New features in super-wingpanel

There have been a number of new features added to super-wingpanel recently. You’ll need to add the unstable repository to get these new features: sudo apt-add-repository ppa:heathbar/super-wingpanel-daily sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install super-wingpanel   Global Menus Thanks to +Francisco Javier Delgado del Hoyo for adding global menus. To enable global menus, you’ll need to do…

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Charging an iPad Air in Linux

The Backstory Today I plugged my iPad Air into my MacBook Pro (running Linux of course), but was promptly disappointed to notice the “Not Charging” message on the iPad. A friend suggested that the iPad would charge if the screen was turned off–and indeed it did–albeit very slowly. This behavior is a result of the USB…

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