Monthly Archives: July 2007

Chained No More, or, How I got WoW running perfectly in linux

Posted on July 31, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

The single largest reason I had a Windows (XP) installation on my main home PC was to play games. Everything else I needed or wanted to do I could do just as well or better in linux. I did not … Continue reading →

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The scripts are speaking to me…

Posted on July 29, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

WARNING: Reading about the following program may induce long periods of time wasting and excessive enjoyment. Alright, now that that is out of the way… I started playing with a program called Festival some time ago, but have been unable … Continue reading →

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Getting X display info easily

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

When editing my X display configuration, I sometimes want to know what resolution is actually being displayed, as compared to what I have set in xorg.conf. An easy command to do this: 1xdpyinfo . This command is designed to provide … Continue reading →

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Find out why webpages load slowly

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

I came across a very helpful utility for web development today: YSlow. It integrates into everyone’s favorite Firefox plugin, Firebug, and reports what is slowing the page the most, based on some standards for high performance sites. Once you are … Continue reading →

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File renaming made simpler

Posted on July 7, 2007 by Samuel Huckins

Some people have difficulty renaming lots of files at once on the command line. I used to experience this issue a lot, especially since “mv” was the command recommended. While I can appreciate why mv makes sense for renaming, it … Continue reading →

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