VLC Christmas Icon Easter Egg

Opened VLC today and saw a little easter egg with their icon...

I always find it interesting to see the new ways people customize their logo during different events/holidays. It seems like Google made the trend popular, and now you're starting to see people becoming …

Installing Adobe Air 1.5 On Ubuntu Linux

Adobe Air 1.5 was officially released today for Linux. Here's how to install it on Ubuntu Linux (or pretty much any Linux distro)

1. Download the AIR bin file here: http://get.adobe.com/air/


2. Put the file in your 'Home Folder'


3. Open a terminal window


4. Run this: chmod +x …

Seriously Flickr?

I went to enable stats in my Flickr account today and was presented with an under construction gif that looked like it was from 1999 web design. Maybe a sign that Yahoo! is completely dead in the water and has hired monkeys for web designers??

Make sure you skip around …

Countdown to Ubuntu 8.10

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Installing TrueCrypt 5.1a On Ubuntu 8.04

TrueCrypt was finally made available for Linux with the release of version 5.1a. Here's how to install it.

Installing TrueCrypt

1. Open a terminal window and type: 'wget

WordPress Error: Forbidden

I was recently working on an article detailing how to install TrueCrypt 5.1a on Ubuntu 8.04. I had just written another article minutes earlier, so I knew everything was fine with WordPress at that time.

This time, however, everytime I chose to Save the article, I was …

Can't Empty Trash In Ubuntu 8.04

Seems simple enough right? Sometimes items seem to get 'stuck' in the trash. Even though this seems like a bug, it's actually due to the way permissions are handled on Linux (although I definitely wouldn't call it a feature:). Here's how to force it to empty.

Run this …

This Is Why I Don't Take Vacations...

This is what I came home to after I got back from vacation. A brand new castle office with a fully functional drawbridge...

My New Castle Office

See more pics here

Twitter, We Have a Problem

I just logged in to Twitter and noticed something weird. I normally have around 900 followers and I follow around 600 people. Not sure exactly what happened, but this is what it's showing me now...

Anyone else noticing this?

**********UPDATE**********

Turns out it was …

WordPress 2.6 Image Upload Issue

Not sure if anyone else is having this problem, and I'm beginning to think it has to do with my server setup and not WP.

When I click to add images, I can select them, but when I click 'Open' it takes me to the login screen. Here's a quick video that shows a little …

Very Cool HP Ad

Found this HP ad on Wired's site today. Thought it was really well done. I don't think I've clicked on an online advert in years but for some reason I did this one:) Check it out.

Don't Forget to Download Firefox 3 On June 17!

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What Have I Been Upto Lately?

Just wanted to give an update as to what I've been working on lately. It's been a really crazy month so far, and it's not even half over! Here's the list:

1. Working on a major redesign of Richland College's website.

2. Working on another fairly major redesign of …

Gmail Gets a New Loader

Went to login to my Gamil account today and I saw they added a new loading screen. Google has found the perfect middle ground between new technologies (mainly AJAX) and using them correctly/not abusing them.

I wonder if this is why Google seemed to be down off and on …

Using Greasemonkey & Firefox To Show Google Calendar With Gmail

If you are sucked into the Googlverse as badly as I am, you are no doubt using two of Google's most popular services: Gmail and Google Calendar. Now normally I lock these tabs in Firefox with the PermaTabs addon.

This is nice, but what would be really nice is if I …

MSN Having a Little CSS Trouble

Went to MSN.com to see what was going on, and I saw this...

MSN, if you need some help with your CSS, send me an email and we can talk.

User Question: Whats Your Favorite Application/Tool/Algorithm & What Files Do You Protect?

So I just installed Skribit today, and about an hour later I got my first user submitted question for a post. I thought it was a really good question that definitely deserved my attention. Also, if you were the person who asked this question, please email me at (randy …

Encrypting Thumb Drives With TrueCrypt

Last week I wrote a post on how to encrypt entire hard drives with TrueCrypt. We all know how easy it is to have your laptop lost or stolen and how important it is to protect sensitive data. However, something that is even easier to lose and often has just as sensitive …

Fry's, You Don't Know My Mom Very Well

I got an email from Fry's Electronics today telling me they had all kinds of great Mother's Day gifts. Turns out the last time Fry's did any research on what mom's want was during the middle ages.

I can't wait until mom opens this years Mother's Day present. Boy is she …

Using Truecrypt to Encrypt Your Entire Hard Drive

If you're as paranoid as I am, you more than likely appreciate the advancements that the TrueCrypt team has made with version 5.0. For me, the greatest thing they did was making whole disk encryption dead simple. Here's how you do it.

Getting Started

1. First you will …