raw2vmdk is an OS independent Java utility that allows you to mount raw disk images, like images created by "dd", using VMware, VirtualBox or any other virtualization platform supporting the VMDK disk format.

Must probably not, he is just doing some buzz work for our great Ubuntu LoCo.

And BTW if you have missed it, our Ubuntu Vancouver LoCo August Main Event is coming soon!

So if you dare... http://meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/join or if you are just curious http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/ may be you can have a peek http://www.meetup.com/ubuntuvancouver/calendar/14138882/

Hope to see you there.

Ubuntu Vancouver LoCo

PD It is all about has Randall gone nuts

Did you know that you can profile your Ubuntu boot process to streamline it? This tool has been available since Ubuntu 6.04, and with the increased speed of 10.04, it can now bring your boot process to an incredibly low time. To do this all you need to do is edit your /etc/default/grub file and change the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

to:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash profile"

Now issue the command:

sudo update-grub2

and reboot your machine. This next boot will take a bit longer than the standard period because the profiling is occurring. After this boot, remove the “profile” option from your grub file (which you just added above), issue the update-grub2 command again, and you will notice much faster boot times.

Launch applications with keyboard shortcuts

Removing your fingers from the keyboard is inefficient computing. Any good programmer will tell you this. But to make this as efficient as possible, you need to create keyboard shortcuts. To do this in the GNOME desktop, you have to visit your old pal gconf-editor. When you have that open, navigate to apps > metacity > global_keybindings, where you can edit any of the 12 run_command_X (where X is a number between 1 and 12) to be used to launch your favorite application or command.

Speed up your popup menus

If you’re like me, the delay between clicking on a menu and the appearance of a menu can be annoying — even though we’re talking milliseconds. I prefer to remove that delay so that as soon as I click, the menu appears. This is a simple trick for the GNOME desktop. Open up the file ~/.gtkrc-2.0 and add the line:

gtk-menu-popup-delay = 0

to the bottom of that file. Save the file, log out, and log back in. Your menus should now appear as soon as the thought crosses your mind.

Create Nautilus actions

The ability to right-click a file and run an action makes the desktop life so much easier. The GNOME desktop, along with the Nautilus file manager, offers a great feature that many do not even know exists: the Nautilus Actions Configuration Tool. You will find this tool in System > Preferences > Nautilus Actions Configuration. From within this window, you can roll your own actions, which will then be added to the right-click context menu from within Nautilus. You will need to set up five tabs of information: Action, Command, Folders, Conditions, and Advanced Conditions. This tool also allows you to import actions that others have created. Say you want to create a mailto action using Thunderbird. This one is simple. The only challenging section will be the command. For the command section (in the Command tab) enter:

Path: /usr/bin/thunderbird
Parameters: -compose 'attachment=file://%f'

The rest of the options should be fairly obvious to complete. Issue the command killall nautilus. After Nautilus restarts, you should have a new right-click content menu entry for the mailto.

Greetings from Ubuntu Vancouver LOCO

San Dwich Integral, que no fallen ningún penal.

San Dwich de las Mermeladas, líbranos de sus pendejadas.

San Dwich con Mantequilla, líbranos de la doble amarilla.

San Dwich de Queso, que el Conejo no sea pendejo.

San Dwich Vitaminado, que meta goles el jorobado.

San Dwich de Pan Blanco, que no metan al Guille Franco.

San Dwich de Queso Panela, que no se caiga Vela.

San Dwich de Queso Fundido, ilumina a Salcido.

San Dwich con Salsa Tabasco, que dirija bien al Vasco.

San Dwich de Jirafa, cuidame mucho a Rafa.

San Dwich de Pan Tostado, que no guarden a Guardado.

San Dwich de Arrachera, aconséjame a Barrera.

San Dwich de Peperami, que no la riegue Giovanni.

San Dwich de Salami, que no vuele mucho el Jabulani.

San Dwich de Sardina, que metan gol desde la esquina.

San Dwich de Merluza, que le de diarrea al Pelusa.

San Dwich de Anchoa, queremos ver a Ochoa.

San Dwich Apachurrado, que no marquen a Torrado.

San Dwich de Frijoles, que hagan muchos goles.

San Dwich de Jamón, que México sea campeón.

If OK, update your grub.conf with default=0.