Warning: the following post will only make sense for those running Ubuntu and semi-bleeding edge software for Ubuntu. Feel free to skip this post if you don't know what the terms Banshee, PPA, and Fluendo mean. You won't hurt my feelings one bit.

Last night I learned that Banshee had …

(or "Why I'm this close to saying 'screw it' getting a damn Apple")

I really, really hate laptop shopping. It's not that I don't like laptops (far from it); it's just that laptops aren't a computing device that you have much control over the construction of the device. I've built …

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft backs long life for IE6.

I'm sorry, but if you're still using Internet Explorer 6, you need to stop right this instant and upgrade. I don't care if you're using Firefox, Chrome, or one even Internet Explorer 8, you need to stop using Internet Explorer 6 …

OK, apparently I need some date lessons, because 4/31/2009 isn't a real date (go figure). Turns out Add_Delta_Days requires the date from localtime to be converted prior to being used. Academic error, but unfortunately one that can slip through the cracks until a certain day (5/31/2009 …

(Yes, I know that saying "Your moment of zen" is a cliche phrase, so if that bothers you, then you have my permission to call this post "your moment of cliche").

Scribd, the lock-box troll-tollkeeper of otherwise freely available PDF files, requires you to have an account to download the …