Archive for December, 2004

Sunday, December 26th, 2004

New PdaXrom RC finally out!

You may already know this (weasel), but kathrin-rc8 was released this weekend. …and now to see how nice it is hehe. If you want it you can download it here If you don’t know what pdaxrom is then check out pdaxrom.org If you don’t have a Zaurus, or don’t want a Zaurus (gasp!) then you don’t have to worry about it I guess;) If you want a great linux PDA then you should learn what a Zaurus is on your own. NOW! =)

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Thursday, December 16th, 2004

Enlightenment 0.16.7.2 released

It’s not a fully functional E17, but 0.16.7.2 was released yesterday! download it here It’s a bugfix release. Glad they squashed what they did, losing my window when I dragged it between desktops was getting annoying.

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Monday, December 13th, 2004

The Legend of Earth Suck

*Warning: This is a review of a mini-series based on the first 20 minutes.* Man, let me tell you, after seeing commercials for the last half of the damn year, I thought to myself “I gotta see this Legend of Earthsea movie on sci fi!” I figured they spent so much it must at least look cool. But no. The first real landscape shot… there’s this castle and surrounding area… and it’s a really cheesy 3d drawing. And I mean cheesy. Horrible. I guess they spent all their money on ads. The story is the same as every other “fantasy”, which I expected, but *sigh* it’s so disappointing. 20 Minutes into it I gave up. No real reason to see any more *sigh* Oh well.

Guess what?! I was right. This movie did suck. Luckily it only took me 20 minutes to find out. This just in: the author of the books is pissed

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Sunday, December 12th, 2004

Why can’t I keep my contacts?

Ok so there’s Evoultion, KMail/KAddressbook, Thunderbird, and then there’s the tried and true pen & paper. What’s the problem? I want to keep a list of people I know so I can contact them. I want a list that I can use no matter what client I choose. Vcard isn’t it.

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Sunday, December 12th, 2004

Another mrxvt release!

Hey hey hey… My favorite terminal project has some more bugs fixed! Read the changelog and download the source at http://materm.sourceforge.net/download.html

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Tuesday, December 7th, 2004

Using your hosts file to block ads

So you’re tired of ads huh? Adblocker annoying you? Well check this out: http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/. It’s a /etc/hosts file (if you’re smart you can use it on just about any os) that will redirect ad sites to local host, eliminating the need for an ad blocker! Pretty neat idea huh?

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Monday, December 6th, 2004

Gaim 1.1.0

Hey hey! Gaim is growing up so fast! They released 1.1.0 the other day. Gaim is the ultimate IM client, isn’t it?:) Get the new release here Or go to the homepage if you’re a windows user *gasp*

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Monday, December 6th, 2004

Mrxvt (still growing!)

Just a note to say I’m really pleased about this new terminal project, mrxvt. They recently released 0.3.10 and 0.4 is on the way. This terminal has improved a lot since it was called multi aterm. I’m so glad to see this project going well. I was afraid it might just be another “would be great if they ever finish it” freshmeat project ;)

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Monday, December 6th, 2004

Nvu 1.0 Beta!

Wow! I thought this project was dying or something (they haven’t touched their site since July!) But check out the homepage! This could be great news for those of use who would love a GUI web devel tool but dont like Screem

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