Monthly Archives: June 2006
More Vim goodness
Another Vim tips piece is up on Linux.com today, this time I covered mappings and abbreviations.
I make heavy use of mappings and abbreviations for several things, correcting common typos (like thier instead of their, or teh instead of the), long names or names with foreign characters when I'm writing a news story with several [...]
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Defective by Design
Bruce Byfield has coverage of the most recent Defective by Design events on NewsForge today. As Byfield reports, the organizers are having a tough time getting news coverage of the events.
I'm not sure if this is because news directors think that their audiences could care less about Digital Restriction Management (DRM) protests, or if [...]
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Dapper review
My review of Ubuntu Dapper is up on Linux.com. Note that this one focuses exclusively on Dapper for desktops -- I'll be doing a server review shortly.
It's really amazing what the Ubuntu folks have accomplished in such a short time. When you think about the massive popularity of Ubuntu and realize that it wasn't [...]
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Two words I hate
There's nothing that turns me off faster than the words "after rebate."
Got another Micro Center flyer in the mail today, and noticed a few things that looked like deals -- until you get to the "price is after rebate" and the list of two or three different rebates you have to cash in on [...]
Blanking the laptop screen
I leave my workstations on 24x7, but I always turn off my monitors when I'm away from the desk for more than a few minutes so as to save energy and preserve the LCD backlights as long as possible.
Unfortunately, I've never had a laptop that allows you to just shut down the LCD while [...]
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Online debating isn't worth it
"Supposing ... There's only one thing worth debating online:"
There's no point debating anything online. You might as well hurl shoes in the air to knock clouds from the sky. The internet's perfect for all manner of things, but productive discussion ain't one of them. It provides scant room for debate and infinite opportunities for fruitless [...]
New Gaim 2.0 beta 3 packages -- now for Dapper Drake!