Dear Kubuntu: I’m Leaving You for Another Distro
My Dear John letter to Kubuntu.
My Dell Laptop is Trying to Sell Me a New Battery
In an unexpected twist, my Dell Vostro 1700 laptop is trying to sell me a replacement battery. For itself.
You’ll Have to Excuse the CAPTCHA, the Maid Has the Week Off
I hated to have to do it, but I’m now getting over a hundred spam comments a day that I have to sift through so that I don’t miss legitimate comments from you guys. It has simply become too much for me to handle. So, please forgive the inconvenience and keep the comments [...]
Re-Enter My Email Address… Why?
Before you ask me to re-enter my email address you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’. Here’s why, and what you can do instead.
A Free Idea for the Folks at Pandora
I would like to see Pandora integrated with a lyrics engine. Most people are probably going to think of some link in the user interface where they can click it and see the lyrics for the song. Not me. I want something much bigger.
I want the ability to exclude a song based on a word [...]
They Call it ‘Repacking a Heavy Bag’ for a Reason
I own an 80lb heavy bag that I use for exercise. I got it used, and just hung it up and began banging away. I love the workout, and the stress relief helps as well.
About a year has gone by, and the filling has begun to settle even more. It was to the point where [...]
Kubuntu 8.10 is Official: Color Me “Meh”
I don’t personally know many people who are bigger fans or proponents of KDE than I am. I think it’s fantastic. I love just about everything about it.
Except KDE 4. It’s just not that exciting to me. The new features aren’t that important to me and as a whole the desktop performs rather pitifully on [...]
No BS: Which Software Licensing Model Leads to the Most Secure Software?
We’ve all read the comments and seen the posts. “Open Source software isn’t secure.” While that may be true, I’d like to revise that statement by removing two words:
“Software isn’t secure.”
The licensing model of a piece of software will have almost no effect on the quality of that software in the early stages. The reality [...]
Some Thoughts On Internet Explorer 6
I have a serious question for the 10% of you who visit this site and are still running IE 6. I’m not trying to mock anyone, nor pass judgment. I’m simply curious.
Why are you still using IE 6?
I get that about half of you seem to be running Windows 2000, so IE 7 isn’t an [...]
Struggling To Complete Your Current Programming Task?
Sometimes when you’re writing software you find yourself struggling with details, wrapped up in the infinitely small things, completely lost. You spend minutes, hours, perhaps days wandering in circles, trying to find the secret passage to completion that you just know is there.
This is a reminder for myself and other seasoned programmers, and maybe a [...]