fish
august 2008 by ulrichp
fish is a new, extremely friendly shell for *nix-like operating systems.
development
tools
cli
osxcli
software
opensource
linux
unix
productivity
freeware
programming
august 2008 by ulrichp
Hans Reiser seeks a reduced sentence, leads cops to body in deal with D.A.
july 2008 by ulrichp
(07-07) 20:11 PDT OAKLAND -- Convicted killer Hans Reiser led police Monday to what he said was the body of his wife in the Oakland hills just two days before he was to be sentenced for first-degree murder, authorities said.
linux
crime
news
july 2008 by ulrichp
Running Windows as a VM on Linux with VMware Server
march 2008 by ulrichp
Interesting - this is almost like the 'Convergence' mode in Parallels Desktop, only for Linux/Windows integration. Too bad a crucial portion of this is a commercial product.
howto
linux
windows
march 2008 by ulrichp
perl.com: Data Munging with Sprog
october 2007 by ulrichp
Sort of an interesting GUI way to do Perl scripting without ever actually writing any Perl.
development
programming
howto
interesting
linux
opensource
perl
software
tools
useful
october 2007 by ulrichp
xu4 - Ultima IV
october 2007 by ulrichp
This is so gotten. A multi-platform remake of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, my personal favorite in the series.
freeware
games
opensource
linux
mac
windows
pc
rpg
software
october 2007 by ulrichp
Inconsolata
october 2007 by ulrichp
"Inconsolata will be my first serious original font release. It is a monospace font, designed for code listings and the like, in print."
development
fonts
osx
programming
useful
unix
windows
linux
freeware
todo
october 2007 by ulrichp
Cube Engine Games
september 2007 by ulrichp
Cube is an open source multiplayer and singleplayer first person shooter game built on an entirely new and very unconventional engine. Cube is a landscape-style engine that pretends to be an indoor FPS engine.
games
linux
osx
windows
opensource
programming
todo
videogames
september 2007 by ulrichp
Beware of the Dog | Wackyd / ReadMe
june 2007 by ulrichp
Wackyd was a prank which became a notification system. It's a daemon that controls the LED lights on your extended keyboard. It listens for instructions to change the blinking pattern on your extended keyboard.
interesting
linux
unix
freeware
june 2007 by ulrichp
Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree: Ripping Vinyl with GNU/Linux
april 2007 by ulrichp
Not 100% applicable to me since I don't use Linux, but some of the tools should still be usable in OS X, I think.
hardware
howto
linux
music
useful
todo
april 2007 by ulrichp
2 Blocks away: » The Perfect VMWare server setup (Multi User and Multi Environment…FAST)
march 2007 by ulrichp
Setting up an Ubuntu 6.10 Server to function as a VMware server. I didn't realize Ubuntu Server had such a low memory and hard disk footprint; I'm impressed.
howto
linux
march 2007 by ulrichp
Fun UNIX Commands
march 2007 by ulrichp
An interesting list. Most interesting to me is how to un-kill the OS X Dashboard, because I killed it on my Mac mini and couldn't remember how to bring it back on my MacBook. Whoops.
apple
mac
unix
linux
software
interesting
march 2007 by ulrichp
Involution » Rails on Red Hat Enterprise Linux HOWTO
march 2007 by ulrichp
Covers Apache, Rails, Mongrel, Pound, Ruby... pretty much everything except what I need, unfortunately.
howto
linux
ruby
rubyonrails
march 2007 by ulrichp
visualcomplexity.com | Windows vs Linux Server
february 2007 by ulrichp
"On April 14th, 2006, Richard Stiennon wrote an article in ZDNet entitled Why Windows is less secure than Linux. Stiennon starts by saying: "Many millions of words have been written and said on this topic. I have a couple of pictures."
apache
windows
linux
interesting
february 2007 by ulrichp
Processing 1.0 (BETA)
january 2007 by ulrichp
Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and sound.
development
education
electronics
environment
games
art
interesting
java
javascript
linux
unix
windows
mac
science
math
music
tools
january 2007 by ulrichp
Tweak ubuntu for speed - TVease Wiki
january 2007 by ulrichp
Not Ubuntu-specific, per se, but all handy nonetheless.
