Monthly Archives: October 2008

Ubuntu 8.10

It’s out, and it’s available from here. Mirrors are likely to be slightly busy for a few hours though.

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Music as product – where do we go from here?

I’m not sure whether music can be called as product. But what I do know is that I’m a consumer of music, and as a consumer I like to have some degree of choice over where I obtain music, what … Continue reading

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Severed Fifth – Denied by Reign

Severed Fifth is the musical alter-ego of Jono Bacon (a name that might be familiar to many Linux users). The album is available from here (various formats), and while it is proper metal, it is also oddly melodic in places. … Continue reading

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Ubuntu 8.10

I’ve just upgraded with no issues whatsoever, and am now trying to make my laptop look as different as possible. I don’t think I could use this for any length of time, but I do really like the look of … Continue reading

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Gnome-do

I think Gnome-do is going to end up on the list of my favourite pieces of software. It reminds me a lot of Quicksilver on Mac OS X, but is much prettier.

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gNewSense – Free as in Freedom

I was sceptical that a Linux distribution with no proprietary components at all would do everything I need it to. But 30 minutes after burning the CD, I’ve got a pretty desktop, a working wireless connection, and what seems like … Continue reading

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Wiki Widgets

I was looking at Wiki Widgets today, and in particular how to integrate Google Calendar and Twitter with Mediawiki. This is something I’d like to investigate further when I’m not so busy.

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This amused me

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Microblogging as a promotional tool

I’ve been thinking recently about how we (and by we I mean anyone involved in any activity they wish to promote) can get information to the largest number of appropriate people, with the least amount of effort. This interests me … Continue reading

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Mandriva 2009 is out!

http://torrent.mandriva.com/public/ has everything you may need. Known issues are at http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/2009.0_Errata I like this release, and think it’s the prettiest Mandriva release for ages (if not ever). I may get round to updating tonight, but it will more likely be … Continue reading

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