Montly archive for 2007-01

KDE flashbacks

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-01-30

After trying KDE for a couple of days I have started to seeing more and more frequent flashback from my previous KDE experiences.

Everything is indeed configurable in KDE. Though it is just a pain in a certain crack to find out where and how to configure that little bit you wanted to configure. KDE's panel configuration is awful compared to Gnome panel's ease of configuration. It takes forever to configure and it really is not intuitive at all!
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You cleaver marketer, you!..

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-01-29

I have seen people confuse the term open source an the Novell sponsored Linux distribution open suse on several blogs, and even some popular news sites.

It just struck me how cleaver this name really is! People mean open source but have picked up the name open suse in the news and on the blogosphere.
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How to: Configuring for OpenDNS (changing DNS)

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-01-27

With OpenDNS you will not get a faster internet connection. But you will get much faster domain lookup; which will result in a faster internet experience. You will also get automated domain phishing blocking and URL typo auto-correction!

Here is how to change your ISP's DNS settings to OpenDNS's:
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Apple's DRM ilegal in Norway

Words by Daniel Aleksandersen on 2007-01-26

One point for the good guys! Apple's digital rights management technology used in their iTunes music player, iTunes Store, and popular iPod portable music layers are violating Norwegian law, according to numerous sources. Consumer groubs in Norway, Sweden and Denmark sent a letter to Apple early last year. And today it was reported that Apple violates Norwegian law and is in fact ilegal.

More on this matter as it develops.

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