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@canllaith- canllaith: Backing up my baby Dell to try the beta of Ubuntu 10.10
- canllaith: Singing along to Karen Carpenter. My voice is coming back! Stupid string of colds/flu.
- canllaith: @gianouts why don't you go in? :P
- canllaith: @WasPhantom I was just having a conversation about how many bottles of water we could store under our bed .. =)
- canllaith: Updating the HTC Hero I use for work stuff to HTC's official 2.1. Hoping that handles work exchange better than the Nexus One did.
Tag Archives: KDE
Linux in Easy Steps
I recently went looking for a good beginner’s resource for a budding Linux user, and came across Linux in Easy Steps by Mike McGrath. It’s an excellent primer for the new Linux user. Focused on the Ubuntu Linux distribution, Linux … Continue reading
Password Management with KeePassX
Working with as many systems as I do, I have to keep track of a pretty huge number of user accounts and passwords across many diverse environments. For a long time I used a GPG encrypted text file to store … Continue reading
Tagged KDE, Lifehack, LinuxChix
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Even Easier to Love
The very day the EeePC 701 was available in stores in New Zealand, swept up in the internet hype, I bought one. The hype was well deserved. The original Eee has been credited with turning the notebook market on it’s … Continue reading
eeelaborate
I decided to spice up my EeePC with a pretty decal: It was very easy to apply and looks great. My Eee already draws a lot of comments when I take it out and about, I imagine I’ll attract more … Continue reading
The anti-productivity
Sometimes I wonder – if I spent the time I usually spend browsing http://www.43folders.com/ and http://www.lifehack.org/ getting work done, would I have less need for productivity tips? ;)
housekeeping
Oh yes, and if anyone would like the rss feed of the tech-only posts that doesn’t include music, cats, or photography, the feed they should be using is http://canllaith.org/?feed=rss2&cat=2 planetkde and linuxchix.org.nz already have the right feeds =)
Just write
I read a pretty neat article today from http://www.43folders.com/2004/11/18/hack-your-way-out-of-writers-block about how to get past writer’s block. A lot of the comments to the article are really excellent as well. One of the tips in particular that really resonated with me … Continue reading
classic
I finally decided to mod my macbook, and ordered a bit of pre-made cellophane from icolors.ca to replace the white apple logo on the back of the screen with a retro style apple logo. (Yeah, I’m a filthy mac user … Continue reading
LCA 2008 – Monday
Monday I woke up when the sunlight and birdsong flooded through the window of my room at dawn. The campus grounds are simply beautiful, with green lawns, tall trees and lovely old buildings. The weather has been stunning, hot clear … Continue reading
linux.conf.au
In three days I fly to Melbourne to attend linux.conf.au. It’s the first one I’ve been to in a few years and I’m really quite excited about it. There are LinuxChix, Gaming and Systems Administration miniconfs that I’m very keen … Continue reading