Seen FRiday evening on French (state-owned) TV channel France3 famous Thalassa program, Mr Zanella’s boat has been bb’ed. More on the Majestic of the seas.
Archives de l’auteur : kodiak
apt-get
All about Linux: A Concise apt-get / dpkg primer for new Debian users (A good idea could be to merge this with how to install anything in Ubuntu, and distribute it as a .pdf)
cork
Say yes to cork – Portuguese cork is good for the Australian environment : cork is the natural environmental choice; cork is renewable; cork is recyclable and cork is biodegradable.
Valencia Project Data Sheet
SecureDVD
Rip DVDs to AVI or MPG
Toolmonger
Toolmonger – all tools, all the time.
Which Lightbox is right for you
etc: quick links to good stuff : Which Lightbox is right for you?
Ubuntu Lite
LibraryThing
LibraryThing is an online service to help people catalog their books easily. A free account allows you to catalog up to 200 books. A paid account ($10 for a year or $25 for a lifetime) allows you to catalog any number of books. You can arrange your books on a virtual shelf or as a list.
Abebooks.com (the Canadian company that matches booksellers with booklovers) has taken a 40% share of the company yesterday. Designed and implemented by Tim Spalding, a web developer and web publisher based in Portland, Maine (who read Engel’s Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army). Displays a nice « made w/ Lapsang Souchong » banner. Shows some good ideas, i.e. psst & why.