02 July 2007

Blocking web adverts

A friend asked me to write this up.

To remove all those annoying adverts from the web as you see it:


Job done. Thanks for listening.

Ubuntu screen locking

Howto prevent ubuntu locking the screen when closing the laptop lid.

Thanks to jrib in irc://freenode.net/#ubuntu for this one.

  • Run gconf-editor (with alt+F2)

  • Go to or search for /desktop/gnome/lockdown

  • Tick disable_lock_screen

  • Restart gnome (ctrl+alt+backspace - after saving your documents it's a bit brutal!)