Category Archives: Geek Stuff

Whether you call them system tray icons, systray icons, or notification icons, you have to admit that these things can easily get out of control, even on Linux. Attempts are…Whether you call them system tray icons, systray icons, or notification … Continue reading →

Icons that look like they’re carved into their substrate are all the rage these days, but if you’re not an artist, making them can be tricky and the Elementary them…Icons that look like they’re carved into their substrate are all … Continue reading →

Symptoms On these Lubuntu Linux versions (and possibly others), the Pidgin tray icon never changes to show your status or notify you of unread messages. Lubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) Lubuntu…Symptoms On these Lubuntu Linux versions (and possibly others), the Pidgin … Continue reading →

Having used Fat-Free Framework 2.x for a little while now, I’m still generally quite happy with it… aside from one thing. The built-in templating engine’s syntax doesn’t offer many advantages…Having used Fat-Free Framework 2.x for a little while now, I’m … Continue reading →

I just discovered Desura’s Linux client and, given the opportunity to have a DRM-free package repository system for my Humble Bundle games, I jumped at the chance. Of course, I…I just discovered Desura’s Linux client and, given the opportunity to … Continue reading →

I’ve been meaning to minimize Google’s ability to track me and my visitors for quite a while now, but this post about Google+ which I stumbled across recently came as…I’ve been meaning to minimize Google’s ability to track me and … Continue reading →