Category: Technology
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Virtual Desktops in KDE
Linux OS desktops have had Virtual Workspaces since long before Windows or MacOS—just one of the reasons I’ve been a full time Linux user for the last 6 years, with no temptation to switch back. Here’s a video demonstrating Novell’s openSUSE Linux, which is what I’m running on my main desktop at the moment.
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Is It Windows 7 or KDE 4?
People are bowled over by Linux with the new KDE 4 desktop, believing that they’re looking at Windows 7. (I’ve been using Linux with a KDE desktop since early 2005).
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Awards Matter
Source: woodleywonderworks Later today I’ll be attending the Government of Canada’s Wiki Community of Practice group to network with peers, learn from them, and try to recognize a few of them in my own way. Specifically, I’ll be handing out the first “Gnomies”—GCPEDIA 1K Club Award statuettes recognizing 1,000 edits to the wiki. Despite my…
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Foursquare Fail Page
Latest in my series of website fail pages is Foursquare, who, late on a Sunday evening of all times, served me up this:
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I Heart Gnomes
In observance of National Public Service Week, I’d like to recognize some of my stellar peers who are contributing to making GCPEDIA the brilliant, vibrant place that it’s becoming. Specifically, I want to offer my thanks and a small token of my gratitude to the gnomes and gardeners who are toiling regularly to make our…
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Unlimited Gmail aliases
A helpful tip from Google, if you didn’t know about this already: Gmail doesn’t offer traditional aliases, but you can receive messages sent to [email protected]. For example, messages sent to [email protected] are delivered to [email protected]. You can set up filters to automatically direct these messages to Trash, apply a label or star, skip the inbox,…
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A Typical Day at the Post Office?
You. Must. Watch. This.
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Last.fm Fail Page
I’ve been on last.fm since late 2006 and don’t recall ever getting a failpage before: Hopefully it’s a good sign: of increasing popularity, and not just inadequate infrastructure due to declining revenues and diminishing paid subscriber base.
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ONLY YOU Can Prevent Edit Wars
Recently, I resolved an edit war on GCPEDIA. Well, that’s a bit of an overstatement I suppose. I intervened in a situation where a couple of users were beginning to revert each others’ edits and exchange words via the edit history comments. I smelled smoke, then stomped out the sparks before any serious fire could…