Building the TEI documentation
12 October 2008
In this post, I check out the TEI build scripts, and compile the XML formatted documentation into HTML.
Sisu and typing unicode in GNOME
01 September 2008
In this post I try to figure out how to type unicode characters in GNOME, in my case so I can type Finnish.
Native XML storage with Berkeley DB XML - part one
14 August 2008
In this post I introduce native XML databases and provide installation instructions for DB XML on Windows, Gentoo and Ubuntu.
Is GUADEC just GDEC?
07 August 2008
GUADEC is a developers conference, that is fine but don't pretend that users can come.
Top Ten mailing list posts in the history of free/open source software
25 July 2008
My current choices for the top ten coolest posts in free software/open source mailing list. If you can think of a better one, please do paste a link in the comments.
Are your Firefox extensions proprietary software?
01 June 2008
Look up the licenses of your Firefox extenstions, you might find that some of them, such as the StumbleUpon Toolbar, are not free software/open source at all, they are proprietary software,
Will Epiphany be able to compete with Firefox's extensions?
31 May 2008
Can the forthcoming Epiphany browser based on Webkit compete on GNOME when Firefox has so many extensions?
In this post I look through Firefox's extensions to try work out how many extensions Epiphany would really need to satisfy most GNOME users.
Firefox is your nanny?
22 May 2008
Firefox 3 now requires extension authors to submit their extensions to Mozilla for approval or to setup SSL. Firefox 3 refuses to install an unauthorised extension.
Epiphany and Webkit 2008
18 May 2008
In this post I compile and try out the Epiphany browser with the WebKit backend to see how the boys are getting on.
Swap out your ssh keys
14 May 2008
This post explains how to replace your existing SSH keys with new ones. This is relevant in light of a recent Debian/Ubuntu bug in the random number generator.
Give Linux a chance
12 May 2008
In this introductory article, I try to write accessibly about why you should try another operating system than Windows, you might even like it!
Twitter and GNOME integration
10 April 2008
This is part two of our look at using Python with the API of the Twitter social networking website. In this post, we make twitter updates pop-up on a Linux desktop.
Backing up my laptop
15 February 2008
To my surprise, my laptop has become my primary computer. With my old Fujitsu and my Macbook, I still made a remote connection to my desktop and worked there. However, with my Thinkpad, I have finally found a laptop that I am happy with, I think it is down to the quality of the keyboard. Working locally means I need to back the system up.
Office Software for Linux
20 January 2008
Are you thinking about moving your computer to Linux, but worried about living without office software? Well don't be. Linux has lots of its own office software.
OpenMoko vs iPhone - Free your phone or Fight your phone?
13 January 2008
Hello Everyone, I am rather busy at the moment so I am going to pull out some posts from my drafts folder that I never got around to publishing, so the subjects might be in a rather random order or discuss old issues but you are used to that I'm sure! Let's start with a comparison between the iPhone and the OpenMoko Neo1973-GTA02 FreeRunner.
For more on this topic, you can see my `Smart Phones and Devices`_ series.
A year after my 2007 predictions - the score card
01 January 2008
So last year, I made six predictions for 2007. How did I do?
How to setup an HTTP proxy with privoxy and an SSH tunnel
21 December 2007
Introduction
After the last post, John Reese wrote in with a number of suggestions. I'll deal with one in this post and later we can iterate around again as we try out his other idea.
How to setup an HTTP proxy with privoxy
21 December 2007
Introduction
Lets say, theoretically speaking, that a person wanted to access a service that is IP restricted to their home country, but they were currently abroad.
The Challenge: Encrypt your laptop's /home directory before Christmas
12 December 2007
The reason: people lose laptops
Encrypt your /home this Christmas: part three - moving your data to the encrypted partition
11 December 2007
0. The Plan
