Category Archives: Tech and games

Windows 7 is actually pretty good

Posted on March 30, 2009 by probabilityZero

Seriously. First, I’ll explain my bias: I’m primarily a Linux user, and I’d love to write a blog post trashing Windows. My experience with it so far, however, tells me that Windows 7 (only the beta, no less) is a … Continue reading →

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Yahoo Pipes is actually kinda fun, but not very useful

Posted on February 7, 2009 by probabilityZero

If you haven’t heard, Yahoo launched a tool that allows non-programmers to build mashups (web applications that combine data and/or functionality from more than one source) by dragging boxes and lines together in a (usually) intuitive visual interface. I played … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Flash gaming

Posted on January 22, 2009 by probabilityZero

I’ve been working on a little Flash-based shooter for a while now. The game is a fairly standard abstract vertical shooter with some nice visual effects and music. Here’s a screenshot of what it looks like right now: Once it’s … Continue reading →

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Top 3 Open Source (X)HTML/CSS Editors

Posted on January 10, 2009 by probabilityZero

I’ve been a Dreamweaver user for a while now, but I thought it was about time to look at some of the free options available. I’d messed around with Nvu a bit a few years ago and thought it was … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Firefox alternatives for Linux

Posted on January 9, 2009 by probabilityZero

I’m a huge fan of Firefox, but it just doesn’t run well on my EEE PC (which runs Ubuntu Linux). Because of this, I’ve been researching alternate web browsers that run in Linux. Epiphany is a browser for the GNOME … Continue reading →

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Amusing computer science quotes

Posted on January 5, 2009 by probabilityZero

Most software today is very much like an Egyptian pyramid with millions of bricks piled on top of each other, with no structural integrity, but just done by brute force and thousands of slaves. ~ Alan Kay Debugging is twice … Continue reading →

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Helpful online Python tutorials

Posted on January 4, 2009 by probabilityZero

I’m studying JAVA in school, but I’ve always felt Python was a more fun language, and I always recommend it to friends wanting to try programming for the first time. Here are a few good resources that can help you … Continue reading →

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Surprisingly helpful Vista tip: Shortcut keyboard combination for creating a new folder in Vista’s file explorer

Posted on December 17, 2008 by probabilityZero

Hold down ALT and type F + W + F (in that order, without the plus signs). You can try them individually to see how this works. ALT+F opens the file menu, W opens the New submenu, and the final … Continue reading →

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Channel Surfing

Posted on November 19, 2008 by probabilityZero

My latest interactive fiction game, Channel Surfing, placed 21st in IFComp ’08. I’m working on fixing the bugs for Release 2. I wasn’t really surprised with how things played out in the contest. I know I didn’t do nearly enough … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox Seamless mode: Windows XP in Ubuntu 8.10 + Compiz-Fusion

Posted on November 3, 2008 by probabilityZero

I’ve tried VirtualBox’s seamless mode in the past and had mixed results. It worked well enough last time I tried it in Ubuntu 7.10, but it didn’t play well with compiz-fusion. Now, having updated to Ubuntu 8.10 and the newer … Continue reading →

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