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Software > File managers, Web browsers >
(on Wikipedia)
https://apps.kde.org/konqueror/
A web browser and file manager for KDE.
The KHTML rendering engine was made for it. Safari also uses that engine. It’s nice, but .. could be better. Has insane and not-customizable accesskeys.
See also:
Linux audio ripping and encoding for notes on using Konqueror.
Wonderful! It’s nice, and long-lived. It’s speakers are worthless though, but it’s a nice presentation nonetheless. The blacks on mine sucked, but that was because it was second-hand and crusty.
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Software >
Ruby > Ruby web programming, Ruby testing >
(on Wikipedia)
(old website, archive)
was watir.com
A functional testing tool for automating browser-based tests of web applications. It drives the Internet Explorer browser the same way people do. It clicks links, fills in forms, presses buttons. It also checks results, such as whether expected text appears on the page.
I did some simple website testing with it.
Abandoned – 2024-04-22 – No website updates in a while, and the domain is down.
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Entertainment > Reading >
Time management >
http://tomdemarco.com/Books/deadline.html
The book is an interesting mix of story and advice, bringing the reader through the experiences of “Mr. Tomkins”, a bright man who is open to learning.
Entertainment > Reading >
https://web.archive.org/web/20190208124553/http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/BTLS/
A programmer’s book for the Scheme implementation of Lisp.
Ack!: Unfortunately, it’s not possible for me to read this book. It’s not geared towards people who are new to Lisp so it’s impossible to comprehend in any way. I don’t want to learn lisp, I want to learn the problem solving skills touted for this book. Oh well…
I gave it away, though to whom I cannot recall.
The Little Schemer – 4th Edition
by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Fellesein
Foreword by Gerald J. Sussman
ISBN 0-262-56099-2 (pbk: alk. paper)
Data security > Backups > RAID >
Software >
(on Wikipedia)
http://evms.sourceforge.net/
A disk/volume management thing, with SoftRAID and more.
Required kernel patching and I never really did figure it out.
LVM won out.
Software >
Modeled after generally accepted principles: menus, hotkeys etc.
Abandoned
Software > Remote controlling software >
https://web.archive.org/web/20201111173326/http://remote-anything.com/
A remote-control tool that can be used without firewall configuration. Port scanner and Trace Route, drag&drop files, get system passwords, Power-down or Wake-Up remote PCs.
By far the most impressive piece of software I’ve ever used. It’s tiny and does the impossible. But it made enemies.
It was said to be coming out for OS X, but never did.
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Food >
Chick peas will blandify food. It’ll suck the flavour out of it. They’re cheap and healthy but really boring.
