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Archives for May, 2007

Gutsy-dev Teaser: Rhythmbox 0.10.90 with GUI update!

Persuaded to upgrade at least one installation of Ubuntu to gutsy by Will Farrington, I bring you the new and improved look of Rhythmbox. As you can see, there are new icons based on Tango  and they’ve seperated the various elements in the left pane to be a little more itunes-esque and ultimately just easier.  [...]

Ubuntu Dells

While I Despise Your Politics Mr. Dell, You Sell a Wonderful OS. Now that Dell sells Ubuntu Linux, I decided to do a price comparison of the cheapest Dell desktop compared to a Windows-loaded version of the same specs to see if I was really getting a deal. Specs (Dell Dimension E520n vs. E520) Intel [...]

For the Record, I Give Free Wifi Access

I saw a video on cnn today about a man in Michigan who is facing charges of 5 years and $10,000 fine for accessing someone else’s open wifi network.  I never want to see anyone arrested for this in front of my house, so for the record, it’s open to anyone who would like to [...]

My Democratic Senator Voted to Keep the Iraq War Going

Here is my letter to Mr. Ken Salazar of Colorado. Senator Salazar, I’m sad you didn’t vote to end this war.  I hope if another bill comes up to stop the funding for this horrendous war that you will support it.  I was more than disheartened when I saw your name on a list of [...]