Monthly Archives: August 2007

How to Remove the OpenOffice Splash Screen

If you are using Windows XP, browse to C:\Program Files\OpenOffice.org 2.0\program. Open the file named soffice.ini with a text editor like Notepad. It should look like this:
[Bootstrap]
Logo=1
ProgressBarColor=0,0,128
ProgressSize=-1,6
ProgressPosition=-1,-1
Change the second line to:
Logo=0
Save the file.

Creative Commons Nabucco

Creative Commons licensed version of Verdi’s Nabucco - recorded by the Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro della RAI di Roma as directed by Fernando Previtali in 1951.

Facebook Drops Support for Classes

Facebook drops support for classes. If you still want this feature, you’ll have to use an application like Courses.

Liverpool Philharmonic to play Second Life

The Liverpool Philharmonic will perform September 14th in Second Life.

Hilary Hahn Paganini

Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1 - Adagio

Roby Lakatos on YouTube

Some new clips of one of my favorite violinists, Roby Lakatos, have shown up on YouTube recently.

Roby Lakatos & his Ensemble at Grant Park, Chicago (July 11, 2007)
Roby Lakatos nóta blokk
Sakura (Japanese Cherry Tree)
Sabor a Mí
Main Theme From “Le Grand Blonde Avec Une Chaussure Noire”

Search for Mr. Lakatos on YouTube for more performance clips.

Cassettes

Cassette tape maker Lenco is still in business, making about 22 million cassettes a year.

Open Source Dilbert

From now on, I want you to use open source software…

Atlanta Time Machine

Take a trip in the Atlanta Time Machine.