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Earlier, I reported that Google Chrome / Chromium would soon have KDE file dialogs for saving and opening files. This morning I installed a development build of Chromium 16, and there it is, native KDE file dialog support by default. Click the image to enlarge And no, I did not really save the weather page. [...]

Of all the errors messages and problems I have encountered over the years with Linux, there are few that I found more frightening than this one: No such device: UUID=ca40b0c0-3068-4808-bea2-9b439d31e1c2 Grub Rescue > Even with a kernel panic, your system at least started to boot, but when you get hit with the “Grub Rescue” prompt, [...]

As news of Microsoft’s $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype begins to surface, I cannot help but ask the question.  What does this mean for Linux users of Skype?  In the past, Microsoft has gone out of its way to make sure its software was not compatible with Linux, and Steve Ballmer has thrown his fair [...]

Earlier in the week, “I Can’t Internet” published my article “Will tablets replace laptops and netbooks?”  Essentially, my answer was no, but there are certain niche industries where it makes sense to move to tablets. K-12 schools spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on textbooks.  Some charge rentals fees for students, but many urban schools [...]

I am way behind in posting my articles. I have been very busy working on the final projects in the final semester of my degree. So, here is a quick run-down of my latest writing. Miniaturize Your Photos With TiltShift Generator How to Install QtCurve in KDE How to Install OpenOffice.org 3.2 in Ubuntu 9.10 [...]