Jason L. Froebe – Tech tips and How Tos for Fellow Techies

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Category Archives: Family

My Wife (SWMBO) allowed me to install Ubuntu Linux 12.04 on to her Dell laptop

by Jason L Froebe on October 3, 2012, no comments

Rebecca Stoler Froebe let me install Ubuntu 12.04: Precise Pangolin on to her three year old laptop. What was installed: Ubuntu Linux 12.04 (32bit) PlayOnLinux to run Windows applications and games (e.g. Microsoft Office and Civilization 4) Dozens of Linux games Printer driver for our HP Printer/Scanner downstairs VLC to play the Windows Media Center [...]

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How to convert videos/movies for the VTech Innotab using FFMPEG (SOLVED)

by Jason L Froebe on October 3, 2012, no comments

The VTech Innotab is a young children’s tablet for learning. When I picked up two of them from the local Target, we installed the six free games but was rather disappointed with the video capabilities listed in the manual: File Type: AVI Resolution: 480 x 272 Video Codec: MJPEG Video Bit rate: 2400kbps Frame rate: [...]

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For those of you looking for photos for the Susan G. Komen 3 Day 60 Miles Walk (http://www.the3day.org) here you go:

by Jason L Froebe on August 9, 2010, no comments

http://www.flickr.com/groups/3day_chicago_2010/ I am uploading 246 photos initially with more to follow.  Please add your photos or find your friends in the photos

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Greater Chicago Jewish Folks Art Festival Flickr Group

by Jason L Froebe on June 13, 2010, no comments

If you’ve attended the Greater Chicago Jewish Folks Art Festival and took photos, please share your photos with the rest of the world! It doesn’t matter what year or if they’re fuzzy or overexposed.. we love all the photos I just created the Flickr photo group Greater Chicago Jewish Folks Art Festival so everyone can [...]

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For those of you that don’t know, last week I had my wisdom teeth removed. There were a few complications..

by Jason L Froebe on March 1, 2010, 2 comments

Tuesday, I took Jason to the oral surgeon’s to have all four of his wisdom teeth pulled. The surgery itself took about 45 minutes. It turned out there was a lot of infection back there, and as the doctor put it “it was messy”. The anesthesia made Jason really funny, and he took direction very [...]

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