Linus versus GNOME

In a recent series of postings to the Linux Foundation's Desktop Architects mailing list, Linux founder Linus Torvalds went into more detail as to exactly why he prefers KDE's approach to the desktop, to that of GNOME.



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15 CSS Properties You Probably Never Use (but perhaps should)

Explanation of 15 CSS properties that aren't used much in web development these days.



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Immature software leads Ubuntu to eschew built-in video bling

The Ubuntu technical board has decided to forgo the inclusion of a compositing window manager and proprietary video drivers in the default installation of the upcoming Ubuntu release. Instead, the technical board plans to incorporate new system configuration components that will allow users to trivially install, enable, and configure compositing.



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Ubuntu Linux Dual Monitors

Over the weekend I (finally) figured out how to set up dual monitors on my Radion 9200 Dual head Vid Card... it was actually very easy once I followed the right instructions. Basically all you have to do is modify /etc/X11/xorg.conf file and add a few lines to the video card device section. That's it ... Before that I tried a half dozen other methods ... including installing open source and private drivers... for this you don't have to do a damn thing except edit one file.. here is the link

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1773710

This should work for basically any ATI card, if you have nVidia sorry but there are a few methods to try on this link as well

http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=221174

Detailed Guide On Arrays In PHP

Here is yet another article of Fast PHP Articles Series. Today we are going to discuss ARRAYS. We will learn its syntax, its different types, the different built-in array functions that help to perform different tasks related to arrays quickly and different practical examples explaining the use of arrays in PHP.



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My first real spec writen!

I wrote a spec today for a product that should be the perfect e-commerce solution for hardware re-sellers. This should be some prty good stuff. I'm excited to start building it. I think the first the I need to do is find a good DB abstraction layer that is fast and not bloated with crap we don't need. Actually I may build a prototype in Ruby on Rails... just to get the ball rolling. I think the biggest aspect of this application is that it remain simple and easy to use. Currently we have been using osCommerce and that is just too big too complex and too geared for small shops selling 500 or less items. We'll see how this goes.