Fixing the broken “Open With…” command in Linux Mint/MATE
It’s annoyed me for a long time that when you’re using the Caja file manager in Linux Mint’s MATE desktop, the “Open With…” dialog is broken. (more…)
Raspberry Pi 2 launched
Now this is good news – a new Raspberry Pi has been launched – quicker, more memory, more features. (more…)
How signal handling works on Linux and Windows
A great success story: Migrating 15,000 PC’s from Windows to Linux
This was an interesting read from the Linux Voice site – how the city of Munich in Germany migrated 15,000 PC’s from Windows to Linux, and saved money in the process. Even Steve Bullmer got involved pleading to make them stay with Microsoft!
Steve Ballmer tried to convince our mayor that it would be a bad decision to switch to open source, because it’s not something an administration can rely on. But some members of the city council said: what are we, if one member of a big company simply comes here, and he thinks he can just switch our opinions?
Super computing with 40 Raspberry Pi’s
This incredible creation is a cluster of 40 Raspberry Pi’s all linked together to create a “mini super computer”. (more…)
Secure Data Exchange Platform
My most recent project was for a major international organisation in Rijswijk (Netherlands). My primary role was the development of a secure data exchange platform replacing traditional high volume mail based paper and CD exchange. (more…)
wp:Manage
At Lemonberry, we needed a administration system for managing our clients and their (mainly WordPress) hosting account. (more…)