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Russians in Orbit
… or going to Mars. They’re working on some new ideas, with Soyuz as the only remaining vehicle. (0)Some Gadgets You Don't Need
… by Gadgetbox. I think the bike book holder sounds promising. (0)HP Has Plans for webOS
As the owner of a Palm Pixi, which I’ll admit I only own because Sprint brought the price down to $0, I’m glad to see that HP has big plans for webOS. (0)Eco House on Wheels
I could live in one of these. (0)A Helicopter for Your Video Camera?
According to Gizmag, there is one! I have a hard enough time holding one in my hand and getting any useful video! (0)
Monthly Archives: May 2007
E-Mail Disorganization
[Note to readers--this is not about programming. This is about e-mail management for those who are a bit shaky with the computer.] There’s an interesting article in the Washington Post about e-mail, and the way it’s getting the better of … Continue reading
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Ubuntu Founder Mark Shuttleworth on Microsoft Patent Suits
This is an interesting article. I wonder if he’s right. I dislike Microsoft quite a lot, and generally I see this as one more reason. It would be nice, of course, if they became an ally on the patent issue … Continue reading
Posted in OpenSouce Software, Software Patents
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Bible Software for Linux
Well, here I am playing around with my new Ubuntu machine again, and being a Bible teacher and writer, I obviously want Bible software on any machine I’m running. A little effort found me the Sword Project, and it’s related … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Software, Java, OpenSouce Software, Software Recommendations, Ubuntu
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Trying Ubuntu
Since I often upgrade, trade, or even occasionally build new machines, I pick up spare parts on many of the deals by allowing people some credit for usable older parts. I did really well on such a deal yesterday, and … Continue reading
Burning ISO Images
I was reminded this afternoon of another category of free (meaning donation supported) software, and that is image burning software. There are a number of options available, but I use ImgBurn, which you can find at www.imageburn.com. I was reminded … Continue reading
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Beginning Work with Draw
As a means of teaching myself how to program OO Draw using OO Basic, I am trying to duplicate some of the functionality of a game mapping system I wrote some years ago using C++. I’m going to post my … Continue reading
Posted in OO Basic, OO Draw, OpenOffice
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Listing Tables and Indexes
Here’s a piece of code I adapted from the “Programming Guide to BASIC.” It didn’t actually prove to get me anywhere I wanted to go, but it might help in some other effort. This one simply iterates all indexes and … Continue reading
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Sorting a Scriptural Index – Take I
Update: Please see my next try at this. If you mess up the count of instances of “scripture index” in the rather unhandy way I found the scripture index you could get some nasty results. The new one fixes that. … Continue reading
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