Tag Archives: Writing

Once apon a time …

Posted on June 25, 2010 by Jes

Person A has a problem, and can’t find a solution in the project documentation. She eventually figures it out for herself, and when Person B comes along with the same problem, confirms that she had the same issue, notes the … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Jes

Jes Fraser (née Hall) A very quick note to mention that I will be known from now as Jes Fraser, having recently entered into a civil union and taking my partner’s name. Given my previous history of Open Source contributions … Continue reading →

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Review: HP Mini 1001TU with MIE

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Jes

I keep promising myself that I wont do this again. It’s actually getting a little embarrassing, really. I can tell that my friends think I have a problem, but are too polite to mention it. This time I managed to … Continue reading →

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Linux.Conf.Au – Getting Ready

Posted on January 17, 2009 by Jes

January is here and it’s that time of year for penguin-lovers everywhere to make their annual migration south to Australia to flock together. Linux.conf.au is one of the world’s most popular technical Linux conferences, and for it’s 10th anniversary is … Continue reading →

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Like No-one’s Watching

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Jes

I enjoy reading Stepcase Lifehack, although I tend to skim it lightly. Many of the posts can seem a little trite and obvious at times. Some are so obvious I wonder how, when I feel them shock me like electricity … Continue reading →

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The anti-productivity

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jes

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? ;)

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Just write

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Jes

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 →

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linux.conf.au

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Jes

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 →

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KDE 4 – starting to shape up

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Jes

KDE 4 Originally uploaded by canllaith I’ve been crazy busy with so many writing projects the last few days. I’ve got a review of the Eee to complete and some articles on KDE4, as well as (hopefully) some more Eee … Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Jes

Yet another ‘wow, I can’t believe how awesome Linux is getting’ post. I went over to a friend’s place tonight to give her a hand configuring her Kubuntu laptop. In the time we’ve known each other she’s reinstalled Kubuntu a … Continue reading →

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