirely with my mouse. If you have a need for an on-screen keyboard to use with A touch screen capable monitor, or perhaps your just too lazy to sit upright in your chair. I am happy to report that while nestled comfortably in my chair and with only my arm extended I am able to type with the on-screen keyboard and my mouse...

So how do I do it?

The terminalgeek way:
Simply enter the command "onboard" in your terminal window...

The Gnome way:
In Gnome you can press the key combinations "Alt - F2" which brings up the "Run Application" window. Simply enter "onboard" as the command and you will have an on-screen keyboard...

Enjoy!

Linux Ubuntu IP recovery?

PROBLEM:  (Forgot my devices IP address)

• If you've stored that unused network device (router, ATA adapter etc...) and you can't remember what the IP address was to administer it via web browser.  No problem!  While I'm sure there are a million ways to discover what the IP address was, this one is free of charge! And if you've got Linux installed, particularily Ubuntu Linux or some debian distro it's even easier.

SOLUTION:  (Install and use netdiscover)

• Open up a Terminal window in Gnome or KDE and simply type in the command as described in the video.

**note**  If you get the message "The program 'netdiscover' is currently not installed."  simply enter "sudo apt-get install netdiscover" in the terminal window to install the program, then try it out as described in the video example.

Enjoy!!!