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NGINX for humans

Readable documentation on NGINX configuration is scarce. So finding something good is a genuine cause for celebration. This Digital Ocean piece on location blocks didn’t directly address the…

Post date March 10, 2015
Post categories In Server

Ubuntu Revisited: Back in Brown with 14.04 Trusty Tahr

My pseudo-review of Arch made me realize that it wasn’t the right distribution for me anymore. Not really a critique as should be evident from the pros and…

Post date February 21, 2015
Post categories In Desktop

Resurrecting imwheel

Xmouse for Windows is brilliant. And it makes a mockery of any linux desktop user’s claim to having the more customizable user environment. Well at least as far…

Post date February 16, 2015
Post categories In Desktop, Linux

Everything in it’s Right Place 4: Launch and switch

This is the fourth post in a series on achieving an orderly desktop environment in GNOME 3, using no add-ons, only old school hacks. See also the first,…

Post date February 15, 2015
Post categories In Desktop

Arch Linux: The Review Pros and Cons

Linux distribution reviews are a regular feature of linux journalism. Twice a year a new Ubuntu release sees the light of day and sometimes they are deemed worthy…

Post date January 19, 2015
Post categories In Linux

Everything in it’s Right Place 3: Setting dedicated workspaces with devil’s pie

This is the third post in a series on achieving an orderly desktop environment in GNOME 3, using no add-ons, only old school hacks. See also the first…

Post date August 23, 2014
Post categories In Desktop

Arachnophobia: Getting the macro keys on the Razer BlackWidow to work on linux

I bought the Razer BlackWidow for the hardware, not for Razer’s Synapse software or all the joys that it offers (Google suggest for searchers entering Razer Synapse? “Razer…

Post date August 3, 2014
Post categories In Desktop

Everything in it’s Right Place 2: Setting static workspaces

This is the second post in a series on achieving an orderly desktop environment in GNOME 3, using no add-ons, only old school hacks. See also the first…

Post date July 24, 2014
Post categories In Desktop