Archives for: March 2009, 10

new problem du jour

By basd on Mar 10, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, gnome, icewm | Send feedback »

Suddenly kio-imap4 was sucking up 48% of my cpu. What?KMail had been acting a bit weird. I logged out and logged back in -- didn't solve the problem. I had to reboot the computer. Dang. (Just for the record, I was running a Gnome login with IceW… more »

aha!

By basd on Mar 10, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, gnome | Send feedback »

It turns out my problem with the travelling gnome panels is not entirely "unpredictable."It occurred to me that I had made a panel change coincident to the problem emerging. So I tested it again. I had decided I wanted panels that did not go the full… more »

another new desktop

By basd on Mar 10, 2009 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, gnome, icewm | Send feedback »

It is now Tuesday, perhaps I shall call it "Try Again Tuesday" or something.But, following Mucked up Monday I could not take it anymore & tried a new direction for desktop stability. I don't care much about flash -- especially flash that doesn't w… more »