http://bradconte.com Why know the ordinary when you can understand the extraordinary? Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:22:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The GNU/Linux project has begot the most versatile operating system ever. It's free, open source and designed to be modified and built upon by its users. The heart of the Linux philosophy is the concept of choice. Linux is about providing its users with the freedom to choose what they ... http://bradconte.com/tech/how-to-review-a-linux-distro.php I've designed a theme for the Openbox window manager based on the principle of simplicity and clarity. I designed the theme because, shortly after my transition to Openbox, I was unable to find a dark theme that was (very) simple, had corners, and didn't change the colors between active and ... http://bradconte.com/projects/simple-elegance-openbox-theme.php Port knocking is one of those server security topics that seems to come up every now and then, and when it does it always sparks a bit of debate over matters of practicality. The idea behind port knocking is simple: The administrator of a server sets up a server with ... http://bradconte.com/security/the-practicality-of-port-knocking.php Update 6-30-08 (PCManFM v4.5): As of v4.5, PCManFM started to add an integrated feature to disable delete confirmation, fullfilling the goal of this patch. (The upcoming official feature appears to disable confirmation when a trash can is used.) This new feature does not yet fully work but the code is ... http://bradconte.com/projects/pcmanfm-patch-confirm-delete.php Just a helpful tip to would-be script writers out there: It is advisable to examine your script before you run it. I learned this lesson the hard way recently. Before the upgrade to v2.22, the Gnome desktop environment kept each user's "trash can" in the folder ~/.Trash. Performing a "soft" delete ... http://bradconte.com/tech/always-proof-read-your-code.php In just four days of wearing my new favorite sweatshirt on campus for the first time I got four separate complements on it. Three people asked me where they could buy it. Unfortunately, this sweatshirt is not explicitly for sale anywhere. I had it custom made because I couldn't find anything ... http://bradconte.com/misc/my-sweatshirt.php Ever one to customize that which I use, I've take the time to design my own GDM Login Theme for the Gnome desktop manager for the X Window system. My inspiration to create the theme actually started with the background image. I'm not graphics artist and I never create my own ... http://bradconte.com/projects/gdm_blue_fractal.php