Gratefulfrog's GratefulBlog: 200508

2005-08-25

Some Exciting things with RSS

It seems like my organization could make good use of RSS, but it may be too advanced for them...

2005-08-23

The Ubuntu team has once again come through big time! The Colony 3 version of Breezy (Ubuntu 5.10) contains the fix to one of my annoying little bugs concerning the front panel microphone not working.

It now works, and can be controlled by the 'alsamixer', as you'd expect!

Those guys at Ubuntu-dev are doing a real top-quality job. They are setting a high standard for software, free or not!

If you're reading this and still using another OS, why not try Ubuntu? The Ubuntu-Live CD's are an easy way to try it out without corrupting your working(?) system.

The support, i.e. instant bug-fixes, is reason enough to go for it!

Check them out: Ubuntu Linux

2005-08-22

Bob Moog

It is with great sadness that I report that Dr. Bob Moog has died.

See the message at his company's site.

My condolences to all.

Syndication!

Yes, today the Gratefulfrog is syndicated! What's that you wonder? Well, if you've got an RSS/Atom reader plugin for your browser, then you can simply click the 'Site Feed' link, bookmark it, and you can automatically follow the updates to this Blog.

Although that may appear silly, it's not. If you're looking for a syndication reader plugin for the Firefox browser, try sage. It's simple to use, but lacks some of the sophistication that may be available elsewhere.

Once you've got a reader installed, you can bookmark any page that offers RSS or Atom. Look at the lower right of the Firefox status bar and you'll see an orange button. Click it, and you can bookmark the link. Be sure to put it in the 'Sage Feeds' Folder.

You're in business.

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In case you missed it, the 'RSS' button that follows will link you to Gratefulfrog's GratefulBlog Feed!