Looking for a gmail notifier that uses Ubuntu’s new Indicator Applet? Well look no further!
Linux
30
Oct 09
Windows 7 – d(^.^d)
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 (shocking eh?).
5
Sep 09
Microsoft’s Training Campaign for Bestbuy Employees
So here’s the gist of the story:
Microsoft is offering Bestbuy employees an ExpertZone a retail-training course in how to sell Windows. In a thread on Overclock.net, user GodofGrunts has kindly uploaded some images of one of the course’s modules, “Linux vs. Windows 7.” The points Microsoft uses against Linux are either lies, or common misconceptions and have no concrete evidence backing them up.
Maybe Microsoft should train Bestbuy employees on how to properly manage a demo machine. When I was walking around the computer department, I came across this:
At least three employees walked by the machine while I was there and didn’t do anything.
21
Dec 08
Speed up downloads in Pacman
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 a new package, Pacman will now use axel to download the necessary files. Axel will try and make multiple connections thereby taking less time overall to download.