For the longest time, I’ve always had to go through many steps to setup network printing (both in my Windows and my early Linux days). Sharing standard usb printers across a network mixed with Linux and Mac machines can be a pain in the samba.
Fortunately, KDE has an easy two-step solution that should work […]

That dervish lady tagged me, so here goes:
1. Every morning, I have everything laid out and done the exact same way, otherwise I’ll forget stuff. My wallet, mobile phone, shoes, etc. are always in the same place. I also always leave about 15 minutes earlier than I need to. And […]

I prayed this day would never come. Not only did it come, but years sooner than I ever imagined! My three-year-old daughter has a boyfriend…ahem, well, he’s a boy who happens to be her friend…er, OK, and he’s imaginary, but still!
Yes, sweet little Zahra has entered the world of imaginary friends. This […]

If you happen to be one of those who will read the new Harry Potter book as soon as it comes out (and then never again — I mean, who reads fiction books twice?), please don’t let it collect dust on your shelf.
Donate it to a library like mine, which won’t have money to order […]

If you have any concern about healthcare in the US (and if you live in the U.S. you definitely should), and you haven’t seen Sicko yet, you need to…now!

After five weeks of “vacation” I am days away from returning to my day job. What do I do? Yeah, sometimes I forget myself when I’m off for this long. I’m a librarian (a school library media specialist for those of you who really care). Remember?
I have a lot of work […]

If you have been following the 3D desktop revolution, by now you know that the Beryl Project and the Compiz project are merging back together not long after Beryl first forked from Compiz.
I was one who originally left Compiz with the Beryl crowd. It was just more exciting: more plugins, better community support, and […]

When I first started my HTPC project, Geexbox was my distro of choice. But when we got a widescreen TV, Geexbox, which didn’t use X.Org at all, could not display widescreen resolutions. In that interval, I tried both Freevo and MythTV (running on Ubuntu), but things have never run as smoothly and […]

It has been related that the Messenger of God (may God bless him and grant him and his family peace) said:
“If a believer after death leaves even one paper which has religious knowledge, then that paper will become a curtain between him and Hell, and for each letter that is written on the paper, Allah […]

I’m redesigning OneUmmah.net, and that requires me to do some image creation of arabic phrases and verses. Unfortunately, since the last couple of X.org releases, I haven’t been able to connect letters in my Khotot Arabic fonts, particularly the Granada font, which I treasure so dearly.
Anyhow, Khaled Hosny has posted a new beta release […]