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Move Window Buttons Back to the Right: Ubuntu 10.04
Jun 8th
This is mainly for my own documentation. I’ve already had to do this twice when I was playing around with different themes. Standard Ubuntu 10.04 has the window buttons on the left (like on a MAC), but I think I still prefer to have them on the right.
Open a terminal (Applications > Accessories > Terminal), and paste the following command:
gconftool -s /apps/metacity/general/button_layout -t string menu:minimize,maximize,close
Magically the window buttons will be back in the “right” place.
Google Voice for Students
May 15th
Google just announced they’re giving away Google Voice invites to students. If you’re a student, visit google.com/voice/students and enter an email address that ends in .edu. Your Google Voice invite will arrive in your inbox within 24 hours. Keep in mind that only one invite will be be sent per email address and Google Voice is currently only available in the U.S.
I use my Google Voice number ALL the time and even gave away all my invites here. I use it for craigslist and it handles all my voicemail (so it’s archived or even accessible on the web). It’s just GREAT so go get one for yourself!!!
Quick, Grab Your Arabic Domain Name
May 6th
Icann has switched on a system that allows full web addresses that contain no Latin characters. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are the first countries to have so-called “country codes” written in Arabic scripts. The move is the first step to allow web addresses in many scripts including Chinese, Thai and Tamil.
Sweet Escapes
Apr 28th
This is the time of the year when I track airfare prices to Asia. For flights within Asia, Ctrip.com usually has pretty good prices. I got this email from them today. I archived it so I can come back to it later, but something about the email seemed odd to me, but I couldn’t tell what it was. Then I went back to take a second look. Hmm…
Reminds me of the “Labor Promotion” that the Chinese calling card company they use at work sent to me.
Calculate your Shanghai taxi fare online
Mar 24th
Don’t get ripped off again. Calculate your Shanghai taxi fare online.