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Update: Banshee Patch
I just got an email from the lead developer on the Banshee project that my patch would not be used because it was a duplicate and it did not follow the previously discussed layout/options. Yes, I am little upset that my patch did not get accepted, however the bug that I was pointed to was merged in only 10 minutes later, so I at least got the feature I wanted out of the deal. Continue reading
Banshee Patch
This evening I decided that I would start spending some time working on my programming skills and since I have the Banshee source code checked out on my computer, I went ahead and started playing around in it. The end … Continue reading
I Was Going to Switch to Compiz But…
I was going to switch from Beryl to Compiz today. The reason being because Beryl was originally a fork of Compiz and they are now merging the Beryl stuff back into Compiz. Downside is though, while Compiz might be more … Continue reading
F-Spot, Cooler Than I Thought
Last night I discovered that I can upload photos to my image gallery via F-Spot. F-Spot is a photo management program for Linux. I think that the interface is based heavily on Google’s Picasa program. It’s written in C# and runs under Mono. Continue reading
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A Great Ubuntu Review
I just found this great review of the Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Beta over on Digg. This review is a great look at both how far Linux has come and how far it still needs to go. The reviewer takes a … Continue reading
2007 Bloggies Finalist Announced
Looks like some of my favorite sites made the Bloggies Finals.
Congratulations to Lifehacker, Copyblogger, Pro Blogger, and the Huffington Post for making to the finals. I hope these guys can all win in their categories.
If you have not checked out the sites listed above, I highly recommend all of them for daily reading. Continue reading