Way back, I wrote a quick blurb on Windows Managers for running under X. Well, a while back I switched to Ubuntu for my OS of choice. As you may know, the fine folks at Ubuntu switch the default window manager to something called Unity, which cause a stir. I tried it for a while, [...]
Abandon the GUI!
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There is still life here
Well, somehow this site is still getting traffic, and a few comments in the last few days. So, I guess I need to look at some of the tips and tricks I have been keeping, and write them up for publishing here. If you have any thoughts on what you would like to see, let [...]
cmus project restarted
Just a quick note. The cmus project has been restarted recently, and they are working on a new release. This one should have better integration with things like PulseAudio. Good news! Go check out http://cmus.sourceforge.net/ for more details.
Making life easy over flaky links
I tend to work over VPN, which we know can be flaky at times, Since I work on server, I spend a lot of time ssh’ed into hosts. I was getting tired of the lost time having to restart what I was working on every time the VPN dropped (which could be as much as [...]
Welcome back!
Welcome back. I am restarting this site, and have a few ideas to write about that do not fit on my other sites. Enjoy!