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I wrote previously about swapping CapsLock and Ctrl in an older version of Ubuntu, but recently I have been using Xubuntu because I don’t like the user interface changes in the newer versions of standard Ubuntu desktop. Well, it turns out that the old technique for swapping the keys doesn’t work on Xubuntu. But there is an alternate method:

1. Open the Applications Menu on the top left side of the screen and click Settings.
2. Click on the Settings Manager option and then click on Session and Startup.
3. Click the Add button and enter Swap CapsLock & Ctrl for the name.
4. Next enter /usr/bin/setxkbmap -option "ctrl:swapcaps" for the command.
5. Click the OK button and then click the Close button.
6. Restart the computer.

That is it… Super easy!

Shipping a version 1 that does one thing well is the only way to not ship crap AND not waste time on something nobody wants.

apike, (RT by avibryant), [+] Tue 17 Jan 17:49

Nicholas Firth-McCoy makes a really great point regarding the pricing conventions used today for SaaS applications. The question is Should customers be charged more for security?

Nicholas nails the answer right on the head with this remark:

However, I think we should draw the line at inventing “security features”.

Imagine a service that offered you ‘hashed passwords’, ‘encrypted credit card storage’, ‘backed up data’ or ‘up to date libraries’ if you pay for their advanced plan. Not cool, right?

So why are we charging extra for SSL?

Go read it for yourself.

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