JD's Linux Love

Wherein I jot down interesting Linux and other geeky tidbits.

Mar 31, 2010 4:29pm

Feb 17, 2010 6:03pm

Happy Birthday, BBS!
Wow, what a flashback this screen is! I ran a BBS out of my home for many years, all about sports. It grabbed stats from Sportsticker, parsed them and posted them. All on my little Wildcat BBS. Too cool.

Wow, what a flashback this screen is! I ran a BBS out of my home for many years, all about sports. It grabbed stats from Sportsticker, parsed them and posted them. All on my little Wildcat BBS. Too cool.

Feb 16, 2010 4:00pm

Linux/UNIX software on VanHeusden.com

Lots of great stuff here. multitail looks really nice.

Feb 15, 2010 7:38am

A video showcasing some of the fancy KDE 4.4 eye candy. I used to be a big KDE fan, but KDE 4 lost me and now I like a light Window Manager that doesn’t get in the way. I’ve been using openbox since my move the Arch Linux and have been pretty happy with it.

Feb 8, 2010 5:45pm

Conky Hardcore!

I’ve done some work tweaking my Conky config since I made my move to Arch Linux, but it still has a way to go. Much like looking at fancy desktops, I’m always jealous of the great Conky displays I see. Maybe this site will spur me on to great heights!

Feb 2, 2010 4:15pm

Wicked Cheap Hosting

Thanks to a pointer from All About Linux, here’s a couple links to some really cheap hosting offers, both from some pretty big names. Each of these is offering a whole year of web site hosting for under US$10! I’m tempted to hook onto both, just to see how usable they are.

- *And* enter an iPad drawing! All for US$9.24 for the year!