I've now been a linux user for two weeks. I've run into a bunch of problems and I've solved every one of them. As I mentioned in one of my comments, I still view my relationship with linux as tentative. I am by no means a zealot – if using linux causes me an unreasonable [...]

I have hit a major roadbump in my linux adoption: I can't find any applications that will allow me to edit macromedia flash files. Fortunately, I very rarely have to do this, but when I need it, I need it. This is bad news. Suggestions are welcome, apart from obvious suggestions such as "change to [...]

This article is so amazingly accurate that I just had to give it linkage. The IP Game—Part One. So having bought a handful of expensive Hollywood licenses with a lot of hassle, where else can the publishers go to get more [intellectual property]? Well, the big publishers then look to their big internal studios, and [...]

There was a request from Michael to see what my desktop looked like. Here's a snapshot (click the image for the full size).

I've been running linux for 6 days now. Granted, I have not had a lot of time to work at my computer, so most of my time has been used figuring out how to get stuff working, or tweaking things. I spent several days trying to get my own kernel to work. The problem, it [...]