Readline

Just a quick post but the readline library keybindings are very interesting -
you just don’t need the home|end keys anymore. For the uninformed, here’s the
excerpt I’m talking about (man readline):
Emacs Mode
Emacs Standard bindings
“C-@” set-mark
“C-A” beginning-of-line
“C-B” backward-char
“C-D” delete-char
“C-E” end-of-line
“C-F” forward-char
“C-G” [...]

Installing Windows XP in VirtualBox

Not too difficult, here are a few tips to make sure that your experience is flawless.
When configuring the virtual machine, make sure that you

enable APIC and ACPI in Settings –> System.
create a fixed sized harddisk to improve disk I/O speeds.

After installing Windows XP, make sure that you

download the driver for the Intel Pro 1000 network [...]

Looking Good…Minimally

Even though my virtual workspace is pretty minimal: dwm+urxvt+screen+irssi+firefox, that doesn’t mean that it can’t look good. Here’s what I’ve done to make my setup visually appealing without adding bloat.
- Change default cursor [http://antonyjepson.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/changing-the-default-x-cursor/]
- Change default icon theme (I choose Tango).
- Change system font (by editing gtkrc-2.0):

#include “/usr/share/themes/Dust/gtk-2.0/gtkrc”
gtk-icon-theme-name = “Tango”
gtk-font-name = “Sans Serif 12″
style “user-font” [...]

FreeBSD and Arch Linux

I’m still looking for a good distribution for my new desktop and I’m becoming increasingly attracted to FreeBSD. I like the ports system and how integrated it is. I think I will like the community so I’m going to keep my eye on the forums, mailing lists, and IRC for a bit.