If you have a system with two or more displays/monitors and are using a Linux XFce desktop environment then there are at least three methods for dual monitor setup in Xfce: Use the built-in Xfce Settings -> Display configuration utility.…
Creating multi-volume tar.bz2 archives
One thing I love about Linux is its flexibility. Linux is like a Lego: many pieces that you can stick together just to get something different that no one thought about before. The following is just an example of its…
Installing WordPress on IIS 6
I'm working lately on plug-ins development for my WordPress blog (mynixworld.info). There are thousands plug-ins available out there but some are either limited, not well written, obsolete or buggy. I have written several plug-ins that I want to make available…
Recharging alkaline batteries
"Most alkaline batteries available are disposable, designed to be used until exhausted, then discarded." (source Wikipedia). That's probably true. The most of us just throw these batteries to the disposal bin because we believe they are not rechargeable. We believe…
Table of English tenses
I don't know about you but I had always problems with tenses of English verbs, maybe because I've learned English by myself rather than in school. Anyway, English grammar is not impossible to learn if you find a pattern that…
Understanding E=mc2
Even if physics was never the centre of my interest, I was always eager to understand "why" and "how" the world works as we know it does. Over the time I understand more and more what is the value of…
"Why the future doesn't need us"
On April 2000 William Nelson Joy (aka Bill Joy) published an article on Wired Magazine named Why the future doesn't need us" which has brought him an instantaneous reputation among masses. In that article he argued that growing advances in…
Idol Sweden 2011 - Moa Lignell and Amanda Fondell
I watched Idol Sweden 2011 and 2 singers have captured my attention: Moa Lignell and Amanda Fondell. There were more than 2 singers that performed very well, though... This post is about they and their evolution. I will start with…