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WebOS 1.4.5 Released
My Palm Pixi is installing it right now. It appears to be just minor fixes. Details here. (0)Best Point-and-Shoot Digital Camera
Some good notes: Best Point & Shoot Digital Cameras under $300. (0)Regarding iPad Alternatives
Some useful commentary. Make sure to read the comments. (0)gizmag Reviews Two Android Devices
Two devices, the HTC Desire and Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 get a side by side rundown by @gizmag. Both end up with some serious negatives, but also some really good potential. It’s worth a read.
(0)gizmag: Top ten technologies that will change the world
And the list is here. They all sound reasonably revolutionary, but at the rate things are changing, how long will it take to change the list? (0)
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Quick WMV -> MP4 Conversion
Well, it’s quick if you use Google Video. Thing is, I use Google Video pretty frequently, and I needed an MP4 of a file in WMV format which I had already uploaded. After a few minutes of searching for the … Continue reading
Ubuntu Tips
Since Ubuntu is my Linux of choice, I was excited to find this set of tips for getting more out of it. HT: nixCraft.
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu
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Using Audicity with Ubuntu and PulseAudio
Read this page from the PulseAudio Wiki. It’s one of those really super single pages that solve many problems. May their number increase!
Posted in OpenSouce Software, Software Recommendations
Tagged Audacity, pulseaudio, Ubuntu
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Netbeans 6.5 Released
You can read about it here or just go and download it here. Netbeans has become my editor of choice for working with PHP. At first I found it a bit clumsy due to the many things I was not … Continue reading
Info on Rootkits
TechRepublic’s 10 Things blog has a pretty good rundown. I’ve recently had to explain the very basics of rootkits to an occasional curious customer.
Posted in Computer Security
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A Simple Variable Width Header in CSS
This example is actually simpler than most of what you’ll find on the web, and you need to build on it, but I often want to see a simple, stripped down example, so I thought I’d post it. I wanted … Continue reading
Deprivation!
It looks like President-Elect Obama will have to give up his Blackberry when he drops the -Elect. Ouch! I sympathize!
Posted in Cell Phones
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Blogrush Shutting Down
Since I blogged about Blogrush before and found it a fairly marginal service, I should note that it is now shutting down.
Posted in Web Design
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Create favicon.ico with GIMP
This link is very helpful.
Posted in OpenSouce Software
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IT Folks Make Errors? No!!
I love TechRepublic’s 10 Things posts, and 10 dumb things IT pros do that can mess up their networks is a great one. It’s fun to tell those user stories, but most of us have dumb moment stories of our … Continue reading
Posted in Energion.com, Information Management
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