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Upgrade Complete

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

This is just a quick note to announce I’ve completed the upgrade to WordPress 2.0.
As I stated earlier, I’ll post a review in the next couple of days.

More Firefox Improvements

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

I’ve been working hard at creating a Firefox user interface that helps improve the efficiency of working online. I’ve started to use two new extensions. One reduces clutter while the other provides updates to my advertising revenue. Combined with a minimalist theme, my Firefox is becoming closer to my ideal browser.
Fusion

Purpose: […]

Multiple Versions of Internet Explorer on Linux

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Ever since the ability to run multiple version of Internet Explorer on Windows has become known, I’ve been seeking a similar ability on my Linux development machine. Understandably, this has been a tough task to accomplish.
Previously, I’ve been able to run Internet Explorer 6 using WINE and Winetools. This alone has prevented me […]

My Operating System: Gentoo Linux

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

After laughing at most of the quotes from other Gentoo users, I thought it would be wise to state the reasons I’ve chosen to use Gentoo as my operating system.

Most people state they use Gentoo because you can compile everything from source. I don’t see that providing much of a benefit. Sure, it […]

Open Source Web Development Tools

Wednesday, October 12th, 2005

Linux.com has a survey of Linux web development tools. It is good research for those new to the open source web development scene.
Personally, I use a combination of Bluefish and gVim for my development, with the intention to move fully towards gVim as I develop a more complete understanding of the application.
Unfortunately, the article […]