Archive for April, 2007

Touchpad Speed in Linux

« 25 April 2007 | 16:47 | Comuters & Technology, Linux | 2 Comments »

I’ve been running Ubuntu Linux for a few years now and it’s by far my favorite distro out there right now. It’s simple to use, quick to install and everything works out of the box. I used to run Gentoo but I got tired of compiling everything all the time to install things and spending [...]



Configuring Access in MediaWiki

« 12 April 2007 | 9:53 | PHP, Software | No Comments »

I’ve set up Mediawiki in a few times now, both at work and for personal use. Each time I do it, I end up having to learn how to set up access restriction again. That is, creating custom namespaces and restricting access to those namespaces to people that belong in specific groups.
The reason I do [...]



Why Must Computer OEMs Suck?

« 9 April 2007 | 19:27 | Comuters & Technology | No Comments »

So, I just picked up a Dell for my Mom. It was a pretty boss deal and I got a widescreen 20″ LCD for $177 out of the deal.
Anyway, I go to install the software my Mom is going to use and I’m shocked at all of the garbase software that comes installed. Some Corel [...]