Feb 14 2010
Just a quick update to let everyone know that I made some changes to the Openbox HOWTO in the documentation repository, and that Josh was blazing fast at getting it committed; thank you Josh! I addressed submenu delay that came with >x11-wm/openbox-3.4.7.2, and how to fix it in the rc.xml configuration file, updated the external links to reflect the change in the Openbox wiki, and provided an example of a menu item that links to an application with startup options.
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Feb 10 2010
Yesterday, I became a bit peeved about the speed of page rendering in Mozilla Firefox as compared to Uzbl. While Uzbl is a fantastic browser, it is not my preferred choice for a daily-use browser (yet). Further, as it is built on WebKit, I figured that that might have something to do with its great speed. Seeing as Chromium is also built upon WebKit, but has a more polished and readily recognisable GUI, I decided to give it a go, and I emerged 4.0.266.0-r1. It is a very snappy browser indeed!
I did notice something about it though; privacy concerns. It seemed to be a pain to browse in a “more secure” style (and by “more secure,” I mean that–no browsing is completely secure for a multitude of reasons). After perusing the settings for a while, I noticed the “Incognito” mode for Chromium. I opened it up, and it seems to be a bit more secure than the regular browsing mode. However, it seemed like quite the burden to have to open up the browser and select that option every time I wanted to browse the web. Looking through the man page yielded no help, but I did find that incognito mode IS an option accepted at the terminal:
/usr/bin/chromium –incognito
or just
chromium –incognito
Using that option, Chromium will start in incognito mode automatically. Now, if you want your shortcuts to start in this mode as well, you will probably need to consult documentation regarding launcher modification in your window manager or desktop environment. If you use Openbox though, here is what you need your menu item to look like:
<item label=”Google Chromium”>
<action name=”execute”><command>/usr/bin/chromium –incognito</command></action>
</item>
If you have any comments, questions, or concerns regarding Chromium’s privacy or such, please post them below.
|:| Zach |:|
Jan 28 2010
A friend of mine posted a link to this video on his dA account journal, and I thought I would post it here as well. It is a video produced by American Museum of Natural History in association with NASA. It gives a little bit of perspective on how vast our known universe truly is, and although no video can adequately portray that vastness, this one gives a good idea. The most fascinating part of the film, in my opinion, is that it mentions that we there might be much more out there past the rim of our knowledge (past quasars).
I will provide two links below to the video (just in case one is taken down):
The Known Universe (on a subsection of NASA’s website)
or
The Known Universe (on YouTube)
Provided your computer is capable of displaying HD, make sure to watch this video in 720p.
|:| Zach |:|
