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Network web TV on Linux

Just for fun, tonight I tried for the first time to watch full-length TV episodes on the three networks’ web sites: abc.com, nbc.com, and cbs.com. Obviously, I’m trying this on Linux. Specifically, Firefox 2x on Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED).

Here are the results:

nbc.com: bravo! Their playback works just fine on Firefox on [...]

Busy vs Burst … Yup, I’ve been bit by this one

In Busyness vs. Burst: Why Corporate Web Workers Look Unproductive, the author talks about the risks we may face when we use new web tools to accomplish our work. I can tell you, I’ve been bit by this one!

How to edit a PDF file on linux

A couple of hours of searching and trying various solutions, I finally was able to edit a PDF file on linux.

Problem: A colleague scanned a doc and wanted it posted to the intranet as internal-only, confidential, etc. I suggested that such a disclaimer should appear in the PDF itself, not just on the [...]