Stopping Ubuntu Beeps During Computer Shutdown
Stop the system bell from going off on reboot.
Kubuntu Jaunty and the Slow Trash Can
Complete instructions on how to work around the KDE 4.2.2 “slow trash can” problem.
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.
Keyboard Copy/Paste in Eclipse on (K)Ubuntu Workaround
Using the keyboard to copy/paste or cut/paste in Ubuntu/Kubuntu hasn’t worked without two or more taps on the keys for too long. I finally found a bug on launchpad that discusses the problem and confirms that I’m not the only person seeing it. The bug was opened in April of 2008 and is still unresolved [...]
Eight Months of Work, Over in Less Than Three Rounds
This is one of the unique things about the various combat sports. The massive amount of training that goes into it and how quickly it is all over. I was in the gym for hours a day, seven days a week, for eight months and it culminated in three one minute rounds. It went by [...]
Recently Popular – Recently Messed Up
As many of you probably found out (quite painfully), the Recently Popular WordPress plugin has had some issue of late. I took some much-needed time tonight and ironed the wrinkles and released 0.4.8.3, which fixes many bugs that have been impacting people. There was a brief stretch on 7-13-2009 that a 0.4.8.2 release was listed [...]
How Important Is My Diet? Very.
I took a canoe trip this past weekend, and needless to say my diet suffered. Tremendously. When I got back to the gym on Monday morning and went back to work I was dragging. I haven’t been that worn out and performed that poorly since the first couple of months I showed up at the [...]
Another Beating, Another Lesson
I climbed back in the ring this morning with Tyson and proceeded to get pummeled. I still don’t have my body conditioned that when I get hit I should immediately punch back. My natural instinct is to cover up, and that couldn’t be more wrong. I feel like I’m taking the shots Ok and I’m [...]
Thank Goodness I Didn't Have To Work Today
So today was Memorial Day. I slept in, kind of took my time getting to the gym. My plan was to put in a half hour of cardio, do about ten minutes of abs, then a little neck work, then bolt. Instead I spent an hour and fifteen mintues in the weight room with an [...]
Tracking Hours at the Gym
I’ve been tracking the time I’m spending at the gym on a spreadsheet. It helps me keep track of whether or not I’m cheating myself and should give me a gauge on how hard I’m going to have to work out if I decide to enter any more tournaments in the future. Since I started [...]