Random Linkage 2008-Oct-09 PM
Thursday, October 9th, 2008- (video) - Government officials are building a dog DNA database to help in tracking owners who don’t clean up after their pets
- Bringing Linux tools to Windows
Evolution, the default office suite installed on most GNOME-based Linux systems, has a working port available for Windows systems. As its Linux fans know, Evolution has a serious focus on supporting and adapting to open standards: Full iCal support, IMAP access (I got a Gmail account working in minutes), integration with Pidgin’s IM client, and support for GPG encryption. The big news for non-Outlook acolytes, however, is that Evolution can hook up to Exchange servers
- Recycling information for CFL bulbs
- (video) - Themesong from Shaft as done by a ukulele performance group
- Arctic ice shelf growing instead of shrinking - reverse of 30 year trend?
At the end of the 2008 melting season, much first year ice remains, which means that next year it will be two year ice. And we’ll have to wait until the end of next September to see how well the ice survived the global warming of 2009.