Before I begin going, let me ask a question. Think about it for a second. Should proprietary software belong in open source Linux?
Now if you gave that any thought at all, 80% of you are running proprietary software in your Linux box. Whether you are using ndiswrapper for your wireless, playing DVDs [...]
Synergy is just too cool. This is the kind of software that should just be implemented onto evey networked computer by default. It gives you the ability to have control over as many networked computers as necessary using only one keyboard and one mouse. Of course, you need a monitor on every computer that will [...]
This is somewhat of a personal pet peeve more than anything. In fact, I’d place this right under the ‘Rant’ category if I had one. My issue is all about when GNOME 3.0 is going to get released, if ever.
First off, let me mention that I prefer Fluxbox and Blackbox to any window [...]
If I am beating this topic into the ground, so be it. Sometimes, you just need to beat a dead horse, regardless.
Due to the decision of switching to Jabber exclusively, I am on the lookout for a good Jabber client for Linux. In fact, a cross-platform client for Windows and Mac OS X [...]
Every once in a while, all of us discover something on Linux that, was, well, embarassing. Case in point, I just discovered that I have been running Ubuntu on the 386 kernel. Talk about not optimizing the capabilities of my CPU! As soon as I found out, I immediately made the upgrade to 686, and [...]
I hate ‘em. Nothing is worse than getting the hiccups. Escpecially when they are very violent and seem to last for a long time. Well, yesterday, I just got a major hiccup, and this one is going to last for a long time.
Two days ago, I posted about Open Discussion Day, and how I will [...]
May 19th is unofficially becoming a very important day in instant messaging. It is becoming the day that legacy protocols are dropped, such as Yahoo, MSN, AIM and ICQ, and only open IM protocols are used, such as Jabber.
Currently, I use all protocols. I have for a long time, and I have many [...]
Another “Why I don’t read Slashdot” post, despite what bought and paid for Microsofties think.
The biggest argument for why people read Slashdot, is everything is there. Who cares about the style of the page, it’s look or lack or conforming to W3 standards? It has all the tech related news that the nerd [...]
The example I am about to expense is why Open Source Software (OSS) is so powerful.
A friend of mine was reading my blog, and cheking out my Firefox extension list (that I still need to update badly). He noticed that I use the gmail notifier extension for Firefox rather than the gmail-notify package for [...]
I’m not the most creative person in the world, but probably one of the strongest critics. Anyway, I was looking for a way to hook up my PDA to my laptop, when I came across this window. Click on the screenshot below for a larger picture:
Now, tell me what is wrong with that [...]
First, take a good long hard look at this screenshot.
Second, check out this mug of Tuttle Mayor and City Manager Jerry A. Taylor.
Third, read this email exchange.
Lastly, read this news entry on The Tuttle Times site.
Before we move on, make sure you don’t read any further before you completed the first 4 steps above. [...]
There are always interesting discussions in the Linux community, espcially those discussions that focus on open source software. Religous, political, ethical and moral ideals can come flying right out of the bag. Sometimes annoying, other times, entertaining, and sometimes, just sometimes educational. Hanging out in IRC, I engaged with an interesting conversation [...]
Aside from being a member of the Ubuntu-Utah team and the Unofficial Ubuntu Document Storage Facility team, I have decided to contribute more. Frankly, I don’t know why I haven’t thought about this before. I guess it took a little poking and prodding to get me going.
I am hosting the latest Ubuntu stable release (Breezy) [...]
Okay, so it may be late (it’s almost 4 in the morning), but I can’t sleep. I suffer from insomnia. I have for years. Luckily, it isn’t too bad, however, people tell me that if I suffer from insomnia, I probably have apnia, which could kill me. I better get to [...]
… and no one is in any local IRC channel, or on IM. Man I’m bored. I hate insomnia.
