January 2009
8 posts
Linux Font Equivalents to Popular Web Typefaces -... →
10 Things a Power User Will Love about Linux —... →
Work the Shell - Yahtzee as a Shell Script? When... →
I’ve already added the rollDie function to my .bashrc!
Rands In Repose: The Larry Test →
Typically brilliant Rands post about “Being Done”. It always kills me when marketing and/or manager types ask me “Is our software done?”. I always answer yes, because done is when you (ie, the Person In Charge) says it is done. It will never be free of bugs. I’ll tell you what is wrong and you tell me if you can sell it and we’re done.
As an engineer, I...
A Guide Through The Linux Sound API Jungle →
A very nice, concise set of recommendations for developing a Linux app that uses sound. Like the previous link, be sure to read all the comments, as they are as enlightening as the article itself. Lennart (the author) is a GNOME guy, so his recommendations do need to be read with small grain of salt, especially by this KDE guy.
LPC: Linux audio: it's a mess [LWN.net] →
As someone who is struggling with Linux sound as both a developer and a user, this article is pretty enlightening.
VortexBox - 1 stop media server →
Based on Fedora, VortexBox is a one stop media serving OS. Interesting approach.
VortexBox is a free, open source, quick install ISO that turns your unused computer into an easy to use music server/jukebox. Once VortexBox has been loaded on an unused PC it will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files ,and download the cover art