hacks
howto
interesting
linux
opensource
todo
tools
useful
january 2007 by ulrichp
SuperTux
december 2006 by ulrichp
"SuperTux is a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games."
games
linux
opensource
software
videogames
development
december 2006 by ulrichp
Monitor your Linux computer with machine-generated music
november 2006 by ulrichp
Use Perl and FluidSynth to create a real-time musical composition of your system status.
computers
lifehacks
linux
music
software
opensource
perl
november 2006 by ulrichp
Battle for Wesnoth
september 2006 by ulrichp
A strategy game, FOSS, multi-platform, based on the KISS principle. Strong AI, simple gameplay. Looks like I'll have to check this out...
windows
linux
mac
games
freeware
opensource
rpg
videogames
todo
computers
september 2006 by ulrichp
A gentle introduction to vim
september 2006 by ulrichp
I am forcing myself to learn to use vim/gvim, because my laptop chokes and dies on emacs (emacs is hueg).
linux
software
september 2006 by ulrichp
linmodems.org
july 2006 by ulrichp
Need to remember to get a Linux driver for my laptop's Winmodem before I head home this weekend. At least, I assume it's a winmodem...
computers
linux
software
freeware
opensource
internet
july 2006 by ulrichp
The Croquet Project
july 2006 by ulrichp
I've seen virtual reality, and it is apparently written in Smalltalk.
architecture
computers
environment
games
groupware
internet
linux
mac
windows
work
tools
todo
technology
project
software
space
opensource
web3.0
development
july 2006 by ulrichp
The website is down because someone removed the X-Box
june 2006 by ulrichp
'A couple of years back, an X-Box with some variant of Linux installed had been put in the server room to support a subject designed to teach computer-illiterate Philosophy students how to build their own web pages.'
linux
xbox
microsoft
education
philosophy
humor
june 2006 by ulrichp
VMware Player with your own Windows XP Professional Virtual Machine
april 2006 by ulrichp
How to get the free VMWare Player (Windows and Linux) to run Windows XP Pro.
emulation
freeware
hacks
howto
linux
microsoft
windows
os
software
opensource
tools
work
april 2006 by ulrichp
XULRunner - MDC
february 2006 by ulrichp
A standaline XUL executable - run Mozilla-based apps without requiring Mozilla. Hurrah!
javascript
linux
windows
mac
software
technology
tools
todo
development
february 2006 by ulrichp
linuX-gamers.net - How-Tos - Cedega CVS
february 2006 by ulrichp
How to install Cedega. In theory it'll work on almost any Linux version, and allow Windows games to be played. We'll find out!
games
howto
linux
opensource
software
todo
videogames
february 2006 by ulrichp
conglomerate : Conglomerate: XML For Everyone
january 2006 by ulrichp
"Conglomerate aims to be an XML editor that everyone can use. In particular, our primary goal is to create the ultimate editor for DocBook and similar formats."
linux
opensource
software
writing
xml
development
january 2006 by ulrichp
Linux Humor LG #45
january 2006 by ulrichp
If Operating Systems Ran The Airlines...
humor
linux
mac
software
unix
windows
january 2006 by ulrichp
10 things you should know about every Linux installation
january 2006 by ulrichp
Very basic stuff, but still handy to remember. Covers the basic, basic, BASIC things: file hierarchy, package managers, et cetera.
linux
tools
useful
january 2006 by ulrichp
TuxMobil: Linux Laptop and Notebook Installation Survey: Toshiba
december 2005 by ulrichp
Instructions and add-ons for running Linux on a Toshiba laptop. But really now, who's getting a Toshiba laptop? I wonder.
portables
linux
toshiba
december 2005 by ulrichp
Install a touchscreen for Linux
december 2005 by ulrichp
Hacking a PSOne LCD to make a touchscreen. Yay!
electronics
games
hacks
hardware
howto
linux
project
development
december 2005 by ulrichp
LinuxDevCenter.com: Installing and Configuring Ubuntu on a Laptop
november 2005 by ulrichp
The author's experiences are specifically with an Inspiron 9100. My tastes (as far as x86 laptops go) run more towards ThinkPads, but the advice is still good.
