We need a thoughout integration of the desktop and the web - not Tab Candy superfast jellyfish
28 July 2010
'Tab Candy' is a high level graphical user interface that might make it into a future version of Firefox. Lord help us all if it does.
Taming Firefox memory usage
15 June 2010
Firefox uses a lot of my computers memory, here are the things I looked at to put it right.
Mobile Wireless Questions and Answers
21 June 2009
Some interesting questions and answers from my local Linux Group, the responses were written by Linux wireless expert Quentin Wright.
Printing in black and white on Linux
02 April 2009
In this post, I talk about using the HP Deskjet D2560 on Linux, as well as how to print in black and white.
Email with Mutt, IMAP and SSMTP
26 February 2009
In this post, I talk about how I set up the Mutt email reader, retrieving email with IMAP, and sending email using SSMTP.
Desktop applications on Linux
24 February 2009
Which desktop application would you not like to see implemented again on Linux?
Server upgrade and code rethink
22 December 2008
I talk about the server upgrade and the code that this site runs on.
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.
