I’ve been itching for this for a long time but never got up the steam to actually go find out how to do it until today. You can type special characters (accented characters, special punctuation, etc.) directly from the keyboard by following this handy guide. (Shift+AltGr means press the Left Shift and Right Alt key [...]
Update: Thanks for your help, everybody. No more testers needed. I’ll be releasing it soon.
Over the weekend I created a photo uploader for Linux, specifically for Gnome desktop users:
I’m looking for some people who can install and try the package out before I release it publicly. Ideally I’d like several people to run the installer [...]
Last November, after around 25 years of computing, finally, I setup a reliable, automatic backup system for all of my important files, documents, photos, and music.
And today I needed it (timing, eh?). A bunch of important files took collateral damage from a program I was writing. And I almost panicked. But then the backup system [...]
A to-do list in Tomboy
Last week I asked for some help finding a new note taking application. I was becoming frustrated with BasKet Note Pads because, despite all of its great features, it would intermittently delete notes when I moved them (obviously, unacceptable).
Otherwise, BasKet is a very good application for general note taking if you [...]
For a long while I was using Tadalist which I absolutely adored because of its simplicity. It made lists and you checked things off and it was wonderful. I migrated to Remember The Milk and liked it much better, presumably because my list making was getting more complicated. In particular, I liked the ability to [...]
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