Category: computing

General computing topics covering everything I deal with or am interested in.

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Thunderbird and Firefox are GTK+ apps.  GTK+ is a windowing toolkit that GNU/Linux application developers tend to use when creating software on the GNOME Desktop Environment.

If you decide to switch to an alternative desktop environment, such as KDE, the default settings for GNOME/GTK applications may be ignored.  This is because KDE uses the Qt windowing toolkit instead.

To fix this, you need to do it tell KDE to pick up the GTK settings and apply them to your GTK apps.

In Fedora/CentOS, this is simple:

# yum install qtcurve-gtk2.x86_64

Then in KDE, point to Kicker (the application menu) > system settings > Application Appearance > GTK+ Appearance

Change the Widget Style (dropdown) from Redmond to qtCurve.

More information for Ubuntu users is here:

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Well, I actually feel the need to thank Microsoft.  Crazy.

But yes, thank the maker that Redmond has finally decided it’s time to end support for IE6.  Who, in the web design world, won’t miss it, I wonder?

Internet Explorer 6 has been the bane of web development inasmuch as IE5.5 before it.  Given its age, though, it could be forgiven.  IE6 was a lot better than IE5.5, which was also a huge improvement over IE5. 

So, now that web designers can concentrate on better serving their customers and perhaps being more profitable too, this surely is a good thing for the industry that has for too long supported an browser incapable of basic standards-support.

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this week (wk 10)

work

  • General
    •  Quick wins 🙂
  • CRM
    • System:
      • Complete populating Products/Quotes system
      • Complete virtual inventory
      • Remove email contacts (& from TB Address Book)
      • Fix web2lead form
    • Sales
      • compile charity list
      • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
    • Configure e-mail marketing; send communications
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • Update server software to latest stable
  • Projects
    • Ri**
      • Admin panel tasks
        • test – scripting
        • release
      • Checkout/PSP testing
    • Cl**
      • Complete template & get sign-off
      • Build site
    • Fa**
      • Convert template to CSS & hand back for approval
    • Wa**
      • Complete visual design, do CSS
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group:
      • training
      • social events
      • 1-2-1s
      • f/up referrals
      • changes to web site
      • contact prospective visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week
    • week in view
    • finances
      • Q1 administration

life

misc

  • Fix bike
  • Buy bike lock & lights
  • More stretching

last week (wk 9)

work

  • General
    • XHTML/CSS template conversion
    • CRM meeting with client
    • Hosting project planning
    • Transfer notes to TD
  • CRM
    • System:
    • Sales
      • compile charity list
      • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
    • Install for customer
    • Configure e-mail marketing; send communications
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • Update server software to latest stable
  • PHP
    • Admin panel tasks
      • test – scripting
      • release
    • Checkout/PSP testing 
    • IE6 layout compatibility testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group:
      • training
      • social events
      • 1-2-1s
      • f/up referrals
      • changes to web site
      • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week
    • week in view
    • finances

life

misc

  • Fix bike
  • Buy bike lock & lights
  • Order car tyres
  • Meal at friends
  • Birthday curry
  • Other birthday drinks

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this week (wk 9)

work

  • General
  • XHTML/CSS template conversion
  • CRM meeting with client
  • Hosting project planning
  • Transfer notes to TD
  • CRM
    • System: 
  • Sales
    • compile charity list
    • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
  • Install for customer
  • Configure e-mail marketing; send communications
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • Update server software to latest stable
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • test – scripting
    • release
  • Checkout/PSP testing 
  • IE6 layout compatibility testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group:
    • training
    • social events
    • 1-2-1s 
    • f/up referrals
    • changes to web site
    • arrange visitors
  • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week
  • week in view
  • finances

    • life

    misc

    • Fix bike
    • Buy bike lock & lights
    • Order car tyres
    • Meal at friends
    • Birthday curry
    • Other birthday drinks

    last week (wk 8)

    work

    • General
    • compile charity list
    • mail merge & post out to charities
  • CRM
    • System: 
  • Sales
    • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
  • Install for customer
  • Configure e-mail marketing; send communications
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • test – scripting
    • release
  • Checkout testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group training 
    • changes to web site
    • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

    • Fix bike
    • Fix bed

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    this week (wk 8)

    work

    • General
    • compile charity list
    • mail merge & post out to charities
  • CRM
    • System: 
  • Sales
    • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
  • Install for customer
  • Configure e-mail marketing; send communications
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • test – scripting
    • release
  • Checkout testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group training 
    • changes to web site
    • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

    • Fix bike
    • Fix bed

    last week (wk 7)

    work

    • General
  • CRM
    • System: 
  • Sales
    • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s (in progress)
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • Check and update VS disk space
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • build – complete eCommerce
    • test
    • release
  • Checkout testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group training 
    • changes to web site
    • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

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    this week (wk 7)

    work

    • General
    • CRM
      • System:
      • Sales
        • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s
    • Systems:
      • Update shared accounts to new limits
      • Check and update VS disk space
    • PHP
      • Admin panel tasks
        • build – complete eCommerce
        • test
        • release
      • Checkout testing
    • [recurring] Organise
      • networking group training
      • changes to web site
      • arrange visitors
      • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

    last week (wk 6)

    work

    • CRM
    • Systems:
      • Update shared accounts to new limits
      • Check and update VS disk space
    • PHP
      • Admin panel tasks
        • build (ongoing)
        • test
        • release
      • Checkout testing
    • [recurring] Organise
      • networking group training 
      • arrange visitors
      • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

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    this week (wk 6)

    work

    • System: 
  • Sales
    • Arrange 1-2-1s with visdes’s
    • Marketing/Intro letter to local .org.uk’s
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • Check and update VS disk space
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • build
    • test
    • release
  • Checkout testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group training 
    • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

    last week (wk 5)

    work

    • System: 
  • Sales
    • 1-2-1s with visdes’s
    • Tie down opps
  • Systems:
    • Update shared accounts to new limits
    • MTA switch
    • Check and update VS disk space
  • PHP 
    • Admin panel tasks
    • build (in progress)
    • test
    • release
  • Checkout testing
  • [recurring] Organise
    • networking group training 
    • arrange visitors
    • sales leads / prospects / meetings for next week  

    life

    misc

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    In Windows Explorer :

    Click Organize / Fold and Search options / View [tab] / Files and Folders section / untick "Always show icons, never thumbnails"

    Seriously - what ****-head, numb-nut set this as default ??????

    Oh and you need to close and restart Explorer to see the effect.
     
    That's like washing your car and having to get into & out of it before you see the clean car. (:
     
     
     
    (from a friend, reproduced with permission)