free software Archive

  • The FREENAS Experiment

    The FREENAS Experiment

    Posted on February 16, 2010 | 1 Comment
    The Unreal Universe A Book on Physics and Philosophy "For thinking laymen." In November of 2007, I built a file server using the FreeBSD based FreeNAS. I have blogged about it many times. However, I think my experiment is coming to an end. Back in...

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  • Differential Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.5

    Differential Upgrade to WordPress 2.8.5

    Posted on October 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
    If you need to upgrade a version 2.8.4 WordPress blog to version 2.8.5, and don’t want to upload all the files. I have created a zip file containing only the changed files. I was able to upgrade about 10 blogs in 2 minutes by FTPing...

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  • eyeOS on Opera

    eyeOS on Opera

    Posted on September 11, 2009 | No Comments
    There’s a new version of eyeOS… oops, I mean eyeos as they call it now. It claims to be compatible with Opera, but I’ve tried it with the 9.x and the 10 series and the scroll bars still don’t work. So, not exactly sure what...

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  • Free Tools for Developers

    Free Tools for Developers

    Posted on August 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Here are some free tools (mostly open source) that I use to help in my job as a software developer. Winmerge – an Open Source differencing and merging tool for Windows. WinMerge can compare both folders and files. PSPad — this is a nice code editor....

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  • Mousewheel Improvement

    Mousewheel Improvement

    Posted on July 29, 2009 | No Comments
    Using dual monitor setups on my work and main home PCs, I’ve become increasingly frustrated by the default operation of the mousewheel. I’m hovering over my browser window, I start scrolling, only to find that the email client is scrolling on the other monitor because...

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  • OpenGoo Logo

    eyeOS and OpenGoo

    Posted on June 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Previously, I have written about eyeOS which is an open source cloud computing platform. I’ve been using it for close to a year. It has some nice features, but it has been frustrating that is doesn’t have full support for my preferred web browser (Opera)....

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  • freenasbook

    FreeNAS Book

    Posted on March 2, 2009 | 2 Comments
    Well, looks like some nice things are happening with FreeNAS these days. [Translate]

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  • Free Software – The New List

    Free Software – The New List

    Posted on May 6, 2008 | No Comments
    I’ve blogged before about free software. I just wanted to provide some updates on what I’m working on in this realm. [Translate]

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  • Free Software

    Free Software

    Posted on October 7, 2007 | No Comments
    Over the years, I’ve come to rely on several programs for my home computing needs. Many of these programs are free. Some are restricted to home, non-commercial use and I’ve noted that where applicable. Here are some of my favorites: Web Browsers: Opera – I’ve...

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