linux

I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron). I was pleasantly surprised when Firefox 3 greeted me as the default browser, but then hit a few speed bumps. Being a web developer I constantly use tools like firebug and MeasureIt. Unfortunately, until Firefox 3 is widespread (and released), many extensions don't work (there are hacks, but they come with problems).

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Because Blogging has become a secondary industry to Having a Family, and Working, and Living In Cape Town, I figured it was time for a generic status update, for those of you who dont use Twitter, and/or live near me. It is a hodge-podge, so apologies to any random internet search victims who think this page contained what they were looking for.

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I just entered the GNOME 2.24 wallpaper competition, attached is my entry. I would appreciate critism, and suggestions. If you like it, use it, and share it!

Attached are more resolutions, and original SVGs. I built the SVGs using Inkscape 0.46

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In celebration of the newly announced "Intrepid Ibex" (or Ubuntu 8.10), I once again bring your attention to my python script which generates alternative Ubuntu names. I brute forced some names starting with I and came up with these alternatives (which suggests maybe Intrepid Impala would be a nicer name for 8.10).

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In celebration of the newly announced "Hardy Heron" version of Ubuntu (8.04) I built a script to randomly generate a name for Ubuntu releases. I did not have a huge corpus of animal names, and I tried to find as many adjectives as I could find, but I used the adjectives and animals from the ubuntu wiki, and here is the script in all it's glory

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A while back NBM wrote a script to pause Amarokk when his screensaver turned on. Since I get competitive I felt I could do it better, and do it for the media player that I love, Rhythmbox. If you are wondering what purpose this really serves, imagine you are away from your desk for a long time, you want to make sure the music is the same when you come back, and you don't want to bug any co-workers.

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I recently got DSL at home (after 22 working days), and signed up with a local ISP (cybersmart - you can tell them bwhittington@cybersmart.co.za referred you) because it was the cheapest 3 Gig cap available. What I also like about them is they provide a very simple web page that helps you keep track of your usage. I knew a bit of python, and I wanted to further my skills, so I decided to tap out a python script to bring my cap usage to the desktop. The result:

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I work in a department which runs it's network using a windows domain controller (active directory). Now, as it stands, Samba can operate as a drop in ADS for a lot of cases, so it's ADS is pretty good. The major limitation to Samba's support is lack of DFS (Dynamic file share), the Microsoft equvalent of network symlinks. But that is not what this article is about.

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Firstly, screw the iPod-whatever-bollocks-marketting-gimmicky-piece-of-crap-they-are-selling-now, Does one go for:

1Gb, 12 hours of play, with a high colour screen, and MPEG/DivX playback @ £119

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I have never wanted to really start a meme, or a blogmob, but this guy is a real tonsil. I initially heard about him when Mandy forwarded an email he sent to the linuxchix mailinglist. Basically he feels that womens rights, feminism, etc. are all things which should disappear. You can see some pearler work by him on the debian-woman mailing list, here (there are a few posts by him, just look for his name).

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