Monthly Archives: October 2011

Saros is on Wikipedia

You know you’ve made it when you’re on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saros_(software) read more

Saros benefits from lots of new eyeballs

The latest version of Saros (11.9.30) is now available. This is the first version released under my new working arrangement, so despite my reduced capacity to co-ordinate development, Saros continues to live. As the saying goes, “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.” For the last couple of months, Saros has benefitted from over a… read more

Epson Printer on Linux: A Shout-out

In my experience, getting a printer to work on Linux is not straightforward. That’s usually because the manufacturer doesn’t provide a suitable Linux driver, so you have to consult the Internets for something else, maybe a third-party driver or one that works with a model similar to yours (places like www.linux-drivers.com are a godsend at… read more

It’s all change around here…

Updates have been slow around here for a while, but there’s a reason for that. My spare time in recent days has been soaked up preparing for my career change, which I’ll explain. I’ve become a freelancer. To be more specific: a freelance IT professional providing consultancy, training and writing services. It’s quite a change… read more