Author Archives: rtroe

I run XFCE 14.04 through Crouton on Linux. The first thing I install after a fresh Linux install is Guake Terminal. Pressing F12 brings down an overly terminal that is really handy to use.

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But as you can see above the transparency doesn’t work properly out of the box with a fresh Linux install.

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Finding I had more time on my hands recently, I…

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It’s been a little over 3 weeks since I left…

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Chrome, the chosen one. But like a one-time A-list actor from the 90’s, who upon years of living at that level, has become fat and bloated with the ego which comes along with that title. For some reason in the last few weeks they updated the bookmark manager to be flashy, and more interactive. And they broke it. It is buggy, un-intuitive and a general pain in the ass to use. If it isn’t broken, it doesn’t have enough features yet… So how do you disable it? After quick google search and coming across a post on omgchrome, it turns out it’s easy enough!

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I’ve had this blog for a while, but I’ve rarely…

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Was in Toronto today and on a whim went plane…

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I’ve gotten almost all the needed parts for the quad,…

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Since moving to Montreal, I”ve been pretty busy, but things…

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I’ve been playing around with 123D Catch from Autodesk for…

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I graduated from McMaster University in 2010 from Mechanical Engineering,…

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