Here’s an interesting new add-on that easily allows you to do just about anything you can imagine with text highlighted in Firefox. Simply highlight your text and up pops a hand menu with a plethora of options to look up, translate, convert, email, copy, print, blog, format, and otherwise use that text. This concept may at first seem simple, but it turns out to be surprisingly powerful. Perhaps the best way to appreciate it is to view a short demo or [snip...]
Today, the latest version of Ubuntu Linux - Hardy Heron (8.04) - was released. For folks at Thayer and Dartmouth, we have ISO images of the CDs available for download here:
http://ubuntu.thayer.dartmouth.edu/iso/hardy/
Be sure to check out our main Ubuntu page at:
http://ubuntu.thayer.dartmouth.edu/
Here, you’ll find instructions on how to set up your system to obtain updates from our local repositories.
You may also want to explore our new Linux @ Dartmouth Help Wiki. There’s not too much here yet, but we’ll be adding more linux support [snip...]
In between keeping all things computing running at Thayer, we always have several projects in the works. Here’s a quick overview of projects we’re currently working on or planning. In no particular order…
Email and collaboration tools
Dartmouth’s Council on Computing has constituted a task force to determine Dartmouth’s requirements for future email and collaboration tools. Thayer School’s Director of Computing Services is on the task force and seeks your thoughts on the subject.
Hard drive based back up server
We are a “belt and suspenders” computing staff. To [snip...]
