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The much anticipated Diaspora source code was released earlier this week. I followed the instruction at http://github.com/diaspora/diaspora but encountered an error when installing bundler. It appears that there was a slight problem with the RubyGems PPA on the instruction page.

I’ve been using the drop down terminal Guake for some years now. It has become an indispensable tool that I cannot imagine being without.

Some of you might not be aware Karmic comes packed with a brand new version of PulseAudio that has some pretty neat new features built in. Amongst these is support for Apple AirTunes which is a protocol that allows you to stream audio to remote devices over a network. I’ve been using it to stream music wirelessly to my slightly louder desktop sound system while chilling on the couch with my netbook. You could potentially wire up your entire house and then DJ wirelessly from the loo. Below I will show how to do just that without having to touch the terminal.

I recently installed the beta version of the upcoming version of Ubuntu codenamed Karmic Kuala. The changes since 9.04 are somewhat subtle yet significant. Already in the beta you can feel the polish that went into it. Below, in no particular order, I shall rant about a few improvements that puts a smile on my face.