After having gone through many pairs of headphones (for use when exercising) over the past couple years, I’ve finally found a pair that can withstand a beating whilst making music sound like it should! I’ve tried using “earbuds” and other inside-the-ear headphones, but I find that they not only get to be really uncomfortable after …
Category: Technology
Jul 25 2012
Revisiting screen lockers and patching a security risk
Recently, I posted about two screen lockers that I’ve used in the past (xtrlock and slock). There has been some great discussion about these lockers, and some potential security problems that come along with using them. One very prominent issue regarding using screen lockers without login managers was raised by a reader, and I want …
Jul 24 2012
Countdown to the job transition
If you frequent the Z-Issue, you may have noticed that there is now a counter in the sidebar. I received some news recently, and to me, it’s really exciting (enough for me to put a countdown widget on the ol’ blog). 🙂 I’ve been a Senior Linux Engineer for quite some time, and my current …
Thought for the Moment
