Archive for March, 2008

1. Mar

   31

   Trying “Blue Lines” WordPress Theme

   blogged by Gene on 5:14 pm » 3 Comments »

   Yet another theme change. Bear with me folks, I’ll find one that works for most of you yet. I do like this one a lot though.

   Filed under ERACC Blog, Uncategorized
2. Mar

   31

   [No Longer] Trying “Hello Blogger” WordPress Theme

   blogged by Gene on 4:26 pm » 4 Comments »

   I have received complaints about the fixed width theme we have been using all of 24 hours now. So, I am trying the Hello Blogger theme today I downloaded from FreeWordPressThemes.com. This is a simple, semi-fluid width theme that should work ok for everyone (I pray!). Please post any comments about this theme here.

   Filed under ERACC Blog, Uncategorized
3. Mar

   29

   Web Log Madness

   blogged by Gene on 9:57 pm » 1 Comment »

   In case some of you haven’t noticed I’ve recently been trying to straighten out problems with our web log. We had been “hacked” by a blog-bot that exploited a flaw in versions of WordPress prior to the 2.3.3 release. So, I had to clean up several posts removing <noscript> and <iframe> spam sections inserted by [...]

   Filed under ERACC Blog
4. Mar

   29

   Oh Where, Oh Where Has My OS/2 Gone?

   blogged by Gene on 8:11 pm » 9 Comments »

   The news of the demise of IBM’s OS/2 is at best premature and at worst deliberate spread of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Disinformation). Sure, IBM is no longer selling the OS/2 brand itself and stopped supporting it in 2006. However, those who got hooked on the Workplace Shell (a.k.a. WPS) can still get their fix by [...]

   Filed under eComStation
5. Mar

   27

   Review - Adobe Photoshop Express

   blogged by Gene on 5:26 pm » 1 Comment »

   I will confess I am a GIMP guy on Linux. I often see forum and USENET posts from Microsoft fanatics that state since (insert commercial software here) cannot be found for Linux no one is going to use Linux. One of the oft mentioned applications in this category is Adobe’s Photoshop. Others will recommend GIMP [...]

   Filed under Closed Source Software
6. Mar

   25

   Who Uses Linux and Why?

   blogged by Gene on 1:45 pm » No Comments »

   Over the years I have spoken with many folks about using alternatives to Microsoft operating systems (a.k.a. Windows). Since I found and began advocating Linux distributions I have been asked many times “Why …?” and “Who uses it?”. I have also gotten statements that “Everyone uses Windows.”. Well, not everyone, I do not. Here is [...]

   Filed under Linux
7. Mar

   18

   How to Change the Default Location Bar Search Engine in Firefox

   blogged by Gene on 2:17 pm » No Comments »

   I dislike Google. Ok, I know “Google is your friend!” is a common phrase on USENET, in web forums and on IRC. But in my case I Just Do Not Like Google™ and do not think it is my friend. My reasons are personal and political and I will leave it at that.
   So, imagine my [...]

   Filed under Firefox