Archive for September, 2008
Howto: Dual Monitors with Ubuntu and NVidia
Pursuant to my previous post on using dual monitors in Linux, I decided to post a some information that would have definitely appreciated having a long time ago. This specifically covers how get two monitors working in a reasonable fashion in Ubuntu and Xubuntu, but I originally figured it out in Gentoo (and it applies to other distros).
Yet Another Wordpress User
After dealing with spam again tonight and facing the prospect of reworking my captcha and adding user registration, I completely gave up on the whole site-from-scratch thing and have replaced it with the Wordpress site you’re looking at now. I found this process to be very simple and straightforward, and I especially liked all the import options (in my case, I got the articles from my old RSS feed). After spending about an hour changing settings, adding plugins, and tweaking CSS, I think that I’ll be able to live with it.
In Defense of Sarah Palin (Sort of)
For the past six months or so, the presidential election hasn’t ceased to provide me with story after story that I find deeply disturbing or upsetting. I’ve been particularly struck by the absolute about-face McCain has made from his independent stances in the past. With his acquisition of Sarah Palin as a running-mate, I’ve become certain that the awful, crippled monstrosity that is the US election system has done the unimaginable and provided us with a ticket even more harmful to our nation then the drooling sack of ineptitude currently occupying the White House. I’ve thought of at least a dozen blog posts that I haven’t had the time to write concerning this dismal state of affairs in the last few weeks alone.