Monthly Archives: December 2006
Thunderbird shortcuts?
Does anyone know of a good way to add shortcuts to Thunderbird? And why the bleep doesn't Thunderbird include this functionality natively? (Note: needs to be compatible with Thunderbird 2.0.)
Posted in Linux, Open Source 1 Comment
Moved to VPS
If you're reading this post, then DNS has propagated, and you're reading this post on my Ubuntu Dapper VPS rather than my old dedicated server.
If you've left any comments in the last, oh, 12 hours or so they may be in transition limbo. Please re-post or drop me a note and I'll move 'em over. [...]
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All mail clients suck...
Mutt just happens to be one of the mail clients that sucks less. I'd been getting tired of Sylpheed lately, so I decided to try out several text mail clients and see how they fit my email volume.
Part of the fruits of my labor is this tutorial on configuring Mutt's behavior. If you've ever thought [...]
Posted in Articles, Linux, Open Source, Writing 2 Comments
So much for "protecting the artists," huh?
Remember when the RIAA started going on its anti-filesharing rampage, under the guise of "protecting the artists"? It turns out, they're finally admitting they're really looking out for the record companies:
As quoted by The Hollywood Reporter,"Mechanical royalties currently are out of whack with historical and international rates," RIAA executive VP and General Counsel Steven Marks [...]
Posted in Digital Rights, Legal 1 Comment
He, she, or they?
I like today's Grammar Girl's post, about whether you should use he, she, or they, when referring to a person of unknown gender. Though it's grammatically problematic, I'm firmly in the they camp.
Taryn from Evansville, David from New Jersey, and a listener named Gina also asked about this problem, and I think Betty summed it [...]
Posted in Writing 2 Comments
I must love ellipses
I just noticed that my last three posts had ellipses in the subject. I definitely tend to abuse ellipses...
First look at Thunderbird 2.0