Configuring Ubuntu a little further
The easy stuff is installing a distro. The tough part comes when you want to make it yours, whether through…
Ubuntu doesn’t cease to amaze me…
I’ve reinstalled Ubuntu (5.10, the latest release) under VMware 5.0 (I’m downloading version 5.5 as I write this) and Ubuntu…
Changed my blog’s URL and RSS feeds
I’ve decided to change my blog’s URL to http://blog.arseneault.ca. Since my arseneault.ca domain hosts all sort of personal projects, this…
Recommending the Presentation Zen blog
I’ve been reading the Presentation Zen blog for a few weeks now and find the content very refreshing, especially as…
Pre-built DB2 VMware image from IBM
While hunting on Google for sites offering pre-built VMware images to play with, I just discovered that we (IBM) offer…
What will my next Thinkpad be?
At IBM, our primary workstations have been Thinkpads for a number of years now. Ok, so we sold off that…
My computers last too long…
Computers last just too darn long. That is, when you buy something half decent, I would add. My first computer…
Been trying to study all week-end…
Well, it’s been one of those week-ends where there just never was some time to stop, pick up the (Red)books…
IBM Software = Teletubbies?
Bob Congdom has this neat comparison between the IBM Software brands and the Teletubbies, check it out!
WikidPad successor is called … EverNote
After having tried for a week to adapt, this desktop wiki just ain’t working for me. I already run MediaWiki…
Tried out IBM Easy Website Builder
I’ve been looking for a simple and free software package to build my brother a website for his woodworking business….
IBM Workplace installation
You might think all I do is install software, and no, I actually also do work… But as said before,…
Contributing to Wikipedia
Well, it had to happen one day… I finally signed up for a Wikipedia account last week. The reason? I…
Analog books
I love the book analogy… this was too good not to share. And in pure Slashdot style, no, I haven’t…
Managing day-to-day information
Since I like to improve how I work, and make it faster and more convenient if possible, my latest quest…