tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post5889785431189228591..comments2023-11-02T19:46:44.577+11:00Comments on Fumbling Towards Geekdom: Open letter to Linux/BerylStyleyGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-42588722441217954022007-07-04T23:49:00.000+10:002007-07-04T23:49:00.000+10:00Ha!Someone once gave me the 'Viagra virus' (on Mac...Ha!<BR/><BR/>Someone once gave me the 'Viagra virus' (on Mac OS). Naturally I clicked it. The cursor then grew bigger and bigger, and wobbly and hard to control, and I laughed myself silly. <BR/><BR/>Then I discovered I didn't know how to get it back to normal. I couldn't get the cursor to the menu to close the 'virus.' <BR/><BR/>I had a few moments of panic (imagine trying to explain THAT problem to someone in tech support) before I realized I only had to use the keyboard shortcut. Phew!Badaunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13421084688117792172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-50814209265081691072007-07-03T23:14:00.000+10:002007-07-03T23:14:00.000+10:00This sounds like a VERY entertaining pass-time. Pe...This sounds like a VERY entertaining pass-time. Perhaps I'll play today... :o)AShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306812116989881072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-85375340576974428382007-07-03T22:36:00.000+10:002007-07-03T22:36:00.000+10:00Thanks, Dave. I do know how to do that, actually....Thanks, Dave. I do know how to do that, actually. I was just whining. And it isn't icons I'm losing, but entire open windows. I've been using a keyboard shortcut, which escapes me at the moment, to maximise the window I have lost, which then brings it back into view. Of course, using the terminal is also an option. I'm not sure what would happen if I tried to open the file again while it was still open but invisible off-screen, though...StyleyGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10287051608503966129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-38073972412099115232007-07-03T22:06:00.000+10:002007-07-03T22:06:00.000+10:00I'm not sure how to restore the desktop icons, but...I'm not sure how to restore the desktop icons, but you can confirm that the files are still there and edit them.<BR/><BR/>Launch Terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal). Type <B>cd Desktop</B> and then press enter. Then type <B>ls</B> to list the files therein.<BR/><BR/>To edit them, open up the program that created them. Go to File > Open and navigate to <B>/home/<I>your login</I>/Desktop</B>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20717535.post-1784436892226990082007-07-03T16:48:00.000+10:002007-07-03T16:48:00.000+10:00I thought of you when I saw this:http://www.popgad...I thought of you when I saw this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.popgadget.net/2007/06/linux_parking_s.phpBella Sultanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567704873144893739noreply@blogger.com