Monthly Archives: May 2007

SLiM and dwm: again

After a great deal of hassle I finally got SLiM working on my Arch laptop. I spent hours reading man pages, websites, howtos, and wiki-es in search of my problem. None of them helped. I could not, for the life … Continue reading

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dwm and SLiM

On my Arch Laptop I blew out GDM and replaced it with SLiM and I have added dwm to my list of usable desktop environments. I have no real experience with either of them but I’m working on it. My … Continue reading

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Books and Window Managers

So today started out with nothing for me to do. I woke up and I was bored. Typical day I suppose. I haven’t found a job yet to keep me busy with… but that is another story. So the mail … Continue reading

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A new laptop: Mac or Mac?

No, I haven’t bought one. And I still don’t plan to buy one for another several months, but considering the current states of my DELL Inspiron 8200 I’ve already started planning on what I want and how much I’m willing … Continue reading

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Blogger Upgrades

I didn’t realize it till just a couple of minutes ago but Blogger upgrading their template system so that you can change just about everything without having to manually edit the HTML. Its nice. Makes it easier for me to … Continue reading

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My new mascot

You like the penguin? I bought him at a farm supply store. Yes they have those where I live. He’s about 6.5cm tall so he’s not huge, he is instead, the perfect size. I haven’t really decided if I should … Continue reading

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Thank you Mike Kelly

In another installment in my new “Thank You” series, I will today be thanking another open source programmer who has written a piece of software that make my life that much easier. Today’s programmer is Mike Kelly. I don’t know … Continue reading

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Dead Pixels: They come and go?

Alright for Christmas I bought a Samsung SyncMaster 940BF. Its a 19″ flat panel LCD for my computer. I love it. Its probably the best monitor I’ve ever owned except that it has.. err had dead pixels. Since when do … Continue reading

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Kernel trouble

Compiling your own kernel is a hallmark of the Linux user experience. It is something that truly separates it as an OS for the user unlike Windows or Mac. While this totally rocks it also sometimes sucks. Every time I … Continue reading

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I’m still here

I’m still here. Don’t give up on me. I haven’t given up on blogging. I’ve just been real busy lately. Graduating. Job hunting. Apartment hunting. Starting school… again. You know how it is. Don’t worry my computer is well neglected … Continue reading

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