http://andreineculau.com/blog ...trying not to become a man of success, but rather a man of value. (Albert E.) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:47:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have just updated the Original Smileys theme for Pidgin to version 1.1 Go ahead and download it! Changelog Excerpt: # version 1.1 # - fixed some Yahoo smilies # - only-Yahoo9 smilies are not hidden any longer # # version 1.0 # - added Facebook Chat smileys (2 smilies are missing; missing from Facebook servers!) ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/07/original-smileys-update/ A couple of days ago, my Pidgin wouldn't connect to ICQ any longer. It seems that the "lovely" ICQ team pushes people to upgrade their ICQ messenger, or else.. to switch to ICQ. pidgin.im seems to be down, and there's no solution anywhere, except for a patch [1. UPDATE: Seems like the ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/07/pidgin-icq-the-client-version-you-are-using-is-too-old/ Repagination is a little Firefox addon that enables you to load paginated entries on the same web page. For instance, Google Search results. Or a forum's topic. Or even better: FlickR streams! You just right-click on a "Next" link, or on a numbered link, you will see Re-Pagination and choose an action ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/06/repagination/ I go on with my Pidgin setup, regarding the graphics that I use (as of 2008-05-30): Neat Protocols 0.1, thanks to me Download [download#10#nohits] - it's a personal collection of protocol icons, from many packs - includes Skype, Tlen, Facebook Chat, and a gTalk icon, if you want to replace the Jabber one - How ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/my-pidgin-setup-graphics/ Here I go and reveal my active Pidgin plugins (as of 2008-05-30): Skype Protocol plugin, thanks to Eion Robb (Download) - doesn't have Call and Send SMS options yet - Facebook Chat "Protocol" plugin, thanks to Eion Robb (Download) - it's a very basic/experimental thing so far, but :) it's still super-duper - Tlen Protocol plugin, thanks to Aleksander Piotrowski ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/my-pidgin-setup-plugins/ Usually MS Word or any other MS Office application crashes, it is due to a loaded add-in that wants to make your life "happier". When MS Word 2007 begins to crash erratically, but most probably upon closing down or showing that the crash happened in mso.dll, do the following: Open the Registry Editor ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/05/word-2007-crash/ Diacritics make a language what it actually is. Romanian has a handful (and I mean exactly 5) of diacritics. And because we have been put to the test in the 90s and adapted, nowadays we are very much accustomed to see text even without diacritics and we can still read it ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/diacritics/ Back in September 2007, I started to build a common Smiley Theme for the Pidgin Multi-protocol Messenger. The innovation was that it was implementing the original emoticons/smileys of their respective messenger/protocol - Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, etc. Today I give it a major push - easy installation and new hosting place. Messengers/Protocols Supported ... http://andreineculau.com/blog/2008/04/original-smileys/