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Archive for the ‘Geeky Fun’ Category

July 11th, 2008

Another Linux distro to checkout: Sidux

I’ve found something interesting tonight. It’s sidux. Basically Debian Sid + KDE (or Fluxbox) without much tweaks and modifications. It’s said to have a good user manual too so that’s one thing I’d like to see. :D
Why you might want to check it out: It’s 100% compatible with Debian because it is Debian!
It […]

By Clair -- 6 comments

July 10th, 2008

Speaking of home servers…

I saw that Pinoy Tux posted images showing the benefits of a home server. It seems to be a promotional material for the Windows Home Server but let’s get some information that would be beneficial for us.
One, it talks of setting up a home server. It is possible with Linux. In fact, Linux […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

July 6th, 2008

Switch on your appliances using Linux

Free Software Magazine has an informative article giving us an overview of how to automate appliances in your own home. I know of people who would like something like this. I watched one of the sequels of Home Alone and there was one where they had a remote control which basically switched or […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

June 29th, 2008

Download YouTube videos

Hey, Timelady! I owe you once again for this awesome link to download YouTube videos. I hardly download videos on YouTube so this set of tools would be great.
I like TubeLeecher and KissYouTube. It’s easy to just remember the URLs of those two tools.
I am not sure if there are any other YouTube […]

By Clair -- 2 comments

June 28th, 2008

There are times when I find Compiz quite nifty

In particular, I really like two things about Compiz. One is the preview of the windows I have open when switching from one workspace to another or from one app to another. The other is the magnification of the screen when I press Alt +1 (or 2 or 3). I find it […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 23rd, 2008

Plurk client on Linux?

I have only been recently introduced to Plurk and I haven’t been plurking as much as my buddies. Probably because I have stuff to work on and there’s nothing much to plurk about.
In any case, for those of you who don’t know Plurk yet, it’s this nifty thing that lets you post your thoughts […]

By Clair -- 4 comments

June 20th, 2008

Linux robot play the clarinet

There are students from NICGA and the University of NSW who made a clarinet that could be operated by a computer. The description of the robot is that there’s an embedded computer that is connected to brass plungers with rubber nylon feet to control the keys and mouthpiece of the internet. They used […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 18th, 2008

Looks like the Broadcom driver works better now

So far, I haven’t had much troubles with the wireless network in the office when I am using Ubuntu Hardy Heron. I don’t get disconnected after 15-20 minutes of being online. It used to happen that way a lot and it was really so much trouble having to connect to the wireless network […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 15th, 2008

Manage projects with Open Project

I think that those who interact with clients who prefer Microsoft software and file formats would find it difficult. But there are apps that help make life a little bit easier by making it possible to import the file into Microsoft readable files. (Though of course, the reality is that there are constraints, because […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 11th, 2008

Rants and a contest about 3ix

It’s not me ranting and running a contest here but a fellow blogger: PinoyTux. She has been having problems with 3ix’s webhosting services and she was ranting about it here:
Finally, my patience with their antics run dry when they suspended my account because of reasons unfamiliar to me. I opened a chat and asked […]

By Clair -- 0 comments