Own domain

Slackalaxy has its own domain!


Disable snapping in Inkscape

I really like Inkscape and use it a lot for designing publication quality figures, conference posters and even presentation components. However, a feature that sometimes can just get on my nerves is the object snapping.
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Four years for Slackalaxy…

Four years passed since my first post…

This makes total of 133 posts, including this one. Recently I switched back to Pilcrow, the theme that I used the longest. I think I will keep it, since I like the simple appearance and the green code highlighting :)


Install an older Google Earth release

I like to have Google Earth available. One of the features I like is the ability to view photos from almost any location. Unfortunately, the version available at the moment from SBo (7.1.4.1529) has some bug that prevents it from displaying places photos. This did not happen with version 6.2.2.6613. Unfortunatelly, finding an older version of Google Earth turned out to be quite difficult.
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Code formatting in WordPress

When I post the contents of a configuration file or want to write a command, I prefer the text to have the appropriate formatting. Enclosing the text in [cоde][/cоde] tags is a well known feature of WordPress, however I keep forgetting some of the options.

Therefore, I am going to paste the parameters from the link above, listing them for my future reference: Read the rest of this entry »