i should be working (but i'm fixing my computer).

Yesterday I mentioned google gadgets are now integrated into plasma widgets, but there were only a few widgets that were available. Today, the whole set (that show up in normal linux google gadgets) are apparently retrievable.

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Configurations still don't stick, though.

But, it's a great feature.

While talking about Google Gadgets, I put Google Desktop on my winXP computer. Shortly thereafter Comodo began reporting attempts of rundll to create files with names like 4459_zip_dump.dll and 3279_zip_dump.exe.

Disconcerting.

A google/yahoo/altavista/lycos search didn't come up with much, other than that this apparently relates to GD and has been going on since Google desktop was released -- and surprisingly little explanation considering that this software is widely disseminated.

All I wanted was the gadgets -- I don't have any use for text search of my files. Plus, considering I rarely use that computer for anything, it was pointless to have GD running. (I wanted to see if google gadget options would stick in windows, since not doing so in linux...)

I tried putting Cairo-Dock in the autostart of KDE4. Did not work out correctly. Although I tried to use the menu item for "no OpenGL", instead I just get a normal start with the query as to whether I wish to run in OpenGL mode, which leads to the configuration screen, which then leads to a startup with no effects/transparency support.

Further, it appears that once you run Cairo-Dock without transparency support, exiting and re-running it in the "no OpenGL" mode does not bring back transparency. That explains why I was unable to get transparency using the command line startup before.

Sleep mode in OpSU 11.1 and KDE 4.2.3 has borked again.

That's the news from here...

PS -- Hello, Teleblend! Are we ever going to get the Signature Messenger Screener working? I'm hoping to be saying great things about your service and I have a bit of patience ... but we started this way back on May 7 ...

Ok .. minutes later, this is actually working. (Thank you, Teleblend tech support.)

Now we commence with the real "beta test". Teleblend was the only (well, ok, only inexpensive) service I could find that had a computer based call screening system for voice-over-ip phone service.

My initial test indicates there is a 10 sec. or so lag between real time and screening. But, conceptually, here's the deal. When someone calls, it rings on your computer. If the caller leaves a message, you can hear it -- and then forward the call directly to voicemail OR (and here's the big one) forward it to the phone number of your choice.

Conceptually, this moves your office to wherever you are. Plus, btw, it is nationwide calling included, no additional charge. And plus, btw, for billing purposes, it apparently logs all calls -- but this is available only monthly, so I have yet to see what the call detail looks like.

So, once again -- conceptually -- the service solves a lot of small-office problems at a very tiny expense. But, there can be a gulf between "conceptually" and actual utilization.

So far, setup was easy, and the phone quality has been fine. Communications with tech support have been slow ... but then, this is a super "budget" service. Hopefully, now that the system is set up, there will be minimal further need to contact tech support.

I'll report back when I know more.