The public musings of a collaboration lifeguard
Archive for October, 2007
links for 2007-10-30
Oct 30th
Mythbuntu
Mythbuntu is an Ubuntu derivative focused upon setting up a standalone MythTV system similar to Knoppmyth or Mythdora. Currently, it is a recognized as a community supported project by Canonical.
(tags: ubuntu mythtv linux pvr media software distribution)
BBC NEWS | Technology | 15 reasons Facebook may be worth $15bn
So why does Microsoft think Facebook is worth [...]
links for 2007-10-26
Oct 26th
Using Linux KVM Virtualization on Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10
I _really_ like KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machines) . It’s extremely simple to setup and use and lacks the intrusiveness of hypervisors like VMware and Xen. In this post, I’ll show you how to setup KVM on the latest Ubuntu 7.10 “Gutsy Gibbon”.
(tags: linux ubuntu vmware virtualization kvm)
Why [...]
Another Victory!
Oct 26th
Late in posting this, but we had another regatta weekend last Saturday and Sunday where we came out on top! This one was the “III Trofeo de la Hispanidad” organised by the “Real Club Astur de Regartas“.
We enjoyed two days of windy racing, 15-20 knots and waves, serious surfing with the kite downwind! The beats [...]
Some minor CSS changes
Oct 26th
Tweaked the fonts a little, as I always thought they were a little small and therefore difficult to read.
Inspired after reading this article on dive into mark.
What do you think? Is it better? Any other suggestions for tweaks?
No promises mind, I don’t have as much time as I’d like to play with this, real life [...]
links for 2007-10-25
Oct 25th
BBC NEWS | Business | Microsoft buys stake in Facebook
Microsoft has paid $240m for a 1.6% stake in Facebook that values the hugely popular social networking site at $15bn.
(tags: microsoft facebook news business internet)
Gengo / jamietalbot.com
Gengo is a full featured plugin that provides multi-language blogging for WordPress. It allows for an unlimited number of translations [...]
links for 2007-10-23
Oct 23rd
sIFR, TrueType, and PostScript fonts – FONTSMACK
FONTSMACK is a repository of sIFR fonts along with TrueType and PostScript fonts.
(tags: fonts sifr typography flash font)
BBC NEWS | Technology | Why popstars are going it alone
Internet law professor Michael Geist examines how musicians are taking the issue of copy controls into their own hands.
(tags: copyright music technology [...]
SwiftFile 4.0 for IBM Lotus Notes 8.0
Oct 23rd
I found this gem over at dominobaloney
There are people who love mail folders and people who hate them.
Nowadays using folders is the “old” way to organize e-mail messages: put this memo here, that one there, and so on. Right, as in real life…
I’m trying to love Notes mail folders, and I must say that one [...]
