Creating Keyboard Shortcuts in Gutsy

There are a few ways to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10 but I found the following way the easiest. This guide will explain how to make gnome-do, a launchy and Microsoft/Vista/Instant Search type tool, a keyboard shortcut at Alt+Space.
Install Advanced Desktop Effects Settings (ccsm) in Add/Remove…(Applications -> Add/Remove…). Restart.
Run Settings Manager (System [...]

Connecting to the Internet on Gutsy

This little guide will tell you how to enable the firmware for Broadcom 43xx chipsets when you get the following error message in Ubuntu Gutsy 7.10.
The software source for the package bcm43xx-fwcutter is not enabled.
In order to do this you will need to have a computer with internet. If you don’t have a computer [...]

Pre-Colonial Literature is Connected to Current American Culture

Pre-colonial literature and culture were inspired by the slave trade, murder and radical religion. We can see the effects of these atrocities in current American culture. A major activity in all of human existence is the slave trade – the buying , selling and transportation of people who do [...]

Live Free or Die Hard

I recently torrented (at press: 1435 seeds, 9 leechers) the movie “Live Free or Die Hard” with Bruce Willis as John McClane. I was pretty amazed with the quality of the movie and its content. It took about one hour to download and it looked fine on full screen. I saw/heard two Killzone blurbs too. [...]

Natalie Portman is a Whore? [NSFW]

I don’t know about you but this picture is pretty convincing. Beware of the rock hard nips.

Scary, I know.

Time for a New Monitor

I have had my 19″ computer monitor for about a year now. It has been through a lot. My brother has drawn on it and the burn in is terrible. It can get really hard to type when an icon is in your way. Too bad I can’t afford a new one.
My next monitor though [...]

We are all Going to Die

This is epic. Toxic in, toxic out. Everything has toxins and the US could be blamed for this. We destroy third world countries. Basically we are all going to die because we like to shop.
Check it out at www.storyofstuff.com/.

Heroes End of Season 2

Sylar is back. The time travel is really confusing and everyone has died at least one. If you have not seen it yet, buy the first season. If you have then comment.
Can’t wait until 2008. It will be a long time. Until then you can always check out NBC.com with all their extra features/content [...]