Google Chrome To Chromium

Chromium screenshot

Google Chrome to Chromium, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.

Google News To iCurrent

iCurrent screenshot

Google News to iCurrent, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.

Google Reader To Liferea

Cleaning up subscriptions in Liferea

Google Reader to Liferea, originally posted here on Rickety, has been moved to a new blog called Less Google.

Chrome’s Dead, Jim!

Chrome is dead, Jim!

The page I was viewing in Chrome died today, as you can see from the message. This doesn’t happen very often and when it does, just the one page dies and not the whole browser. I like amusing error messages, it soothes the pain of a crash. For the one or two people on the [...]

QR Codes

Nexus One displays data from QR Code scan

A QR Code is a matrix barcode readable by mobile phones with a camera, and smartphones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. QR is the acronym for Quick Response, as the code allows its contents to be decoded at high speed.

QR Codes can be used to display text to the user, to add a vCard contact to the user’s device, to open a URI or to compose a text message or email.

Top Ten Open Source Applications

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While I was laboring with the rickety Windows OS my son Steven had long since adopted Linux. Now that Ubuntu has won me over, I was curious as to what Steven’s choice in open source software would be.

Estimates are not Deadlines

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This very rough estimate became a deadline almost immediately and caused a great deal of pressure to come my way.