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- Inbox zero failed today. I have a feeling it might fail tomorrow as well. 1 day ago
- Now we _really_ have no kitchen. 2 days ago
- I may need to investigate remedies for removing paint from cats. I hope this will not be required, but fear it might be. 3 days ago
- I've had two hours extra sleep and I'm still shattered. This does not bode well. 5 days ago
- I'm glad this week is over with, although I don't forsee a relaxing weekend either. 5 days ago
- This week is broken, can I have a new one please? 1 week ago
- More wallpaper removed, and more floor tiles smashed. We may even be ready to start phase 2 on Monday. 1 week ago
- After a chaotic start, today was actually ok. I'm sure the sunshine helps a lot with this. 1 week ago
- Tame Impala might just be my musical discovery of the year so far. They paint pictures in my mind. 1 week ago
- My new headphones should arrive tomorrow. That's still a day without music though. 1 week ago
- Time to attack the kitchen again soon. It's oddly cathartic, although I don't particularly need catharsis today. 1 week ago
- Summer might be back next week. This makes me happy. I'm less happy that I've killed yet another pair of headphones though. 1 week ago
- Tonight I revamped my blog. User interface seems important right now. 2 weeks ago
- I'm fed up of seeing the same stupid frog in our house. Three times today and counting. 2 weeks ago
- After a shaky start, today has not been too bad. Now if only the rain would go away... 2 weeks ago
- Yesterday was a long day, but ended with curry and beer so it can't all be bad. 2 weeks ago
- After a rather excellent weekend I'm somewhat disappointed to be back at work today 3 weeks ago
- Banana bread beer - it shouldn't work, but it does. 2010-06-30
- It's days like today that I'm so glad there is a fan on my desk at home. Now I just need one for work. 2010-06-27
- I have had a lot of sun today, but also a lot of stress. I think I now need a lot of beer. 2010-06-22
- Google calendar just emailed me to remind me it's my birthday tomorrow. I should probably turn that notification off. 2010-06-21
- I'm loving the heatwave, but right now I'm feeling somewhat drained. 2010-06-21
- I'm experimenting with the GoogleCL tool today. It certainly has potential. 2010-06-19
- It's been a good day today, and soon it will be a good day with pizza. 2010-06-18
- The new Pernice Brothers album is rocking my world this week. 10 songs. 32 minutes. Damn near perfect. 2010-06-17
- I could live without another day like today. Although at least the weather is nice. 2010-06-16
- Apparently the pollen count is through the roof today. That explains a lot. 2010-06-15
- We now have proper torrential rain and thunder. I'm very glad I'm indoors. 2010-06-13
- So, the World Cup has started. So far I'm underwhelmed. 2010-06-12
- I didn't think I'd like Ariel Pink, but I really do. 2010-06-12
- Tomorrow does not look like a good day to have left my umbrella in the office. 2010-06-08
- Yesterday was a long (although productive) day. Today promises more of the same, with added rain. 2010-06-08
- Summer is back, and I'm still on holiday. This can only be a good thing. 2010-06-03
- I'm not sure I'm capable of relaxing any more, but despite this I'm having an enjoyable week off. 2010-06-02
- Today I've largely sorted through old CDs. My listening habits may be odd this week. 2010-05-31
- We've just been up into the attic. Far too much dust for my liking. 2010-05-30
- The Portuguese #eurovision entry is just bad. Not cheesy. Just really not very good at all. 2010-05-29
- I've heard Armenia's #eurovision entry somewhere before. Possibly on a Madonna album from the 80s. 2010-05-29
- The Russians forgot their costumes and their cheesy synths. Worthy #eurovision winners? 2010-05-29
- The Romanian #eurovision entry have a perspex piano and a lot of fire. This won't end well. 2010-05-29
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Category Archives: Linux
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Review – Mandriva 2009.1 (KDE edition)
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Trying new Linux Distributions
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Mass converting .bmp to .jpg
I’m largely posting this because I’ve had to do it twice recently and forgot how to do it both times. The command to convert a whole folder of images from .bmp to .jpg (on Linux, obviously) is: mogrify -format jpg … Continue reading
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Synching with folders outside of /dropbox
This could probably be summed up in a few words (the words being “use symlinks”). Basically, what I wanted to do was to sync several folders outside my dropbox folder (for various reasons). The solution was to create a shortcut … Continue reading
Using wcid instead of NetworkManager on Ubuntu 8.10
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xmessage
This week I’ve been looking at ways of setting up alerts that only actually happen when I’m sitting in front of my computer to read them. This has lead to me using xmessage. For example: xmessage -center Hello! This is … Continue reading
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Debian to the rescue (again)
The PPC version of Debian Testing seems to solve all the problems I’ve been having with my iBook. It’s also the only Gnome based Linux Distro I can use for more than 5 minutes without changing the theme and wallpaper. … Continue reading
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