Good Karma: An In Depth Review Of Ubuntu 9.10
Ars Technica / Ryan Paul
Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, was officially released last month. In this comprehensive review, Ars takes you under the surface for an in-depth look at the new features and major architectural changes.
Obama Team Challenges Web Developers
InformationWeek / J. Nicholas Hoover
In developing WhiteHouse.gov on Drupal, the Obama team used mostly available code, but it wrote some custom code to meet scalability and security requirements. The new media team is now working with the White House legal counsel to determine how to contribute that code back to the community. “I can’t promise a time line, [as] it’s somewhat unprecedented for our organization to take that on, but we feel strongly about it,” Cole said.
Word Count Plus :: Add-ons for Firefox
Word Count Plus sits unobtrusively in the status bar of the active window, where it shows you the number of currently selected words. You can choose to add that number to a counter, in which case you will also see a running total.
Wordiness, Wordiness, Wordiness List
Kim Blank
Think of your writing in the same way you think about all the stuff you own. Now think of having a yard sale. What you put into your yard sale is the useless junk that has been hanging around for a long time. At first you feel a little remorse in seeing it all go, but then, with your new, uncluttered world, you feel light, clean, and fresh, just like they say in the soap commercials. Apply this to your writing. Keep the good stuff, and get rid of the useless clutter that’s been cluttering your writing.
