Monthly Archives: May 2006

Back to Sylpheed

Posted on May 31, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

As part of the Great Weekend Update (switching my main desktop from Ubuntu Breezy to Ubuntu Dapper) I decided it was also time to switch mail clients. I’ve been using Mozilla Thunderbird for quite some time, but I decided I … Continue reading →

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Whining about Picasa

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

The Linux community, or at least large chunks of it, have worked really hard to entice large companies to develop applications for the Linux platform. I consider it a sign of success that a company like Google would take the … Continue reading →

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Guide to setting KDE shortcuts

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Wrote up an article for Linux.com on setting KDE shortcuts. You’d be surprised how handy they can be, if you take the time to set them up… of course, other folks may not have the same mouse aversion that I … Continue reading →

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DRM for artists

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I’ve been thinking about DRM and “content management” lately, partly because of the DRM protests in Seattle on Wednesday. The entertainment industry insists that we must have DRM to “protect the artists.” To make sure artists get their fair share, … Continue reading →

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Knowing the difference between a blog and an article…

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I used to blog about open source for ZDNet before taking the full-time gig with Linux.com, and one of the things that alternately amused and concerned me was the comments that criticized ZDNet and myself for biased articles, when it … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrivia, Blogs, Journalism, Writing | 6 Comments

Another Vim tips article: Using folding

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Okay, another Vim tips article is up on Linux.com, this time I cover using folds, which is a method of hiding lines of text — really, super useful if you’re working on longer documents. I hope people are enjoying the … Continue reading →

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PostgreSQL addresses SQL injection vulnerabilities

Posted on May 24, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Quick story up on NewsForge about updates to PostgreSQL to address SQL injection vulnerabilities. If you’re running PostgreSQL, you need to update (if you haven’t already)! Doesn’t look like Ubuntu has any packages yet, but I expect they’ll be along … Continue reading →

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