Well, don’t get to excited first off. I have finally gotten my Radeon 9700 (which reports as a 9550, something tells me I got ripped off) to work with AIGLX using the Radeon drivers (the open source drivers, not the FGLRX binary drivers). I have pieced together howtos from any place imaginable. However…Compiz starts, but [...]
I have been using an application for years now and it has become one that I cannot live without. The application is KDict, the KDE client for the DICT protocol. It allows you to search through dictionary databases for a single word or a phrase, and then provides you with a list of definitions. Another [...]
I created 4 simple search plugins for Firefox for anyone who is interested. wikiubuntutext.src - This searches text at https://wiki.ubuntu.com wikiubuntutitle.src - This searches titles at https://wiki.ubuntu.com ubuntuhelptext.src - This searches text at https://help.ubuntu.com/community ubuntuhelptitle.src - This searches titles at https://help.ubuntu.com/community Download the archived file to a directory and then extract it. After extraction, copy [...]
My name is Richard A. Johnson. I am a professional developer, as well as an open source enthusiast, advocate, and author. I spend any free time I can get cycling.
Back in 1994 I was introduced to the world of open source software by installing Linux on a PC I had purchased from the Navy Exchange. At that time I had no idea what I was going up against, but never once did I let myself get frustrated, as Windows had already done that to me. Since then, I have completely immersed myself into the open source world and have been an active contributor.
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