Category Archives: Linux

You have mail

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Michael

Looking for a gmail notifier that uses Ubuntu’s new Indicator Applet? Well look no further! http://ahadiel.org/projects/gmail-notifier

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Windows 7 – d(^.^d)

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Michael

The Japanese Man behind the counter seems weary of Linus (and possibly his possey), but at the same time appears happy at the prospect of a potential sale. In the end, Linus does NOT buy a copy of Windows 7 … Continue reading →

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Microsoft’s Training Campaign for Bestbuy Employees

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Michael

Microsoft attacks Linux with Bestbuy Retail-training talking points. Continue reading →

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Volctrl Released!

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Michael

Check out my latest project Volctrl.

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Speed up downloads in Pacman

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Michael

While idling in #archlinux on freenode, I came across this neat little trick to speed up downloads in pacman. First install the package axel: pacman -Sy axel Then, edit /etc/pacman.conf: XferCommand = /usr/bin/axel –output=%o %u The next time you update/download … Continue reading →

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