Category Archives: Learning

Books of the Old Testament Wallpaper

By Chris | Published: 11/25/2009
Here is my most recent effort in educational wallpapers. In this case, it is the books of the Old Testament with some logical groupings, the number of chapters in each book in parentheses, and a very brief reminder about what the book is about. I have included a 1280×800 version for my laptop and 1600×1200 [...]
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StumbleUpon Alternatives for Your Firefox Bookmarks Toolbar

By site admin | Published: 12/13/2008
If your a StumbleUpon addict like myself, chances are, you have gotten “You have seen all your topic here pages. Explore others…” as a result of pecking at the “Stumble!” button like a demented, tic-tac-toe playing chicken. While reviewing more sites can add a little spark back into your stumbles, it’s a bit of a “cart [...]
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Dugg up – When old blog posts come back from the Dead

By site admin | Published: 10/26/2008
I am on the tail end of the effects of appearing on the front page of Digg. I hadn’t posted in a while (major new job, new church building, new home group, etc., etc.) so I was a bit off guard when I got an email from my shared hosting company, saying they had disabled [...]
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6 Tools for Keeping Kids Safe with Open Source

By Chris | Published: 1/31/2008
My family uses open source software almost exclusively. Everyone from the toddlers to the teen to the Mrs. have what they need to play games, chat with friends, manager emails, surf the web, keep busy schedules straight, do homeschooling, and pretty much anything they may want to do. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d65').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });
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What I Learned using Linux over the last 10 years

By Chris | Published: 1/25/2008
I started using Linux as my primary desktop and operating system in 1998. After brief flirtations with FVWM 95 and Enlightenment, I settle on Gnome (with it’s various WMs over the years ) and Redhat/Fedora (until switching to Ubuntu last fall ). Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d61').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });
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