So I admit it, I have a huge problem. I check my email constantly — every 20 seconds constantly. I cannot work on a computer with less than two screens because email must always be visible. Buzz and other social media, however, don’t get checked as often. So, today, right before a late lunch I [...]
Archives for August 2010
HELP! My Girlfriend Learned How To Use A Bug Tracker
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=626593 I never thought it would happen. My girlfriend figured something out about the Internet. In the real world I have to pretend to be normal and communicate with people. I usually can take solice in the internet, those hallowed sacred grounds only a real hacker understands. I can go there and know that unless [...]
A true test of Ubuntu: Setting it up for the parents in 2 hours
So yesterday I got a desperate call from the folks — Windows got gunked with adware, viruses and other forms of badness and dad couldn’t use it to work from home anymore. So, after work i got on a train and headed back to the ‘rents for some quality computer troubleshooting family time. My instinct [...]
GUADEC 2010 debrief
I’m on the subway in ny , heading home from GUADEC in The Hague, n Netherlands. First things first — a huge thank you to the gnome foundation for helping sponsor my attendance, and to all the conference’s fantastic sponsors. Some highlights: -Produced a introspection->docbook documentation generator which is in a branch on gobject introspection, [...]
