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Arguments Against Rolling Release Ubuntu 1 Mar 2013 | 07:43 am
I've just read through Rick Spencer's argument for rolling releases in the Ubuntu Devel mailing list but I'm frankly less convinced than I was before.
Migrating Django's database 17 Sep 2012 | 08:06 pm
Django is awesome but there's one job that can be a bit trickier than you're used to: moving from one database to another.
Why you should never log in with your Facebook account just to read news 20 Aug 2012 | 07:49 pm
I've noticed a growing trend when you click an external link on Facebook from a desktop computer: you're asked to log in. While this might seem like it's only a minor inconvenience, in the long run th...
Breaking the habit of a lifetime 15 Aug 2012 | 09:11 pm
For the past 10 years, I've been a nicotine-dependent smoker. The unpleasant sort who can't go for an hour without really craving a cigarette, getting irritable when they can't have one. I recently qu...
How to back up PPAs 15 Aug 2012 | 05:51 pm
Personal Packaging Archives are a popular method for sharing software not yet in the main repositories. You might be using one to gain a particular update you need. But how can you quickly get a list ...
Humble Indie Bundle is the single greatest thing to happen to Linux in years 16 Jun 2012 | 11:13 am
I've been a full-time Ubuntu user for about five years and I don't own any consoles. If you approached me three or four years ago and asked which games I played, you might have received a rather defen...
Humble Indie Bundle is the single greatest thing to happen to Linux in years 16 Jun 2012 | 11:13 am
I've been a full-time Ubuntu user for about five years and I don't own any consoles. If you approached me three or four years ago and asked which games I played, you might have received a rather defen...
How to fix the 100% CPU issue in XBMC 29 Mar 2012 | 07:54 am
Long time users of XBMC and Boxee on Linux will probably be aware of a very annoying bug that essentially uses an entire CPU when just sitting at menus.
How to fix the 100% CPU issue in XBMC 29 Mar 2012 | 03:54 am
Long time users of XBMC and Boxee on Linux will probably be aware of a very annoying bug that essentially uses an entire CPU when just sitting at menus.
How to unblock Wikipedia 19 Jan 2012 | 05:16 am
I thought I could go without Wikipedia for one day and I was wrong. Less than an hour into the day and I needed to look something up. I could go and look it up somewhere else but I like Wikipedia!
