Tag Archives: linux

The Open Source Designer's Conundrum

Posted on January 13, 2009 by karin

Let me start by saying I love Ubuntu. I love how I can change it, how I can bend it to my will, how I can make it look like anything I want. I love how it doesn’t assume it … Continue reading →

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Ditching the 'pod

Posted on October 23, 2008 by karin

My iPod, purchased for $100 from my mom, who bought it from my sister when she didn’t want it, who bought it from my other sister when SHE didn’t want it, has been limping along for a while now. It’s … Continue reading →

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Network storage options

Posted on August 16, 2008 by karin

Geoff’s computer recently died (we think the power supply went kablooey and damaged the HD). This has me thinking – yet again – that I need to seriously reconsider my backup options. That is, I need to start backing stuff … Continue reading →

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Product review: Evernote

Posted on July 19, 2008 by karin

I have been using a new(ish) program called Evernote on my work computer and laptop, and like it a lot. Thought I’d give a short review and list the features I would like to see. Evernote is a note taking … Continue reading →

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Time Lapse Photography

Posted on May 25, 2008 by karin

I’ve been having fun with time lapse photography lately. I actually tried it a while ago, but could never figure out a way to stitch the photos into a video. I have tried 5 different programs on Windows, and none … Continue reading →

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Gutsy Gibbon Rollback

Posted on April 30, 2008 by karin

Last night I upgraded to Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. I didn’t really want to yet, but somehow Gnome got borked and I figured an upgrade (from the cli) might solve the problem. Well, it did- Gnome came back- but I … Continue reading →

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How to try Vista?

Posted on February 7, 2008 by karin

So I’m starting to think I want to try Vista. I’m getting really curious about it, and I don’t have enough operating systems to play with, right? Plus, I think it’s only $15 to buy Vista through campus, so why … Continue reading →

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Computer woes

Posted on February 7, 2008 by karin

I have been having all sorts of odd computer problems lately. Well, some of the problems were odd- some were due to the fact that I don’t know quite enough about Linux yet. Last week when I wanted to present … Continue reading →

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