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Top 5 Linux Apps That’ll Boost Your Productivity

These are not in any specific order. Also, some might be available on other operating systems. Tomboy This is the best note taking app I’ve ever used. It sits in your taskbar, doesn’t annoy you and doesn’t hog your cpu cycles or memory. When you wanna jot down something, hit a global shortcut, type away, and [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Top 5 Linux Apps That’ll Boost Your Productivity", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/10/top-5-linux-apps-thatll-boost-your-productivity/" });

Easily Installing Vim 7.2 From Source

Vim 7.2 beta was released last month, and 7.2 is now stable. First check to see if your distro offers a package, and if not, follow these simple instructions on how to install it from source, from the vim7.2 subversion branch. cd /tmp/ svn co https://vim.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/vim/branches/vim7.2 cd vim7.2/ ./configure --with-features=huge --enable-gui=gnome2 --enable-cscope --enable-pythoninterp make Now you can use sudo make install [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Easily Installing Vim 7.2 From Source", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/08/easily-installing-vim-72-edge-from-source/" });

Has vim/rails.vim been crashing lately? Here’s why.

If you are experiencing segmentation faults with vim and rails.vim, it may be due to this bug, which appeared after 1.7.127, but has been resolved in 1.7.147 (patch log). To check if your installation has this bug, type the following (cred goes to Ralph) in vim: :r ~fo<tab> (’fo’ being the start of a username present [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Has vim/rails.vim been crashing lately? Here’s why.", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2008/08/has-vimrailsvim-been-crashing-lately-heres-why/" });

Using Vim as a Complete Ruby on Rails IDE

NOTE: If you are experiencing segmentation faults with vim and rails.vim, see this post. When coding in Ruby on Rails, you’ll usually be switching between files and running scripts a lot. It can be time-consuming and frustrating coding Rails using a traditional text editor designed for working on big files individually. Vim lets you hop around [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Using Vim as a Complete Ruby on Rails IDE", url: "http://biodegradablegeek.com/2007/12/using-vim-as-a-complete-ruby-on-rails-ide/" });