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SeaMonkey 2.0.2 / EnigMail 1.0.1 for Ubuntu X86_64

There's no 64-bit download for SeaMonkey on the official Mozilla site. I've built versions for x86_64 on Ubuntu 9.10.
Also available is the OpenPGP extension.

It's possible to run SeaMonkey from Ubuntu side-by-side with SeaMonkey2 by following these steps :

# sudo tar xvjf seamonkey-2.0.2.en-US.linux-x86_64.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/lib

Netbook Security

My daughter got a Lenovo netbook for school use, and I realised that there were no instructions on how best to keep it updated and secure, so I wrote this for other parents.
Of course it's pretty much general advice on how to keep a Windows machine updated, so applies to pretty much everybody.
It's also available as a downloadable pdf, download it here.
I hope this is of some use.

Enigmail Handbook released

Daniele Raffo has produced a superb handbook for users of Enigmail. Rainydayz are pleased to announce that an online version is now available on our site.
Whilst all attempts at maintaining consistency have been made, in cases of inconsistency between the pdf and the online versions it is the pdf version that is the definitive version.

Pooh Goes Apeshit

Everything was rather quiet in the hundred acre wood. The trees whispered to each other as the wind rustled their leaves. Under a large oak tree, there lived Pooh bear. From inside Pooh's house, there came a steady bang...bang... bang!, that was making his honey jars rattle on the sideboard. The light came through the window, and in the evening sun Pooh raised the axe once more and brought it down on the tattered remains of Christopher Robin.
"Why...won't... he...fit..." puffed Pooh to himself as the axe came down once more.

Weird American Laws

Alabama

  • In jasper, it is illegal for a husband to beat his wife with a stick larger in diameter than his thumb.
  • It is illegal to play Dominoes on Sunday.
  • It is illegal top wear a fake moustache that causes laughter in church.
  • Putting salt on a railroad track may be punishable by death.

Alaska

  • In Fairbanks, it is illegal to feed alcoholic beverages to a moose.
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