July 2005
The Archives
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07.09.05Unix-y Tools for WindowsAfter using X-Windows on Unix systems, you get used to some of their nicer features, and if your anything like me you seek out ways to get those features on Windows. Here are two programs to get two of the features I love from X onto Windows: XDESK - the best virtual desktop manager I have come across for Windows. It has way to many features to list here. There is a bit of a configuration learning curve, but its worth the effort. TXMouse - Ever used the middle click paste in X? It allows you highlight something in one window, then ...
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07.09.05Xbox 360 interview, my thoughtsPaul Thurrott of the SuperSite for Windows has an interview up with Jeff Henshaw, the Executive Producer for Xbox Digital Entertainment at Microsoft. Quite an interesting read: Part 1, Part 2. Click the read more link below for my thoughts on the impending console wars... Continue Reading...
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07.08.05Google Toolbar for FirefoxJust a quick note - Google have released a beta (like everything else they release) Firefox version of their toolbar.
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07.08.05Uninspiring SoftwareI know it was a couple of days ago now, but I have been itching to throw my hat into the discussion that has been going on about Pirillo's CPU article entitled "Windows Software: Ugly, Boring & Uninspired". I watch the little back and forth between Scoble (his response here) and Chris (retort here), and wish to offer my opinion: Nether OS X or Windows is inspiring me anymore. In my day-to-day work as a Unix admin, it was the FOSS tools that people developed that inspired me. Tools that didn't look pretty (we're talking console only here most of the ...
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07.08.05London BombingI would like to say that my heart goes out to the people of London. Terrorism is a plague upon this Earth. It saddens me to think that human beings could do such things. I won't link to all the pages that are covering this, there is plenty of that already. But I will reiterate Wikimedia's excellent coverage.
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07.08.05Obligatory IntroductionHere it is, my first blog going live. I figured that I needed to have the first post as an introduction - so here it is. Click on to read about myself and my aims for the blog. Continue Reading...