In recent Chrome versions (22 in my case on Ubuntu) it's not possible to install user.js (Greasemonkey) scripts by just dragging them onto a window. Instead the script is downloaded and you see the following message: "Extensions, apps and user scripts can only be added from the Chrome…
I have vim set-up to use spaces in place of tabs. Sometimes you need to use an actual tab e.g. editing a Makefile. Now whilst it's possible to change settings so that tabs are used for specific files, a quick tip to remember is to simply type in insert…
If you're building packages with pbuilder sometimes you might hit something like the following errors which cause the build to fail because the dependencies can't be found. Err http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main devscripts i386 2.11.6ubuntu1.2 404 Not Found [IP: 91.189.92.188 80]…
A nice trick for having screen open a new tab in the same directory as the one you're currently in. To use it add it to your .screenrc # Open new window in current dir. bind c stuff "screen -X chdir $PWD;screen^M" bind ^c stuff "screen…
I recently flashed my Htc Desire with CyanogenMod 7.1 and I have to say it's great to be free of htc sense. Given the rigmarole around the official Gingerbread update for the Desire I don't think my next phone will be an htc one. Anyhow, prior to installing CM…
Following on from my previous post about a script to Pause and Play tracks on spotify based on the status of the screensaver as reported by D-Bus on a Linux Desktop, here's an update: With the latest versions of Spotify on Linux (e.g: 0.6.1.309.gb871a7d0, 0.…
Here's an overview of day two of the Fronteers Conference. For day one see: Fronteers Conference 2011 - Day One Web Components and Model Driven Views - Alex Russell Alex Russell's presentation was a really interesting look at the state of modern browsers along with the deatails on some really…
Recently I attended Fronteers 2011 held in Amsterdam. The entire conference was very well organised and the content across the two days was nicely balanced between more general thought provoking presentations, practical things that you could take away and use today and talks on where the web is heading, with…