Obfuscate Penguin

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1. Create Background Slideshows for your GNOME Desktop with CreBS

   For some time, GNOME has been able to use a series of images that change at specified intervals as the desktop background, but the XML files needed are time consuming to write or edit manually, and all users really ought to be able to create background slideshows with the same ease as setting static images as the wallpaper. I set out to make a programmatic solution, and so I present a little PyGTK app I call CreBS, an abbreviation of Create Background Slideshow.

   Added to the code section at 20:00:20 UTC on Thursday the 29^th of April 2010.

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2. Ubuntu 10.04 Countdown Banners

   Last month, the call went out for countdown banner proposals for the upcoming release of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS on 29th April, 2010. These were my submissions.

   Added to the doodle section at 21:51:39 UTC on Saturday the 10^th of April 2010.

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3. Display Currently Playing iTunes Track On Your Desktop With Rainmeter

   A VBScript to monitor the track playing in iTunes and write its information into a file that can be displayed on the desktop by Rainmeter.

   Added to the code section at 23:31:22 UTC on Friday the 27^th of March 2009.

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4. Smart Icons 2.0 Released

   Just a quick note to herald the update to Smart Icons. Read all about it on the dedicated Smart Icons page.

   Added to the code section at 00:33:09 UTC on Monday the 9^th of March 2009.

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5. Smart Icons 1.5 Released

   Over the weekend I updated Smart Icons and turned it into an executable with user-specific preferences, auto-run capability, and a proper setup program. Head on over to Smart Icons’ new home for downloads and details.

   Added to the code section at 18:19:16 UTC on Wednesday the 12^th of November 2008.

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6. Smart Desktop and Quick-Launch Icons For Discs and USB Drives with AutoHotkey

   A script for AutoHotkey to add and delete icons automatically to/from the desktop and/or quick-launch panel as discs, USB keys, network drives, etc. are inserted and removed.

   Added to the code section at 05:07:23 UTC on Monday the 8^th of September 2008.

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7. An Automated To-Do List For Launchy And Samurize (Or Conky)

   todo.py and done.py are two scripts for editing a desktop-based to-do list with Launchy.

   Added to the code section at 05:40:38 UTC on Tuesday the 2^nd of September 2008.

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8. Project Euler: Problem 43

   Project Euler is a set of mathematical challenges that a well-written program running on a modest computer should be able to solve in under a minute, which I thought might be interesting to pass a little time with every now and again.

   Added to the code section at 03:43:25 UTC on Monday the 18^th of August 2008.

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