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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Blockbuster Chooses Blu-Ray
A couple of my buddies and I are in constant debate over who will win the “HD Format War”. We all go back and forth, picking sides and making our points. I believe that while Blu-Ray is the better format, … Continue reading
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Customizing Your Gnome Desktop: Wallpaper
This week during our “Customizing Your Gnome Desktop” series, we are going to look at customizing your desktop background, better known as the wallpaper. This is probably the easiest thing to customize on a Gnome (or Linux) desktop. It is about the same level of simplicity that is required to change the desktop wallpaper in Windows. Continue reading
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Customizing Your Gnome Desktop (Indroduction)
The Linux desktop is becoming more popular everyday. One of the great advantages of the Linux desktop is that you can customize to your liking, sometimes changing the look to be nothing that resembles what you started with. Continue reading
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(Updated) iTunes DRM Free Music Now a Reality
Today, Apple has released iTunes version 7.2 which includes the iTunes Plus feature. The iTunes Plus feature is the DRM free tracks from participating labels (currently only EMI). The DRM free tracks cost 30 cents more ($1.29) and are encoded at a higher bit rate (256 vs 128). Continue reading
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The Problem with Linux Music Player/Organizers
For the past couple of days I have been working on getting my iPod working under Linux. Sure, my iPod connects, is recognized, and mounted correctly in Linux but there are some major issues that need to be addressed before full iPod compatibility is achieved in Linux. Continue reading
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Linux/Windows Haters
You have the Linux crowd that hates anything to do with Windows and believes that everyone should be using Linux. You Windows users who ask “why would you need something like Linux?” Then you have the OSX folks who just wonder what all the arguing is about in the first place. Why can some people not accept the fact that different people like to use different operating systems to be productive. Some are just more productive on a non-Windows machine. Some people like OSX because it is easier for them to use in their day to day life. Continue reading →