June 8th, 2009
I am off today in an attempt to complete some work around the home. I went to cut the lawn but did not realize that I was out of gas. Arrghh!
Instead, I tilled the garden. This was no small task and I was drenched by the rain before I finished. Well at least I am finished that. I have to find a way to stay on top of the weeds now that cosmetic pesticide use is banned in Ontario. Suggestions are welcome.
One last note. I am currently using Miro to download and watch media online. This is a very nice program. I recommend that any one who actively watches media online try this out. Thanks to the developers for the hard work that they put into this project.
Tags: Home, open source
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June 5th, 2009
I recently reinstalled my Ubuntu operating system on my laptop. I happened to be moving at the same time so I am trying a new internet service provider. I went with Acanac and wanted test their connection speeds.
I used the Cogeco Speed Test but having reinstalled my system, the browser would not run the java applet. Thanks to Ubuntu and Debian there is a simple solution.
- Go to System > Administration > Synaptic Package Manager
- Install the icedtea6-plugin and its dependencies
- Restart the browser
Also, I would like to note that the Acanac ISP service is great so far.
Downlaod Speed - 4778 KBPS
Upload Spped - 628 KBPS
Thanks for great service and lack of traffic shaping. Cheers
Tags: debian, ISP, java, ubuntu
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January 21st, 2009
Does the world need another directory. I think so. Onto functionality and functional logic. Not the easiest task at hand. Where to start…
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