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Archive for December, 2009
Bye bye 2009
Dec 31st
I just got back from office, really tired, had been a very long day… Just wanna say happy new year, take care of yourselves and now i will see you in 2010.
Happy Birthday, Linus
Dec 28th
Today is the birthday of Linus. Although that’s essentially a private event for him, there’s an interesting historical link to the creation of the Linux kernel, too.
As is well known, before he started writing Linux, Linus coded on a Sinclair QL, a brilliant if rather bizarre system that was based on a cut-down version of the Motorola 68000 chip used in the Amiga, Atari ST, Apple Lisa and Macintosh. Linus was prepared to put up with the limitations of that chip because it offered multi-tasking – and hence the possibility of some advanced programming.
Useful Plugins for WordPress Theme Developers
Dec 27th
Many plugins are ready for download at the Word-Press Plugin Repository. Many plugins are no longer maintained and may only work with older versions of WordPress; and conversely, many newer plugins are developed exclusively Useful Plugins for Theme Developers.
Using Twitter and Facebook from Pidgin
Dec 24th
In the vast world of communication, instant messaging is a long-standing medium. Facebook has entered the scene relatively recently, as has Twitter. If you use these newer mediums of communication and you’re a Pidgin user then you may want to look at the Pidgin plugins for accessing them.
Install NS2 on Ubuntu 9.10
Dec 23rd
Yesterday a friend asked me about how to install the famous network simulator NS2 on ubuntu. I did some digging this morning and came up with this. (more…)
The Next Level of Convergence?
Dec 23rd
Wouldn’t it be cool if I could plug a keyboard and monitor into my phone….
