Well, I've decided to move the blog to wordpress instead of serendipity. I liked serendipity a lot, but... well, wordpress is more popular and I wouldn't to see if I could make trackbacks actually work. Seems a little simpler and straightforward, once you get used to the different layouts, etc …

This week's TechRepublic tip is Synchronize computers with Unison which introduces the multi-computer synchronization tool known as Unison.

I always like the week or two before a release. While the other developers are busting their butts trying to get things finished for the upcoming release, I actually get to take a bit of a breather, largely because I don't like duplicating effort so any non-essential updates get to …

This week's TechRepublic tip is Using FileZilla on Linux.

This week's TechMail is Getting things done with mutt, a look at using the GTD concepts with my favourite email client.

I've got an idea in my head... my daughter goes to a private christian school, and my wife works as the secretary there. Unfortunately, they're married to Microsoft technology, and I doubt they even realize why they are. They're using an Active Directory-based authentication system and they keep having trouble …

Today's tip over at TechRepublic is Obtaining file information with RPM. Gives a bit of an overview of some of the commands you can use with rpm, regardless of which frontend you use (urpmi, apt, yum, etc.).

Another week, another tip, this one is Locate files with the find tool, a quick run-down on using find to... well... find stuff.

Another week, another TechMail tip. This week's is Learn to search with grep.

Well, I've decided to try and take the plunge and implement some GTD philosophies in my life. While it encompasses a lot of different things, the first thing I aim to try is to reclaim my email, which has been getting way out of hand lately. I remember about 2 …