Dana is always railing on people to not run as administrator on Windows unless you have to (ie: installing software). I’ve said before that right now that OS/X does it the right way, basically implementing a system wide ‘sudo’ setup (though Fedora/Mandrake and other Linux distros do the same thing). Anyway, Mike found that software […]
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Well, not that sort of dual, but with the addition of an overpriced, and overly large wall-wart-ed power adapter, I now have both my Windows and Linux box with dual monitors. The KVM that doesn’t like wireless mouse from a few months ago gets it’s power from the ps/2 connection, but had a 9V connection
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Ok, this is just bad. I’m looking for some info on server monitoring services and find noscito remote services and check it out. It’s got, well, a couple of big problems. the text on the main page that you enter on (from the google ad anyway) has frames (which is evil in it’s own way,
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Last couple of nights I haven’t been able to get to sleep, and end up out here on the computer until one or two am. Not good. I always am too hot, or too cold, or have too many things running through my mind and just have to aimlessly surf or do email or much
In a fantastic example of keeping it’s citizens free from harm, the Ministry of Truth has once again fended off a potential Terrorist by kicking some random guy taking pictures off the street. He’s lucky they didn’t truck him down to the Ministry of Justice for doing such evil deeds as taking pictures around and
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Well, we’re still three days from being able to move in, but packing has started. Most of the bookshelves in the house are empty, and there are various piles of stuff around the house. Piles to be thrown out, to be donated to some random charity that takes old crap, and so on. The hall
Well, it’s almost all done. I was in the lawyers office today signing the final papers, and writing the largest check I’ve ever written (well, actually getting the largest certified check I’ve ever had). Also signed myself into the largest amount of money I’ve ever owed, lots of fun. But in three or so days
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Very cool…. this is a bit old but someone wrote a system where you could use your GMail webmail accounts (still some available, email me or post a message if you want one of the 6 I still have) as a remote filesystem for Linux. GmailFS allows standard UNIX file operations (read, write, symlink, etc)
A nice article on creating panoramic views using Hugin, Enblend and The Gimp appeared on LinuxFocus.org, which shows pretty much what the title says. Not a complete look at all the tools available I don’t think, but it has the major ones. I’ve never heard of enblend as well, have to go and check that
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Installing an application from Office should not replace my current default email program settings, and replace the icon in my start menu with that of Outlook. That’s rude. I know that MS wants me to use nothing but it’s products, but please, that just pisses me off. Windows Media Player 10 should: Know if there
My Windows Rants for the Night Read Post »