http://adammonsen.com blog and sundries of Adam Monsen Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:21:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'll be giving a couple of lectures/seminars this week in the Twin Cities. The first is tonight at the U of M (topic: Selenium), the second will be Saturday morning (topic: Vim). See here for announcements about future talks and materials from talks past. http://adammonsen.com/post/382 Keeping me up late... keeping me from working on my upcoming Vim and Selenium talks. This time with fast-booting desktops! Found on this Slashdot thread: ASUS motherboards now ship with an embedded mini Linux distribution to give you Web browsing and Skype in seconds A pretty cool-looking bootable os and desktop written entirely ... http://adammonsen.com/post/374 I've got a ton more bike trail exploring to do around here before the snow hits! Here's a start. http://adammonsen.com/post/366 Ever see that old TV show with the computerized crime fighter? Sidekick named Cursor? Automan! http://adammonsen.com/post/364 Eva found this place by searching the Web, I think. I hate to sound self-centered, but, holy cow, did they build this place just for me? I couldn't think of a better restaurant idea, and if I lived in Syracuse I'd eat there every day. And night. I munched a falaffel ... http://adammonsen.com/post/360 I love going outside. However, perhaps because I'm a complete internet/computer addict or just feel more comfortable in my "nest", there is definitely a bit of resistance that must be overcome before I actually lace up the sneaks and breathe fresh air. Eva (and I) purposely found a place to ... http://adammonsen.com/post/353 Based on this review I bought a Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000. I ignored all the red tape and "Run The Installer First!" warnings on the packaging, and plugged it in to my Ubuntu 8.04 laptop. And it worked immediately. Yay! Skype, Cheese, both work. Video sharing via Flash (like for ... http://adammonsen.com/post/347 Here's a Public Service Announcement. Kroger Hi-Tech Mint Waxed Floss is the best. Period. This floss balances the perfect amount of strength, slipperiness, and cleaning power. It doesn't cut into my fingers. My teeth don't slice it. It smells nice. It's made in the U.S.A. It's way cheaper than Glide, or ... http://adammonsen.com/post/341 This is a bit of a departure from most of what I blog, but staying in shape is also part of my life. As such, I recently ran the Vancouver Marathon with my bro, and we had tons of support from the family along the way (especially Eva!). At the end ... http://adammonsen.com/post/340 Encryption is a nice security feature that makes it significantly harder for someone to mine your data if, for instance, your latptop is stolen. If you install Ubuntu with the alternate installer disk, encryption takes only a few keystrokes. Here are two tutorials with screenshots. If you only need to encrypt a ... http://adammonsen.com/post/338