Author Archives: Michael Koby

Power of Information 2007-06-24

Posted on June 24, 2007 by Michael Koby

This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss Blockbuster choosing Blu-Ray, Google Powerpoint Viewer, and ways to watch TV online. We also talk about saving money using Firefox add-ons, some free games, and I discuss some typical photography mistakes. All this and more on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading →

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Running Compiz Fusion

Posted on June 23, 2007 by Michael Koby

I made the switch from Beryl to Compiz-Fusion just now. Overall I like the fact that I have some of my favorite Beryl plugins in Compiz and that there is finally a Compiz Settings Manager so that I can easily set up the plugins to my liking. Continue reading →

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EMI Reports DRM-Free Sales are Doing Well

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Michael Koby

If the sales continue to do well, more labels might follow suit and that would be fantastic. I know personally there have been a few albums I was willing to purchase off of iTunes but they were not from EMI so the were not DRM-Free. This made me consider getting a new eMusic account so that I could get the albums DRM-Free. I am pretty sure I am not the only one making a decision like this. Having DRM-Free music is important to me, especially more so since I am using Linux as my primary operating system. Continue reading →

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Songs & Such: Welcome to Struggleville by Vigilantes of Love

Posted on June 21, 2007 by Michael Koby

In our continuing look at the songs of Bill Mallonee, we are going to spend a little time this week looking at the song “Welcome to Struggleville” from the “Welcome to Struggleville” album. The song, inspired by Edward Knippers’ paiting “The Prize” is a vivid description of a place that really only exists inside someone’s mind. Continue reading →

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Customizing Your Gnome Desktop: Buttons & Windows Borders

Posted on June 20, 2007 by Michael Koby

Not in Linux, and more specifically not in Gnome (our focus). On a Linux desktop, you will find that you can completely customize the appearance of your desktop to your liking and while some of the cooler looking effects take some practice and a lot of reading (stuff we will not be going over here), you can make your Linux desktop resemble Windows or OSX, while at the same time you can make it completely original. Continue reading →

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Justices, 5-4, Accept No Excuses From Inmate for Mistaken Late Filing of an

Posted on June 19, 2007 by Michael Koby

From Digg: “The court used the case to announce it was overruling the two precedents the Supreme Court had used when it established the “unique circumstances” doctrine in the 1960s.” There seems to be a lot of debate over whether … Continue reading →

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