September 21, 2009 by Isaac
Because of branding issues Arch Linux (and many other distros) must use the current Firefox code name instead of calling it Firefox. The latest as of this writing is "Shiretoko," which corresponds to Firefox 3.5. So, it's really the same browser, just a different name. Anyway, Google Gears refuses to install on Shiretoko because it detects it as Shiretoko and not Firefox. To get around this problem is very easy.
Open the about:config dialog in Shiretoko. Then, edit the general.useragent.extra.firefox key to have the value of Firefox/3.5.x (Firefox/3.5.3 as of this writing). Now, Gears will install just fine.
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August 8, 2009 by Isaac
After much frustration I finally took time to do a search and figure out how to turn off the language bar in Windows. See this article for details: http://blogs.msdn.com/pstubbs/archive/2005/02/22/378195.aspx
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August 7, 2009 by Isaac
Background
For most tasks that I do Linux is by far my choice. I am not necessarily a Microsoft basher, as I believe that they definitely have their place in the world and in large have made the computing industry a better place. However, I was skeptical and did give an eye roll when I first heard about Bing, Microsoft's new "decision engine." To be fair I decided to change my default search engine for one week from Google to Bing. I changed my home page and the search provider in the Firefox search bar. Here are my impressions:
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July 28, 2009 by Isaac
I feel like a proud father. Yesterday I posted my first public Python recipe. Go check it out: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576858/.
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