According to the findings of one study, the age-old question of “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” has been unceremoniously solved. According to Metro news, a study that set out to discover how chickens created their hard egg shells ended with the discovery that the chicken clearly came first. Their logic (or at least the […]
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Spotify for Linux but not for Me
Yes, I do use Linux, but I cannot use Spotify, despite the fact that the company just released a Linux version of its awesome music software. With their P2P technology, users can share their music, create customizable playlists, and do all sorts of other cool things, as long as they are not in the U.S. […]
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Free Mega Games Pack For Linux
Remember a time when the most complex aspect of a game was unwrapping the packaging? It was a time when a first-person shooter truly was just about one person doing a whole lot of shooting and not much else. It was a time when RAM was still counted by the megabyte and 1024×768 resolution was […]
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QtCurve faster than the rest?
I have an EeePC 1201n that has a pretty descent graphics processor (Nvidia Ion), but I was still noticing a little bit of sluggishness with KDE’s KWin desktop effects enabled. Things like minimizing or switching desktops produced minor little hiccups. Overall, it was still fast, but it was enough to make me try some different settings. I […]
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Beautiful HTML5 Video Demo
HTML5 video will hopefully soon replace Flash Player as the video streaming method of choice for websites. YouTube, Vimeo, DailyMotion, and others are currently providing beta examples of their future HTML5 video players. While these demos are OK, they do not really showcase how beautifully seamless the experience can be. SublimeVideo does just that. It […]
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The iPad hype and why books are safe
There has been much talk about the cybersphere with the release of Apple’s new iPad. Some of that talk has reflected the views of people who believe the days of print materials are numbered. And please don’t mistakenly assume that because I am a librarian, I would shed tears over such a loss. From the […]
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Latest articles
I am way behind in posting my articles. I have been very busy working on the final projects in the final semester of my degree. So, here is a quick run-down of my latest writing. Miniaturize Your Photos With TiltShift Generator How to Install QtCurve in KDE How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.2 in Ubuntu 9.10 […]
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Ubuntu Java versions
Just a quick note. I discovered that the Ubuntu Jaunty (9.04) version of sun-java6 provided in one of their updates is a higher version than the base version provided in Karmic (9.10). This produces installation errors if you try to add any additional Java packages. The solution is to remove sun-java6 and its associated components […]
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Proper USB Portage
When will computer manufacturers finally get it right? For a serious computer user, four or even six USB ports is just not enough. In this day and age, I should not have to attach a HUB just so I can have all of my devices connected at once. Everyone is different, but let me give […]