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Programming on Linux for Windows and Mac OS X

Saturday, July 22, 2006

Since I am not in school anymore (and therefore no longer have homework), I feel that I should be keeping productive by doing more programming. Unfortunately, my move to Linux presents a bit of a conundrum - in order to ensure that the largest possible audience can run my creations on their computers, it is [...]

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Moving to Linux Permanently

Monday, July 3, 2006

On July 1, I decided that Windows was just not working for me. Yes, having a plethora of possible applications to install appealed to me, but I feel that no operating system has a monopoly of having things "just work." Here are just of a few of the annoyances I experienced while using Windows:

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Installing Windows Vista Beta 2 on 256 MB

Friday, June 16, 2006

I install Windows Vista Beta 2 on a computer with a Celeron processor and 256 MB.

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Apple's Boot Camp

Wednesday, April 5, 2006

"Dual-booting? I hate dual-booting."

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Hiding in the Windows Registry

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

A security problem found in the strings are handled in the Windows Registry could mean big problems for those looking to clean up after viruses and spyware.

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Superfetch, Prefetch, and Windows Performance

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Last week, the Inquirer posted a letter in response to an article they wrote about Microsoft's claims that the next version of Windows (codenamed Longhorn, officially named Vista - at least for now) would have better performance than Windows XP. The letter, written by "snakeye" (a sketchy nickname, I know), claimed that Longhorn's (er, I [...]

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x86 OS X is not Windows

Thursday, June 16, 2005

I liked this quote from a Register article about how computer manufacturer Dell would have no problems shipping the x86 version of OS X:
It does seem to be the case that Mac OS X is winning grudging respect from the PC world, primarily because of its relative freedom from malware. That's not going to change [...]

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.ogv for Ogg Video

Saturday, June 11, 2005

Corey Burger's suggestion that the Xiph Foundation, makers of all things Ogg, use different extensions for Ogg video and audio files is a good one. On Windows, the operating system relies on the extension to determine the type of file, ignoring its contents completely.
If you are using Windows, and are looking for Ogg codecs, you [...]

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