Virtualbox in Seamless Mode

I finally got around to getting a good Virtual Box install and am able to use it in seamless mode.  Not the best picture, but so what.  Click it for […]

Another day, another kernel and that VMware problem

Yep, another day, a new kernel: Linux littleturd 3.19.0-gentoo-mgreene #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Feb 10 19:08:38 EST 2015 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2320 CPU @ 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux What does going […]

Bluefish 2.2.7 on Gentoo

Gentoo finally updated to Bluefish 2.2.6, so I know the latest version must be out which is 2.2.7.  In case you do not know: Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted […]

Gentoo Java emerge issue

Once again portage tells me there is an Oracle Java update and I already know it will have to be downloaded manually and moved into /usr/portage/distfiles. I do this, expecting […]

Site Swap

As a placeholder and note, I am moving all my old content to a Drupal site – www.ecsdump.net.

My Favorite Free Alternative Applications

I was playing with Pearltrees, putting together all the major alternative applications I use that are open source. One of the most important criteria is that a version exists for […]

Thinking Space – Android App

A friend found this one and it is a good one. I guess it could be used on a phone, but better for a tablet.  Thinking Space is a Mind […]

Using Pearltrees in a Blog?

This is just to see how well Pearltrees works embedded in a blog. I am using my Operating System branch, and not fully expanded, as a test. Operating Systems and […]

Gentoo and LibreOffice 3.4

Updated my Gentoo systems to LibreOffice 3.4 and none of the components would start: Could not launch ‘LibreOffice 3.4 [fill in component]’ Failed to execute child process“libreoffice3.4” (No such file […]

Apple TV G2 Jailbreak Adventure

What better thing to do on a rainy day than jailbreak my Apple TV G2?  Why do I have this thing?  I guess I would say I had one of […]