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Lubuntu – Memory Map

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I have posted an article on the Octagon website describing how we are taking old laptops and installing a version of Linux to them to make them useful again – read more here.

The notebook I have changed over to Linux is one that I use for work but I also take it with me on trips away – mainly for watching videos on, but it does occasionally come in useful for work if I cannot do the particular task on my iPhone.

Videos in my car

One program that I would like to have access to when away is Memory Map – so I can plan and review routes on a larger screen, compared to doing it on my iPhone – however when Windows XP was installed on the Acer notebook there was not enough drive space left to install the software to.

Lunbuntu includes WINE, a program that allows Windows programs to be installed and run under Linux, so I thought I would try installing and licensing Memory Map.

Memory Map running under WINE on Linux

Memory Map running using WINE on a Lunbuntu netbook

It was a success, as you can see from the screenshot above. I have installed the most of the maps for the software on a memory card that is left in the netbook at all times. I store my routes and points of interest in my DropBox account so I can access them from my iPhone – read more here – I can access the same files using Chromium on the netbook.

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So you want to get Podcasts back in the Music app?

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I listen to many podcasts on my iPhone when walking and driving, and subscribe to more than fifteen to ensure I have a constant supply – this does not include the books I have subscribed to at Podiobooks.

My Top Five Podcasts

When I saw that Apple had released a Podcast app – that I could use to download podcasts as well as get them to my iPhone via the iTunes sync, I thought I would try it out.

Now there was nothing wrong with the app – but once it was installed on my iPhone the podcast option in the phone’s Music app had gone! This I did not like as my preference is to have access to all my audio in one app. However when I deleted the Podcast app the podcast option did not return – but a trip to Google gave me the answer and the link below will take you to a “how to” page that describes how to get podcasts back in the Music app.

http://www.mactrast.com/2012/09/how-to-bring-podcasts-back-into-the-music-app-in-ios-6/

Thanks Katie

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