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Host Your Own Domain, Website and Webserver
2010-02-13 19:27:00
This post was originally published on 13 July, 2006.  This version has been updated. I have a problem with facebook, myspace, and other social networking websites out there.  The problem is when I upload my data to their webservers….I don’t own it anymore.  They do.  And they can do whatever they want with it once it ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Unity 2010 Beta 2 Impressions
2010-01-15 21:30:00
As noted previously, I’ve been pretty hard pressed lately in my secular job due to migrations and other fun activities happening throughout the past few months.  I did however, get the chance to download Unity 2010 Beta 2 and give it a go.  I had some problems when booting because I was brought to a ... Related posts:What Is Unity Linux? There’s been a lot of confusion about exactly what Unity... Foresight, rPath, LiveCD, and Unity Linux Most, if not all, top distributions of Linux ship a... The New Planet Unity Some of you may have noticed that Planet Unity got... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Status Update for Devnet
2010-01-05 17:30:00
For those of you who follow me here at Yet Another Linux Blog you might be wondering where I went the last month.  I assure you I’m still here and I still use Linux every single day.  I’m currently running both Arch Linux (32bit) and Unity Linux (64bit) on my main computer. I’ve been working pretty ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Zealots and Narcissism
2009-12-21 20:45:00
Many times in my journeys of distribution hopping, I’ve run across rabid fans and communities [1] I’ve written a guide for new users on how to understand the vitrol that rabid zealots spew in Linux communities [2] Those problems are all very easy to see…but these articles deal with only the tangible problems in these areas.  What ... Related posts:Hate KDE4? Ignorance Is Probably the Culprit Let’s bust some myths today because a majority of KDE... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Unity Linux Theme Refreshes
2009-11-09 22:30:00
I’ve been pretty busy lately with theme design for the Unity Linux project.  The following pages were updated: Unity-Linux.org Planet.Unity-Linux.org A new forum theme called SMFPress @ forum.unity-linux.org Uniformity was the key ingredient to the stylings.  I’m trying to match everything to the front page theme at the main site page.  Using the color pallete from that site, I ... Related posts:Unity 3.7 Snapshot Preview Out Gettinther announced that build 3.7…a developer environment snapshot intended as... The New Planet Unity Some of you may have noticed that Planet Unity got... Foresight, rPath, LiveCD, and Unity Linux Most, if not all, top distributions of Linux ship a... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Convert PNG to GIF via Command Line
2009-11-06 19:24:00
I installed a bare bones Arch Linux system today and took a screenshot.  With no graphics utilities installed, I needed a way to convert a PNG to a GIF for a Simple Machines forum template thumbnail.  I figured I’d use a command line utility to help me and ImageMagick is installed by default on most ... Related posts:Adding Color to Bash List Command One of the things I love is being able to... Adding Color to Bash List Command Part II I previously blogged about how to add color to the... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Foresight, rPath, LiveCD, and Unity Linux
2009-10-14 16:20:00
Most, if not all, top distributions of Linux ship a live CD that allows an end user to preview the operating system without installing it. Foresight Linux is the exception. Now, this isn’t because they don’t WANT to have a Live CD…they do.  The problem is that rPath, the creators of rBuilder Online, have discontinued the Live CD ... Related posts:What Is Unity Linux? There’s been a lot of confusion about exactly what Unity... Unity 3.7 Snapshot Preview Out Gettinther announced that build 3.7…a developer environment snapshot intended as... Foresight and Fedora, ClarkConnect Becomes ClearOS Foresight and Fedora (aka “boots, a fedora remix”) Last week... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Links for 2009-09-25 [del.icio.us]
2009-09-26 09:00:00
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/09/2 5/svn-strikes-back-a-serious-vulnerabilit y-found/ Interesting note for SVN users/admins
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YALB ? ITLPD
2009-09-19 17:41:00
In honor of today, which is International Talk like a Pirate Day, my blog now comes in pirate flavor thanks to a very interesting plugin. So have a look around!  Some posts are pretty silly sounding and others are downright hilarious.  And have a great day or you’ll probably have to walk the plank somewhere ... No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Links for 2009-09-03 [del.icio.us]
2009-09-04 09:00:00
Petabytes on a budget: How to build cheap cloud storage | Backblaze Blog This is pretty interesting...I wouldn't mind doing this if I were a startup.
