Archive for category open source

Official Google Blog: The meaning of open. A good example of why I’m a fan of Google. These guys “get it”.

Posted by thak in hack, open source, tools, web on December 16, 2009

Memory Fox Helps Tame Memory Usage in Firefox. Definitely could be useful on machines–like the one I’m typing on–that don’t have a lot of RAM.

Of course, this may only be a problem if you’re a freak like me that opens 38 tabs at once. Every morning.

How to: add features to Firefox with Mozilla’s new Jetpack – Ars Technica. This is some seriously cool stuff. The ability to quickly and easily write web code that modifies the browser?

Sweet.

Posted by in freaky, gadget, hack, linux, open source, technical on August 28, 2008

A real Space Oddity arrives at PC Pro | PC Pro blog. Holy cow. This is one tiny machine. I mean, 90% of the internal volume of this thing has got to be the connectors… Absolutely insane.

Posted by in freaky, hack, linux, open source, technical on August 26, 2008

How To Remotely Install Debian Over A RH Based Distro | HowtoForge. This is seriously geeky, but pretty stinking cool. The only downside? One mistake, and you’re screwed. Kind of like skydiving. Or bullfighting.

Posted by in code, hack, linux, open source, technical, tools on August 1, 2008

CLI Magic: For geek cred, try these one-liners. For those of you blessed enough to be able to run Linux, here are some killer command line scripts…

Posted by in open source, technical, tools, web on July 11, 2008

Hands on: 12 quick hacks for Firefox 3 – LinuxWorld. Some great tips here. And yes, you can use these tips for any version of Firefox–not just the Linux version.