From back when blogging was cool…

  • Using multimedia keys in GDM

    I currently use MPD as my preferred media player, as it runs on my central machine, and I can easily control it from any other machine on our home network. Now, occasionally, one wishes to just turn on the computer, and without logging in and doing all that admin, get some music playing / skip…

  • The 2006 running season

    Back in 2003 I hung up my running shoes, due to a lack of time, as I was completing my final year. It ended up being so, not due to a lack of time from running, which I could handle. What I couldn’t handle was not being able to recover adequately between training sessions (read:…

  • There’s nothing quite like a good spelunking on Christmas Eve

    Seasons Greetings Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you have a fantastic holiday and manage to spend your time with loved ones. May the New Year bring you bigger and better things. Spelunking Yesterday I went spelunking with Gordon, Nani and Dinko. We went to the caves at Kalk Bay, and ended up doing Ronan’s Well,…