Archive for September, 2006

My new notebook

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7200 (2,00 GHz, 4MB L2-cache, 667 MHz FSB)
Memory: 2.0GB, 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory (2 x 1024MB)

Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M 256MB
Hard Disk: 80GB serial ATA HDD 7200RPM
Screen: 14.1″ widescreen (1440×900)
Weight: approx. 2.2 kg
Battery life: approx. 3-4 hours (normal usage, 6-cell battery)
8 X DVD+/-RW Drive
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Mini Card
Bluetooth

So [...]

Captcha Disabled

Many visitors commenting in this blog have mentioned that the captcha plugin I’m using is unreliable so I’ve decided to disable it for now. Does anyone know of a working solution? Not using spam protection at all is not an option.

The Name “Firefox” Not Allowed In Ubuntu?

There are lots of ongoing discussions in the Ubuntu Forums about the fact that Mozilla has asked Debian to either comply with the trademarks/copyrights and use both the Firefox logo and name, and let all their patches run through Mozilla, or to neither use the logo nor the name. A typical forum post, written by [...]

My thoughts on F-Spot

Recently, I’ve been trying out the F-Spot photo management application for Gnome. Having used Picasa for almost a year now, I’m spoiled with quick editing and management of my photos. With just a simple click, the quality of an image can be improved in Picasa. Since F-Spot was included in Gnome/Ubuntu, however, I decided to [...]

My Life As Software Engineer

I’m been working 4½ months now for Emsize as the Software Engineer of the company. It’s a very interesting job, but at the same time much harder than I first thought. Being the only programmer, you don’t get much help from others and you need to plan, structure, and prioritize pretty much everything yourself.
Today I [...]

Happy Birthday Henrik and Adam!

Today is my brother Henrik’s and my nephew Adam’s birthday. Unfortunately, I have to work all day and all night so I can’t even pay them a visit. Hopefully they’ll forgive me.

Laptop Screen Resolutions

I might be getting a new laptop at work and was wondering if anyone had any experience with Dell Latitude D620. Are they any good? Linux compatibility is generally very good with Dell, right? The graphics card is a NVIDIA Quadro NVS 110M 256MB.
Is 1280×800 too small for a 14.1″ widescreen? Currently, I have a [...]

OpenSUSE 10.2 Alpha4: What a waste of time

What an extreme waste of time that was, trying to install the latest alpha of OpenSUSE 10.2. I first spent over an hour trying to figure out how the network install works, because I really don’t want to waste 6 CDs just for an alpha build of an OS. No matter what I tried, I [...]

Google Toolbar for Firefox

That Google Toolbar sure looks usable, with the enhanced search box, safe browsing and spell checking. Unfortunately for me, my computer doesn’t meet the system requirements:
• Windows XP/2000 SP3+, Mac OS X 10.2+, or Red Hat Linux 8.0+
• Firefox 1.5+ (Internet Explorer version available here)
I’m using Ubuntu 6.06. What a shame.
On an unrelated notice, I’m [...]