Category: gnome

progress in the workplace

Soooo...once again I have to mention how HAPPY I am with the Cradlepoint hotspot device.  I thought this relatively minor change would not be a big deal. I go to these hearings where I have to get my netbook online to access my data server really quick… more »

software overload

So, since my screen is dark in KDE, I've been getting more familiar with LXDE. It's somewhat perplexing, but working really nicely.  The perplexing part is that it adopts bits and pieces from KDE4, Gnome and Compiz.  I thought initially that it did not… more »

stupid install tricks

Some of the good, bad and ugly: 1. Do NOT add the OpenSuse ATI repository for the Gateway LT3103u. This is a very bad idea, because now your video will not work, which is very close to saying now your computer will not work. 2. If you have alrea… more »

strange bash problem

Okay, yesterday I said there was a problem with sshfs -- but I was (sort of) wrong.As it turns out, sshfs is working just fine. That is, if I invoke it via the bash script I have been using for some time. This script: (a) launches a kdialog asking i… more »

I heart google gadgets

You know, desktop widgets that work ...Being a curmudgeon, I was skeptical of kde 4. But, being an early adapter, I couldn't not try it. So, I read all the rationalizations about why KDE 3.5 could not be maintained and why a completely new direction wa… more »