Compact Menu 2 replaces the menu bar with a single icon. This saves a good 20-30 pixels of vertical screen space in Firefox. Much needed space on the Mini’s small display.
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Mini 10v After 2 Days
Well, I’ve had my Dell Mini 10v for two days now. Here’s a list of thoughts about it in no particular order.
Dell Delivers Ubuntu
Well, actually, Fedex delivers. Dell shipped. Apparently Dell’s spidey sense tingled and they shipped my Mini 10v a few weeks early. It just arrived and like any good geek with a new gadget I wasted no time in playing with my new toy. 
Runes of Magic – Travel Tips
Some basic tips on traveling around Runes of Magic. Nothing special, just explaining how to use the methods provided in game to all players.
The Ambiguity of Voting
In both politics and commerce there is a flaw in the perception of voting. People vote thinking that they are communicating their intent to the entity their vote was cast. The problem is, this is simply not the case. As a result what we often vote for isn’t what we get. Here are two examples.
Yay, Mini 10v! Boo, 1 Month Order Time!
In my last post I described how voting via commerce is not a precise way to convey preferences. Even so I still tailor my purchases on the off chance that purchasing one product or another will provide sufficient support for the market to shift in a way I desire. I have been eyeing a Dell Mini 9 for over a year now. Not because it is a sleek Netbook but because Dell is the first major PC manufacturer to embrace Linux on their desktops, laptops and netbooks. I wanted to reward them with my business but needed to do so in a way that let them know it was Linux, not their hardware, which brought me to their doors. Sometimes, however, principles can be so frustrating!
Massively Forgotten Features – UI Programming (Video)
This is the video version of the blog I wrote near the beginning of the year. It has to do with UI programming, what it is, and how it benefits MMOs. Since the UI is so visual having a video version seemed a natural idea.
Here’s the original blog post which goes into far more detail than the time I had for this video.
