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Managing ECX 2013 Logistics with Drupal
If you know me, you know that one of my favorite events each year is the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race. No, I’m not a big fan of dogs, or sleds, but when you put the two together, you … Continue reading
A super key for people with real keyboards
How exactly did Microsoft get their logo on a key anyway? In the Windows world, this is known as the “windows key” or the “win key”. In Linux, it’s often mapped as the super key. The new Unity environment (which … Continue reading
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ACPI Events on a Toughbook CF-29
I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 that I use for situations where I don’t want to take my regular office-ish notebook. I am planning to take and use it at the 2011 Eagle Cap Extreme event for digital communications. I … Continue reading
Router hits two years
Today, the Linux machine serving as the router for my home network rolled over the two-year mark for uptime. That means it has been powered up, booted, and routing my internal network to the rest of the world for 730 … Continue reading
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Dear Thunderbird, I’m smarter than you
Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of log file attachments from users of D-RATS and CHIRP . These are small text files, usually with a python stack trace at the end that provides illumination for some issue they’ve been having. … Continue reading
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GNUS Date Hacks
I’ve used GNUS for a long time…since my sophomore year in undergrad, I think. I like it a lot, and have only cheated (er, experimented) a couple of times with various other mailers. Even though I have used it for … Continue reading
Show UTC as a location in Gnome International Clock
I love the new international clock applet in Gnome. It makes it easy to see a list of alternate time zones for coordinating with colleagues. However, it seems to be missing the ability to add UTC as a timezone. UTC, … Continue reading
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Ubuntu from a USB key on a Samsung Q1 Ultra
Man I love Linux. Uh-lot. I am setting up these extremely sweet Samsung Q1 Ultra machines for a D-RATS demo. These uber-slick ultra-portable tablet PCs are pretty amazingly small. The biggest problem is that they run Vista. I’ve read all … Continue reading
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