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So, this is OmmWriter by Herraiz Soto & Co. It has subtle interface controls, subtle background images, background music and ambient sounds.

Ommwriter from Herraiz Soto on Vimeo.

Each time I press a key, it makes a small sound. Like a dropped pebble or click … or tone.

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Ubuntu? What the heck is Ubuntu?

Well, for those of you who don’t yet know, Ubuntu is the operating system analogue of “I’d like to buy the world a Coke” except that it’s even better than buying the world a Coke — it’s FREE!

Ubuntu is a free, open-source distribution of the Linux operating system. But what makes it really special is that it’s the first, and maybe only, Linux distribution that is this friendly, easy to use and familiar-feeling. Ubuntu uses the Gnome desktop user interface by default, which is very similar to the familiar Windows or Macintosh user-interfaces (desktop environments). Optionally, you can use the KDE desktop environment (called Kubuntu). Either one is well-developed and easy to transition to if you are familiar with Windows or Macintosh. (more…)

Here’s a situation that I recently encountered that presented an interesting challenge…

I was working with a Windows Server on which I needed to run a Java application as a Windows Service so that the app would not shut down as I logged off of my Remote Desktop Connection session. The kicker was that my user account for that server does not have sufficient permissions to set up a Windows Service for it.

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On my post titled “Mac OS X Screen Capture, Default Image Format and How To Change It“, a user called “frz” asks:

Anyone know how to change the default filename to the date and time the capture is made? Example: “10-12-09 10:53.png” instead of “Picture 1.png” as it is saved as default today.

That’s a really great question!

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