Sirius Stuff

As much as I love Thunderbird with IMAP, I'm finding that I'm making mistakes because of using Linux and Google Reader more and more. I use vim and both it and Google Reader use the vi-style commands of the j key for down, k key for up, etc. I can't …

I've been waiting for people to start getting and reviewing their Dell machines with Ubuntu before ordering mine. There's a nice article on the Ubuntu Forums:Review of Dell XPS 410n with Ubuntu Feisty preinstalled. Also good coverage of the Dell E1505n laptop.

I'm not ready to convert my 4-year-old …

Eric Sink writes a great article called This Blog Entry is Urgent and it includes:

When I see an envelope that says, (Do not discard this envelope(, I know immediately that it will be safe for me to throw it away unopened.

When I see an envelope that says (Special …

Wow, this is a great post. Pet Peeve #7: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way totally sums up how snotty some people are when saying "I'm sorry you feel that way".

Wow.

I have this working on my laptop. But I have to remember to get it going on my desktop machine. That's the only problem with having two machines - even with Google's browser sync it's hard to keep the FireFox configurations absolutely identical. Bookmarks: Power up Firefox with keywords - Lifehacker

Another article on FireFox and bookmarks. Firefox and the art of keyword bookmarking

Another article on how to Convert Physical Windows Systems Into Virtual Machines To Be Run On A Linux Desktop

I'm still trying to figure out whether I'm going to try and keep running XP on my laptop or try to run XP under Ubuntu. Big problem with running Ubuntu is that hibernate does not work and I've spent several hours on it. Enough time that I'm not willing to …

This article lists some of the things I can do in Linux that I can't do on Windows.

Nice article.

Apparently it's Ubuntu day for me. Wondering if you can switch to Linux? Here's a nice article on how to do so. Published in Maximum PC magazine, it's clear and current with Feisty Fawn, released just less than a month ago. Good stuff.