Category Archives: OpenSource

Distro of the week: Berry Linux

Posted on November 2, 2006 by blandname

Up until a few years ago I was getting fed up trying to show Japanese friends that linux was a viable option to Windows XP SP2, because the input method that Linux used at the time quite truthfully stank. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Berry Linux, Fedora, OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, Physical Machine, RedHat, SourceForge, VMWare, VMWare Server, Virtual, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, XGL, XP, boot from cd, japanese, linux, livecd, operating system, os, pc, software, virtual machines, virtualization, vm, windows | Leave a comment

Swik stole my content!

Posted on October 27, 2006 by blandname

Update 2: After contacting one of the Swik developpers, I was able to have them clear the site of my content. Though they still appear to be syndicating my content, at least the older entries are gone, and I have … Continue reading →

Posted in OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, Uncategorized, blandname | 6 Comments

Installing WordPress MU on a Dreamhost Server

Posted on October 25, 2006 by blandname

Blandname is currently hosted with DreamHost, and we’ve been here for years. It’s cheap, offers lots of goodies, and one-click installs allow us to easily install and test web-based software. Not to mention that they also support Ruby on Rails, … Continue reading →

Posted in MySQL, OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, PHP, RSS, WP MU, WordPress MU, blandname, blog, browser, cms, code, content management solution, database, dreamhost, gzip, htaccess, mod-rewrite, ssh, tutorial, web, web browsers, web design, web development, weblog, weblog tools, wordpress, yottabite | 4 Comments

Firefox 2 – Display Single Close Tab Button

Posted on October 24, 2006 by blandname

If you’re now using Firefox 2.0, you’ve probably already noticed that tabs now have close buttons by default, instead of having a single tab close button on the far right-hand side of the toolbar. If you preferred the older behaviour, … Continue reading →

Posted in Bon Echo, Firefox, Minefield, OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, keyboard, mozilla, software, tip, web, web browsers | Leave a comment

Beyond Firefox 2 – Testing Minefield (Firefox 3)

Posted on October 23, 2006 by blandname

OK, so everyone is very excited about Firefox 2. I’m excited, your excited, all the social networks are ablaze. But development does not stop at whole numbers, and the testing must go on – which is how we got here. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bon Echo, Edgy, Edgy Eft Beta, Eft, Firefox, IE7, Leopard, Microsoft, Minefield, OSS, Open Source, OpenSource, Opera, SP2, SQLite, Safari, Screenshots, Windows XP, Windows XP SP2, XP, browser, edgy eft, mozilla, software, sqlite3, ubuntu, ubuntu 6.10, vista, web, windows | 3 Comments