vi vs Emacs

A little vi vs Emacs humor.

Debian: Change default editor from Nano to Vim

I use Vi(m) almost exclusively, however the default text editor in Debian 5 is nano. If you are like me and want to change the default editor simply type the following.

update-alternatives --config editor

Select the line number containing the vim option and your set.

IE8 RC1

I had initially tried IE8 when the first beta was available. I didn't have a lot of success with it so decided to wait until RC1 was available before trying again. RC1 is quite nice and I have yet to find a site I have had a problem with. Especially with the compatibility view feature. The compatibility view is available by the address bar when you visit a site that doesn't rener correctly.

Another feature I like are the accelerators. Those allow you to highlight text in a site you are looking at and directly send that text to another tool such as live search, live maps, or email via live mail. I haven't tried adding any non-Microsoft accelerators.

There are several other features available in IE8, but I haven't had a chance to test them all at this point. Here is a link to better explain and walk you through some of the features in IE8.

IE8 Videos

Internetworking Resources

Here are some pretty handy resources to have bookmarked. All of these links are to the Cisco website.

Internetworking Terms and Acronyms

Internetworking Technology Handbook

Internetwork Design Guide