Upgade to LibreOffice 3.5.3+ or disable hardware accelleration in Tools → Options → LibreOffice → View → Graphic output.
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Online tool to test how a site behaves in popular desktop, tablet and phone resolutions.
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To reduce download time, application servers usually serve content using gzip compression, if the browser supports it.
There are several options, but most of them are impractical. The best way is to use the :ruby filter:
When you install Type 1 fonts (like makandra's corporate typeface), they won't show up in OpenOffice. OpenOffice requires...
When using the screen tool you may be unable to start a screen session but instead encounter an error:
The colors in Rails log files are helpful when watching them but, since they are ANSI color codes like ^[[4...
There is a new card about how to do this with the new AWS Command Line Interface
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When you have a program running in a hidden X screen (like with Xvfb for Selenium tests) you may want...