I recently came across a fantastic alternative to the alt+tab command on Linux, it’s called Superswitcher.
Nice features on it
Press the command touch (Windows touch on the keyboard) to display Superswitcher.
To switch from a desktop to another press Command + arrow left or right
To switch from available windows in a desktop press Command + arrow up [...]
After Shutter, the Skitch like for Linux, I would like to spot the light to a very useful Linux app called Caffeine.
Why is it use for?
Caffeine stop your computer for going to sleep, or just to switch your back light off.
Really useful when watching a video, or during a meting.
You can also add process, that [...]
Yesterday, during a meeting I saw one of a mac addict using Skitch. Like every time I saw someone using a good proper Mac Os only tool, I try to find a proper Linux alternative.
Shutter is the Skitch Linux alternative:
Then I found Shutter. Shutter is the Skitch Linux alternative.To install it on Ubuntu, just download [...]
Rubyflow blog started yesterday a thread called Tools of the Trade, so to reply here is my main tools, I use everyday.
Hardware
As described in a previous post I now use a netbook as main development machine until September this year.
Machine1: Medion E1312,11.6″,Athlon 1.6 Ghz single core, 2 Gig Ram . For all task, it’s really [...]
I leaved HP 2 days ago, and in the same time I had to give back my laptop. This laptop was nice, powerful, but a bit heavy for my use (nearly 3 Kg).
I’m now moving into a full time freelancing position, for the first month I’ll start with a contract where I’ll work in the [...]
Loosing data can be quite … annoying. (Photo on Flickr)
The last thing you want is to have a disaster on your server and being unable to recover your data.
I run all my projects and different blogs on one server, hosted by OVH. So I have multiple databases, gems, websites and configurations that I want to [...]
This morning I needed to transform some Textmate snippets to Gedit format.
I’ve wrote a quick and dirty code for that (tmsnippets2gedit on github)
You just need to copy the script to the textmate bumdle root directory, and run it.
You’ll have a new file call result.xml that you need to edit to specify the language format (JS,Ruby,XSL, [...]
Are you looking to attach signature on your Gmail / Aol Mail / Hotmail / Yahoo Mail, without pain ?
WiseStamp Firefox Exension is for you.
This little extension will add a new button on the bottom right of your Firefox status bar. You’ll just have to do a right click, edit, and start your new signature [...]
If you’re planning to start a new project, from scratch, Jim Neath, from Fudge, had the good idea to create Bort, your application skeleton to start without pain.
What is Bort ?
Ruby on Rails popularity brings to it a lot of very good plugins. And it’s that, on 98 % case, when you [...]
I’m not really sure if my peanut will like this post, but bedpost is clearly an innovating web application.
This web application is a ’sexual performance’ tracker.
Basically, you have access to a calendar were you’ll track, hours by hours, your different partners.
After that, the web 2.0 magic, will let you access to a bed activity analysis [...]