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Links for 2009-09-01 [del.icio.us]
2009-09-02 09:00:00
Woof the puppy linux builder Can build Arch, Debian and a few others...nice! Will have to try this... Make Free VoIP Calls from Google Voice - Google Voice - Lifehacker
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Links for 2009-06-03 [del.icio.us]
2009-06-04 09:00:00
10 Creative Mac ’n’ Cheese Creations from WomansDay.com - Macaroni and Cheese For those times when you're on a programming binge and need extra carbs....
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Links for 2009-04-05 [del.icio.us]
2009-04-06 09:00:00
Lifehacker - Abstract Aurora and Color Spectrum Wallpapers - Wallpaper Nexuiz 2.5 released! - Nexuiz - News - Alientrap.org New VERSION! Forrester Surveyed Lots of Room for Open-Source Growth - Technology.am Welcome to the Next Sync Generation!
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Project Unity Updates
2009-04-06 02:55:00
Just a few updates on the new project named Unity … We’ve got a Home Page, IRC Channel, Forum, Docs site, a Package Tracker, and a Planet up and running.   In works is getting a Bug Tracker up and running… We have SVN We have Twitter for news We have Twitter for commits We have a Forum aggregator for Commits We have ... Related posts:Will Kanotix jump the Bandwagon? Over the last week, one of the most respected...
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Links for 2009-03-27 [del.icio.us]
2009-03-28 08:00:00
Fatwallet Online Coupons Search Looking for a good deal? Me too... dealnews.com: Find the best deals on computers, laptops, HDTV, iPods, and MP3 players This is the place I find most of my tech deals from...
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New Project: Unity
2009-03-24 15:45:00
I’ve been working on a new project the last few days.  We’re calling it Unity .  What it will be is a new Linux distribution that takes an incremental approach to desktop Linux.  It will provide a central core and use the mklivecd scripts that PCLinuxOS uses and it will provide a base from which to ... Related posts:Project Unity Updates Just a few updates on the new project named Unity…...PCLinuxOS Reloaded and Rebranded 2007 As some of you know, I own and operate mypclinuxos.com,...Inside MyPCLinuxOS I’ve been extremely busy during the last month supporting...

Self Musings
2009-03-18 21:59:00
With Yet Another Linux Blog silently turning 4 years old this past December, I began to examine what I’ve posted over the years and have tried to take a step back to examine what I’ve accomplished here…first, from a design perspective.  Please understand that these links go to the internet archive so they may take ... No related posts.
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Laptop Multimedia Keys and PCLinuxOS 2009
2009-03-18 03:35:00
I installed PCLinux OS 2009 recently on a Dell D630 Latitude and was disappointed to see that I couldn’t get the hardware volume (up/down/mute) buttons didn’t work out of the box.  I thought a bit about kmilo, a program that was previously used for laptop buttons (thinkpad buttons though) and I searched around a bit inside ... Related posts:KDE Shortcut Keys Most people know shortcuts in Windows but neglect to find...New Linux with an Old Laptop : Fedora Core 4 Guest Editor Apostasy has decided to take a look at...PCLinuxOS 2007, USR5411 MaxG Wireless Primer So you’ve just installed PCLinuxOS 2007 TR4 on your laptop...
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An Open Letter to Foresight Linux
2009-03-16 21:24:00
Theoden is a guest blogger writing his first post for Yet Another Linux Blog. The views expressed inside this post are part of his personal experience and opinions regarding Foresight Linux. I’d like to thank him for taking the time to make Linux better with constructive criticism as well as the many bug ... Related posts:The Foresight Linux Search Engine If you’re a Foresight Linux user, there are many resources...Foresight Users and Developer Conference 2008 Are you interested in Foresight Linux or the Conary package...Foresight Linux and KDE 4.2 UPDATE:  Foresight Linux 2.0.6 has recently updated the stable branch...
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PCLinuxOS 2009 Not Diggworthy
2009-03-16 19:37:00
It’s really sad when the Alpha release of Ubuntu makes the front page of Digg.com for Linux /Unix… but the release, after two years of development, of PCLinuxOS 2009…a distribution that challenged Ubuntu for the #1 ranking at distrowatch in 2007-8…goes completely without being dug at all.  Well, to be fair, it was dugg by 18 ... Related posts:Debunking Confusion in PCLinuxOS Active readers of this blog know that I help out...Why I Choose PCLinuxOS There’s been quite a few postings and articles on new...Coming Full Circle on PCLinuxOS Magazine I see articles like OSWeekly’s “The Future of Publishing with...

Links for 2009-03-10 [del.icio.us]
2009-03-11 08:00:00
How to opt-out of Verizon's personal info-sharing scheme - Boing Boing Gadgets I use Verizon...it looks like I'll be going through this mess...
