Android - GitHub error: Connection refused

Error:

github.com[0: 207.97.227.239]: errno=Connection refused
fatal: unable to connect a socket (Connection refused)

Solution: 

Use https://github.com instead of git://github.com


Credit: Here

Ubuntu + Moblock; Enable Internet Messaging Client

Instructions:

# sudo vi /etc/blockcontrol/blockcontrol.conf

WHITE_TCP_OUT="http https 1863 5222 5050"


Note on ports:
1863: MSN Messenger
5222: GoogleTalk
5050: Yahoo! Messenger

Ubuntu {9.10 and 10.04} x64 Diskless Terminal Client Project

Current setting:

Terminal/NFS/DNS/DHCP server IP: 192.168.1.2
Router IP: 192.168.1.1
Kernel: 2.6.31-21-generic


Instructions:

Ubuntu 9.10 x64 + Firefox + Flash high CPU usage

How to reduce CPU usage (at least) when using Flash based applications in Firefox

 

Instructions:

 

1. check your firefox version (mine =  firefox-3.6.5pre)
2. sudo gedit /usr/lib/firefox-3.6.5pre/firefox.sh
3. append the following to the end, save and re-run firefox

                      export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1