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MythStream: Please help me ditch my cable TV

So I've been wondering when someone would finally get around to writing a plugin like this for MythTV. I can't wait to get a setup that uses this plugin so that I can ditch cable TV altogether. Especially with the writer's strike that is sure to lead to an increase in reality TV... Ow, my eyes; they bleed...

OpenDocument Templates

I thought it was encouraging to find that templates for shipping labels and other things are much easier to find in OpenDoc format (.ott) these days. For example, these at wordlabel.com worked great for my Avery labels.

On a separate note, I really like that pasting unformatted text is finally an easily accessible option in OpenOffice:


Creating Fillable PDF Forms

From what I can tell, creating fillable PDF forms can't be done for free in Windows. However, I came across this great guide for creating a fillable PDF on a Linux box using Scribus. Haven't tried it yet, but I will keep it in mind for the next time I have a need.

SANE Network Scanning

A good, simple network scanning with SANE HOWTO seemed to be missing from the internet so I added this one to the Ubuntu Wiki.