January 11th, 2010 at 2:41 pm » Comments (0)

Ubuntu-tweak has been upgraded to version .5x. A deb installer can be found here. Similarily, a deb installer for ailurus can be found here. These two applications are similar in ...more »

December 10th, 2009 at 4:40 pm » Comments (0)

Recently an app crashed on me. Worse, it left me staring at an empty desktop without icons. Only my wallpaper was visible. Restarting X had no effect. I tried dragging ...more »

November 24th, 2009 at 5:10 pm » Comments (0)

When GNOME 3 is officially released next year it will no longer have a bottom panel. The default bottom panel in GNOME 2 can be problematic at times. Some applications ...more »

November 12th, 2009 at 1:08 pm » Comments (1)

Bilbo is an offline blogging client supporting several blogging platforms including Wordpress, Blogger and Movable Type. It is a "HotPick" in the Linux Format magazine, issue #125. There, you can ...more »

October 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pm » Comments (0)

The holiday season is approaching. For several weeks Kim Komando will air her annual radio contest. I have no doubt that due to Microsoft's generosity, she will have several copies ...more »

March 11th, 2009 at 2:58 pm » Comments (0)

A controversial (see all the comments)  article on tuxmachines.org caught my interest. It was another salvo in the never ending GNOME vs. KDE war. In the past I have tried ...more »