linux
portables
interesting
useful
november 2005 by ulrichp
Transmission homepage
november 2005 by ulrichp
Simplistic. Pretty. BeOS, Mac, Linux, you name it. A minimal Bittorrent client.
freeware
internet
linux
mac
opensource
software
beos
november 2005 by ulrichp
HOW TO: Ubuntu Linux for Novices at PaulStamatiou.com
october 2005 by ulrichp
A good getting-started guide. Since I've got a few friends who are just starting with Ubuntu, I figured I'd mark it.
howto
linux
october 2005 by ulrichp
ratpoison: Say good-bye to the rodent
october 2005 by ulrichp
Potentially part of a full-screen text-editing solution, just in time for NaNoWriMo: X11 + ratpoison + emacs
linux
software
tools
october 2005 by ulrichp
BetterDesktop
october 2005 by ulrichp
Videos of people doing usability testing on open-source software. Videos require feedback.
hci
linux
opensource
software
tools
video
development
october 2005 by ulrichp
Tango Desktop Project
october 2005 by ulrichp
An attempt to make a single cross-platform UI experience for OSS. Includes a base set of icons, icon naming specs, and so on.
hci
icons
interesting
linux
opensource
software
development
october 2005 by ulrichp
IBM ThinkPad X series with Linux pre-installed.
october 2005 by ulrichp
ThinkPad X41 with EmperorLinux installed, allowing full use of everything - even the X41's biometric fingerprint scanner. Only downside is it's a couple hundred bucks higher than an X41.
tablet_pc
portables
wishlist
linux
october 2005 by ulrichp
Macworld: News: MIT to launch $100 laptop prototype in November
september 2005 by ulrichp
One of these costs less than my share of my apartment's rent. I'll buy one if only because (a) it's a Linux laptop that (b) can be used effectively outside. Hope it has WiFi.
wishlist
portables
interesting
linux
tools
useful
september 2005 by ulrichp
HOWTO - Install Debian Onto a Remote Linux System
september 2005 by ulrichp
Seems intelligent enough, but it didn't work for me. (Couldn't find first_stage_install at all, ever... then randomly, debootstrap failed to download gcc-base. Ever. On any distro. From any mirror. What a delightful tool.)
howto
linux
september 2005 by ulrichp
Open Letter to Alan Yates of Microsoft
september 2005 by ulrichp
"I understand your worries, but fortunately I am able to put your mind to rest: KOffice is in fact not related to StarOffice or OpenOffice."
xml
opensource
linux
windows
september 2005 by ulrichp
XYZ Computing
september 2005 by ulrichp
Building a mini-itx computer
howto
technology
linux
project
interesting
september 2005 by ulrichp
The Game
september 2005 by ulrichp
Top-down, kill-all-the-aliens strategy game. Think Starship Troopers 4J.
games
videogames
java
linux
mac
windows
september 2005 by ulrichp
gp32z - your source for gp32 and zodiac
september 2005 by ulrichp
Now pre-ordering the GP2X for 189.99.
gadgets
games
linux
september 2005 by ulrichp
Free Opera ticket - Giles Turnbull
september 2005 by ulrichp
Is Opera worth downloading? ... Well, Giles never really gets around to answering that.
blogging
webdev
internet
windows
unix
linux
mac
september 2005 by ulrichp
welcome home : vim online
september 2005 by ulrichp
I think I am finally going to have to teach myself to use vim
howto
interesting
internet
linux
mac
news
opensource
osxcli
productivity
tools
unix
useful
windows
writing
development
september 2005 by ulrichp
Creature Labs - Docking Station Central
september 2005 by ulrichp
Free download for Linux and Windows
games
linux
windows
september 2005 by ulrichp
MakeZine.com
september 2005 by ulrichp
Must remember to subscribe to Make's podcast.
apple
books
electronics
geekery
howto
hacks
internet
linux
lifehacks
news
productivity
rss
tools
useful
science
development
september 2005 by ulrichp
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