KDE has an easy-to-use system for configuring programs or scripts to run at startup. Linux distributions also have methods of starting programs at boot, but there are some unique instances when it would be ideal to start a script at the moment KDM starts, in between the start of X and the start of your desktop environment.
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How to Run Startup Scripts in KDM before KDE Starts
By | December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment
How to Draw Arrows in Gimp
By | December 25, 2010 |
Photoshop users who have switched to GIMP will notice that some of the PS features are not readily available in Gimp. Drawing arrows is one of them. As a tech blogger who have to edit plenty of screenshots everyday, there are times where I need to draw arrows on the images to illustrate the point. While this can be easily done in Photoshop, the feature is not available in the default installation of GIMP. Here is what you can do to enable the arrow feature in GIMP.
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A Basic Introduction To Python 3
By | March 25, 2009 |
A while back I was introduced to what has become my #1 favorite programming/scripting language: Python. It’s difficult for a language developer to come up with something that’s both powerful and easy to write, something that flows naturally and allows you to focus on what’s important in your code. Python does this beautifully. It makes just the right kinds of assumptions, allowing you to focus more on what your program should do instead of exactly how it should be done. There’s no worrying about memory management, variable typing, or those blasted semicolons, you just keep your mind on the logic of your application.