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World of Goo Linux Port Available
2009-02-16 21:21:00
I previously spoke about the game “World of Goo” a few months ago on Yet Another Linux Blog.  I was eagerly anticipating the release of a Linux port of the game and attempted to drum up support for the release of the game for the Linux platform.  All the efforts of bloggers everywhere has paid ... Related posts:Call to the Linux Community Demasiado Personal writes “There’s a game studio made by only...Linux, the BBC and Your Rights Imagine a world where you were told how to think,...
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Broken Sound in Foresight Linux 2.0.?
2009-02-13 19:01:00
Sound is broken in Foresight Linux 2.0.4 and above.  This is a sporadic problem…but I know that most HDA Intel Sigmatel chipsets are having this problem (like the one on my Dell D630 Latitude).  It is my understanding that this is a kernel based problem…and if it is, the last 4 released kernels onto Foresight ... Related posts:An Open Letter to Foresight Linux Theoden is a guest blogger writing his first post for...Foresight Linux and KDE 4.2 UPDATE:  Foresight Linux 2.0.6 has recently updated the stable branch...The Foresight Linux Search Engine If you’re a Foresight Linux user, there are many resources...
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Force Firefox to Remember Initial Window Setting in KDE
2009-02-10 16:43:00
I have a laptop with the resolution of 1440×900…so when I installed the latest TR6 from PCLinux OS, I was dismayed to find out that when launching Firefox , it opened up in a window that was 1024 pixels. Of course, I maximized this and then closed it thinking that Firefox would remember my settings. ... Related posts:KDE Shortcut Keys Most people know shortcuts in Window s but neglect to find...PCLinuxOS Magazine Releases Initial Issue! Normally, I don’t like to rehash the news. However, in...Autostart Apps in PCLinuxOS 2007 (KDE) There’s a question that is often asked via IRC on...
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The Foresight Linux Search Engine
2009-02-06 18:08:00
If you’re a Foresight Linux user, there are many resources you have at your disposal for documentation.  First and foremost, you have the excellent guide shipped by default in Foresight accessible in the menu…but there are other resources you can search for a resolution to your problems.  The Foresight Wiki and Foresight Forum are other ... Related posts:Foresight Linux and KDE 4.2 UPDATE:  Foresight Linux 2.0.6 has recently updated the stable branch...Foresight Users and Developer Conference 2008 Are you interested in Foresight Linux or the Conary package...Alltray in Foresight I’ve recently packaged up Alltray, a handy tool for keeping...
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Links for 2009-02-04 [del.icio.us]
2009-02-05 09:00:00
YourFonts - Generate Your Own Fonts Online Generate a font based on your own handwriting. I've wanted to do this for years! Google Earth Google Earth 5.0 just released!
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Links for 2009-01-21 [del.icio.us]
2009-01-22 09:00:00
FS#916 : gtk-qt-engine makes a double entry in the KDE Control Center and doesn't remove both on removal This is the fix I've found for erasing the double entry for Foresight Linux KDE 3.5.10...bookmarking for reference to use to fix the package later. Flash OBJECT and EMBED tag attributes Used for the chat feature of yet another linux blog. I'll need to employ some styles listed here to fix it...currently, it does not allow you to see who is in the room.
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Links for 2009-01-12 [del.icio.us]
2009-01-13 09:00:00
SS64.com Command Line reference for Windows, Bash, Oracle, and SQL Server
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Links for 2009-01-09 [del.icio.us]
2009-01-10 09:00:00
Common threads: OpenSSH key management, Part 1 This is an excellent write up on how SSH and key pairs work. If you work as a developer for any project or are thinking about working on a project that requires signatures on packages/commits via SSH...this info will get you started.
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OLPC Mission Has Changed
2008-05-02 21:32:00
Has the mission of OLPC changed so much? I say it has. No longer are the five core principals initially employed when the project started valid. The original Five Core Principles were:Child OwnershipLow AgesSaturationConnectionFree and Open SourceIt's important to quote what is under #5 above:The child with an XO is not just a passive consumer of knowledge, but an active participant in a learning community. As the children grow and pursue new ideas, the software, content, resources, and tools should be able to grow with them. The very global nature of OLPC demands that growth be driven locally, in large part by the children themselves. Each child with an XO can leverage the learning of every other child. They teach each other, share ideas, and through the social nature of the interface, support each other's intellectual growth. Children are learners and teachers. There is no inherent external dependency in being able to localize software into their language, fix the software to...
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