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If you have a WAV file that you want to convert to an MP3, it’s possible to do so quite easily and simply on a Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwhal. You just need two software packages: the Ubuntu Restricted Extras packages, … Continue reading →

Is ten years old. I bet the “Wikipedia” Wikipedia page claims that it’s actually 938, though. Citation needed and all that. -JM

Oracle released MySQL 5.5 today. Considering how many popular web applications (WordPress, MediaWiki, Drupal, and so forth) run off MySQL, it will be interesting to see how this affects them. -JM

If you’re a regular WordPress user, you might have noticed that the wp-stats plugin underwent a rather drastic change in appearance recently. This post in the official WordPress blog does an excellent job of laying out the changes; Flash is … Continue reading →

Right now I am simultaneously: -Working on my book. -Installing Fedora Linux 12 in a virtual machine. -Listening to the “Heroes of Might and Magic IV” soundtrack. -Researching a few items for my next tech certification test. -Writing this blog post. Dual-core … Continue reading →

A fairly hilarious video turned up on Youtube; apparently one of HP’s motion-tracking laptop webcams has difficulty tracking black faces as opposed to white ones. Obviously it was not intentional. It’s almost certainly a software problem dealing with light contrasting, … Continue reading →

I surely hope so. Flash causes so many problems that I wouldn’t mind seeing it fade into oblivion. -JM

About an hour ago a woman in running shoes, spandex shorts, a sports bra, and an armband for holding an MP3 player ran past my apartment. Naturally, I leaned towards the window for a closer look. Right away I saw that she … Continue reading →

Since the RTM for Windows 7 dropped, I finally got around to installing the Windows 7 RC. (The RC’s been out forever, but it’s been a hellaciously busy couple of months.) It’s definitely better than the Beta, and vastly improved … Continue reading →

Tonight, at 12:01 AM. Granted, they should have done this back in February, but Congress wimped out. -JM