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Comment Re:I actually liked it, really. (Score 1) 390

by RLW-E on Thursday September 20, 2007 @03:06PM (#20685871) Attached to: A Gut Check On Gutsy Gibbon

Odd... I have just tried installing a Linux-distro (Feisty Fawn Kubuntu) for the first time and I found the screen-flipping thing quite easily: K-button > System Settings > Monitor & Display > Monitor Orientation On the other hand I haven't been able to change my screen resolution to 1440x900 or get connected to my wireless network.

Submission + - Hacking Firefox: The secrets of about:config

Submitted by jcatcw on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @04:13PM

jcatcw writes: While Firefox is very customizable, many of its settings aren't in the Options. Each setting is named and stored as a string, integer or Boolean in a file called prefs.js, accessed via about:config from the nav bar. Computerworld provides instructions on 20 tweaks for speeding up page loads, making tabs behave, reducing memory drain and making the interface behave the way you want. Customization also comes through the must-have FF extensions, but be sure to skip these.

Submission + - DNS Complexity

Submitted by ChelleChelle on Tuesday May 29, 2007 @03:53PM

ChelleChelle writes: Paul Vixie of Internet Systems Consortium provides a journey into the sublime complexity of the domain name system. Although it contains just a few simple rules, DNS has grown into an enormously complex system. This article explores the supposed and true definitions of DNS, showing some of the tension between the two definitions through the lens of the philosophy of Internet development protocol.

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