Novell Linux Desktop decals
Hahaha – This made me grin. Then grin some more.
http://www.novell.com/products/desktop/decalkit.html
I especially like the “Microsoft Employees” jab.
And now Reverend Ted blogged this too 😉
Ottawa
I was in Ottawa the last couple of days.
Another interesting city – all the benefits of a capital (museums, parks, generally good looking and well kept) but in a handy size 😉
I voted – did you?
General Election day in the UK – as a US resident I got to vote by Proxy.
I voted – did you?
New Order – Live in Chicago
New Order – live at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.
Here’s the set list. New Order played for almost 2 hours.
Love Vigilantes
Crystal
Regret
Hey Now What You Doing
Krafty
Transmission
True Faith
Run Wild
Jetstream
Waiting For The Sirens Call
Bizarre Love Triangle
Love Will Tear Us Apart
Temptation
[Encore]
Atmosphere
Your Silent Face
Blue Monday
Photos are blurred and small – squint and it’s like being there.
Firefox – Fifty Million downloads
I’ve been using the browser Firefox for a long time – since the earliest days of Phoenix and Firebird.
I am stunned that Firefox has been downloaded over fifty million times – this is an incredible achievement – the whole Firefox team deserves credit.
My own involvement with Firefox has been tiny. I’ve submitted one defect and a fix; I’ve recommended the browser to friends, colleagues and family; I’ve pushed for Novell Linux Desktop to use Firefox over Epiphany; I mandated the Firefox configuration policies inside ZENworks 7 Linux Management.
New Order
I got my copy of the UK edition of the latest New Order album “Waiting for the Sirens Call” a few days ago. Mmmm – it’s good.
Lots of echos of the ‘older New Order sound’ ; the Peter Hook bass is very strong in the mix. Many songs sound have hints of New Order of the late 80’s and early 90’s.
I’m off to Chicago next week to see New Order live.
ZENworks Asset Management – GA announcement
Wow – it’s been hectic – but the combined teams in Provo,UT and Lebanon, NH really cranked and turned this one around.
Novell today announced details of the availability of the new ZENworks Asset Management product.
Screenshots here:
Architecture:
Download is here:
http://download.novell.com
More on blogging
Placeholders for now – comments later:
Working Smart: Corporate Blogging Guidelines, Draft #2
Working Smart: Corporate Blogging Guidelines, Draft #2
The Red Couch – More Scoble and Israel on blogging
“How ZENworks Changed My Life”
A working title for a self-help book on ZENworks 
There are some great resources around for ZENworks administrators – from the online documentation, the community based CoolSolutions to Ron Tanners incredible Administrators Guide.
What is really missing is a short guide that describes the business and technology change that can take place with a coherent systems management project; the steps that should be taken; the stakeholders in an organisation; the thought processes behind the technology – all the moving parts that the other books don’t cover.
I spent time in Toronto this week at LinuxWorld – and spent time with Mark Schouls – we both have consulting backgrounds – and both saw the need for such a book.
Who knows – it might yet get written …
–ezs
Novell Linux Desktop – Gnome panels
I had an interesting situation today where my NetApplet icon just disappeared. I hunted around the gconf panel settings – but no luck.
One quick mail to Guy and the answer came back:
Netapplet is a ‘systray’ application. I suppose you are missing the “Notification Area” applet in your of your panels for Netapplet to show up on your desktop.
If you have not already, simply add a new panel at the top of your desktop. Right-click on the panel “Add to panel > Utility > Notification Area”. Once there, you may need to restart netapplet to get it to show up there.
Working just great now – and shared so others may have a googleable fix.
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