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Tracia’s 41st Birthday: an Audio Play in One Act

Written, edited, produced and directed by R. Douglas Barbieri.

Starring
R. Douglas Barbieri as Narrator,
Gandalf the Grey, Odo, Quark and The Doctor
Joe Harrison as Bilbo Baggins
Laura Sandage as Galadriel
Jim Perry as Han Solo
Timothy Harrison as Emperor Palpatine
Lee Sands as Charlie Hawkins

Featuring Music By
Mudlark and The Dolanc String Quartet

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New Doctor at The Doctor Who Audio Dramas....ME!

I am very excited to announce that I have been cast as the new Doctor at The Doctor Who Audio Dramas (DWAD)! I will be succeeding James K. Flynn, who has been with DWAD for many seasons (and I must admit, will be a tough act to follow).

Doctor Who: The Sontaran Trap Episode 1 has been released!

Doctor Who Audio Dramas presents the Doctor Who: Sontaran Trap Episode 1!

Humanity has finally done it. Scientists at a base in London are about to open a Wormhole to a far off sector of the galaxy. The implications are enormous, and nothing will ever be the same again. Mankind will finally be able to travel amongst the stars. But the Doctor knows something is wrong. Mankind shouldn’t have this kind of technology, not in the early 21st century.

Misfile has Moved!

The misfile radioplay has now been moved to its new location at http://www.fuzzyfacetheater.com/misfile. Come and listen!

Bandwidth Shaping for Linux...or "Why does my connection get slow when I download?!"

The following is a great article on how to add a simple traffic-shaping script to improve your home DSL/fiber connection. The set up that I have is one ethernet port dedicated to the ADSL modem and the other to my internal network.

Counterintuitive as it may sound, the solution to the queues is to limit the rate at which information reaches your computer, directly on your computer. By using a clever combination of bandwidth limiting and priorization of outbound packages, you can have almost-normal Web browsing speeds, combined with fast downloads.

Stitched Crosses Audio Drama, Episodes 1 and 2 have been released!

“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.” Josh Radke has released the first two episodes in an new audio drama based on a comic series, both published by Grail Quest Books.

Star Wars: Marvels--Episode 1 has been released!

Andrew Gilbertson has just made a release of the first chapter of his epic Star Wars: Marvels!

ANC: Just a quick update…

Just a quick update from the creator of A Night Comes! =Square of the Moon=.

Flash 64 bit under Ubuntu not letting you click?!

Use this excellent article if you are having difficulty clicking in your flash window (and you're running Ubuntu 64 9.10): 64bit Java / Flash Deathroll | Speaking What We See. He also rightly clears up the Java issue. This is a way to get native 64 bit installations for both Sun Java and Adobe Flash.

Things I still like about KDE4

Even though I am a Gnome convert, I find I still use these great KDE applications since they are better (in my opinion) than their Gnome counterparts:
  • Okular
  • Kdbg (I haven't seen anything that comes close to this great little app)
  • KDevelop 4
  • KDiff3