I saw the writing on the wall nearly a year ago, while so many continued dishing out money for extremely expensive HD-DVD players and DVDs. Have people learned nothing from these types of “format wars” of the past? Hello? VHS vs. Betamax? What did you expect? Now, nearly a million people around the world are […]
The world is open source.
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Linux PC’s minding their G’s and E’s
Looking to ditch Windows and jump into the Linux world but afraid to try installing it yourself? Looking for an ultra-portable laptop that happens to be extremely small and cute? Perhaps you’re in the market for an EeePC from ASUS. That’s “Easy to learn, Easy to work, Easy to play” in case you were wondering. […]
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Feeding my addiction on the go
I’ve finally found a mobile way to feed my addiction. Anytime I start playing the game Frozen Bubble, it turns into a lengthy affair. It’s insanely addictive from the colorful balls and cute penguins, to the rhythmically enchanting music. When I first got my Nokia n800, I had hoped that there would be a working […]
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Nokia n800 Test
This is a blog post test from my new Nokia N800. This is only a test. Test one Test two Test three
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OLPC Preview Test
I decided to give the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) operating system and desktop environment (called Sugar) a test run. They have a live CD available on their site, and I used VirtualBox to run it. You can click on the image below to see the rest of my snapshots. Interestingly, the “window manager” is […]
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New Muslim Writers Society
We have revamped the Muslim Writers Society web site. It now runs Joomla and offers many options for community interaction and collaboration. Also, I plan to make Facebook and maybe even MySpace groups for the organization, insha`Allah. If you haven’t seen it, check it out, and if you haven’t joined, now is a great time […]
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Of all the strange things
Here is a site that predicts the date you’re going to die. Of course, it assumes you don’t get hit by a car, sucked up by a tornado, swallowed in the ground by an earthquake, seized by an incurable genetic disease, or any of the other myriad of things that could separate you from your […]
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Independent News
Tired of the same US government spoonfed “news” from Fox News, CNN, Newsweek, and most other mainstream media? Here is my personal list of independent news sources: Democracy Now Black Agenda Report The Nation Common Dreams AntiWar.com truthout IndyMedia These are, I’m sure, just a few of the great ones out there. Feel free to […]
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“The Planet” is holding my domain hostage
My domain name, lanterntorch.org, was originally registered under the now defunct EV1.net. They merged with The Planet. I carelessly allowed my domain to expire, but with any other registrar, fixing such a mistake is simple. Registrars hold onto a domain for quite some time after it has expired, giving the owner time to re-register. That […]