Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron
eGreetings,
I recently decided to give the latest offering from the people at Canonical Ltd. Xubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron a spin on my Laptop. I was rather pleased with this distribution. Thumbs Up not having to try and get the wireless component to work. In fact it worked right out of the box without resorting to using either Modprobe, Mad-WiFi, nor NDISWRAPPER. It worked right out of the box with my PCMCIA Wi-Fi Card on my Laptop – SWEETNESS.
Thumbs Down with VMWare Workstation, each time I tried to run it it asked to be RE-Configured. Plus, if I launched from either the command line or from the Desktop short-cut it would ask me where my virtual machine was located. However, this was not an issue when I was running Debian Etch on the same Laptop.
No other issues of note. Due to another project (more on that later), I will be installing a different operating system on the Laptop. Once complete, I may come back to Xubuntu – should be around the time that 8.10 rolls out in October – which by then may have better VMWare Support.
Digitally Yours,
No comments Digg thisWindows Vista Help Desk
I wanted to let you know that Andy Walker’s Windows Vista book entitled Windows Vista Help Desk is now available.
The book focuses on how to troubleshoot Vista, Microsoft’s new operating system. If you own a computer with Vista on it then this book should interest you. It’ll help you solve software problems. Hardware crashes. Harden Vista security and make it more usable. Includes section on how to make UAC (User Account Control) less annoying.
You can get a copy at most major bookstores, or you can procure a copy from these online resources:
Electronically Yours,
No comments Digg thisHome Page Drupal’d!
I just revamped my personal web page. Drupal is my new area of interest for web content management software. Based on that interest, I converted my personal web page to one based on Drupal.
Since this is a content management based site, updates will be more frequent and more easily accomplished. You can get additional information here.
Be sure to check it out.
Virtually Yours,
UPDATE 1 November 2008: Home page has been removed for the time being.
No comments Digg thisLittle Geeks Evening of Magic Fundraiser
The Little Geeks Foundation will be joining reBoot Canada and the Shamba Foundation to put on An Evening of Magic…this after work event on July 31 at 5:30PM is an evening of fun and magic to raise money for the Little Geeks-/-reBoot Canada projects. Magicians will roam around a gorgeous patio and party room in downtown Toronto (donated by the Shamba Foundation) while attendees sip on beverages and enjoy unlimited appetizers. Tickets are $100 (CAD) each. learn more and download a faxable ticket order form at Little Geeks Evening of Magic Fundraiser. See you there! Tickets are tax deductible.
Until the next update.
Digitally Yours,
No comments Digg thisLiving on the Etch – Part 3!
eGreetings,
Debian Etch has supplanted Ubuntu Fiesty Fawn 7.04 on one of my desktop computers. I now have three computers dual-booted with Debian Etch – as much as I liked Ubuntu previously – the newest version, Fiesty Fawn, has continued to be fraught with issues for me. Maybe Ubuntu Gusty Gibbon 7.10 will be an improvement in October of 2007. I will take a wait and see approach.
Until the next update.
Electronically Yours,
No comments Digg thisMoonshine from the Fedoraproject Distillery.
eGreetings,
I thought I would give moonshine a try, Fedora 7 ‘Moonshine’ that is. I switched from Fedora Core 6 ‘Zod’ to Debian Etch because of Beryl and Compiz issues on one of my mobile computers.
When Fedora 7 ‘Moonshine’ was released I opted to install it on my desktop since it utilizes a more robust GPU. Ten days later, I find myself using this distribution of Linux more and more. An added bonus both Beryl and Compiz are working great with the more robust GPU.
Until the Next Update,
Virtually Yours,
No comments Digg thisLiving on the Etch — Part II!
I have had a very pleasant experience with Debain Etch 4.0. It has been so good that I decided to install it on another one of my mobile computers in favor of Ubuntu.
Since both computers are mobile, wireless is a must. Each computer has a different wireless set up. One has a built in Broadcom 43xx chipset, the other relies on PCMCIA card based an Atheros chipset.
Wireless on Linux systems can be a bit of a hit and miss proposition. In my situation both systems needed to be configured manually. For the system with the Atheros chipset I found this web page was just what I needed: WiFi/WEP/WPA. As for the Broadcom 43xx chipset based computer, I found this web page extremely helpful, too: Wireless on Debian.
Digitally Yours,
No comments Digg thisLittle Geeks Fund Raiser in Welland, Ontario, Canada
If you live in the Welland, Ontario area and are interested in helping to support the Little Geeks Foundation, the charity Andy Walker created to give Internet connected computers to underprivileged children then you might want to check out the This Week in Geek year end event on 9 of June 2007. More info, times and location can be found here. Come out and support a great cause!
Electronically Yours,
No comments Digg thisLiving on the Etch!
eGreetings,
I have decided to live on the Etch and give Debian Etch a spin. The change came about as my Fedora Core 6 ‘Zod’ install gave me a few issues with Beryl and Compiz. Plus it gave me the chance to use a moderately cleaver play on words, living on the etch, that is. Ubuntu uses Etch as the base operating system so there are many similarities and common repositories available.
So far it was been quick, nimble and seems to work faster than my FC6 Zod install did.
Until the next update.
Virtually Yours,
No comments Digg thisUpdate on Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn
eGreetings,
A brief update on how things are going with my Ubuntu 7.04 Feisty Fawn. Since doing a clean install on my desktop computer, approximately two weeks, Feisty Fawn has performed admirably. So admirably, I just installed it on one of my mobile computers. Now if I could just get Beryl to play nice with the ATI GPU like I did with my nVidia GPU on the desktop, then I would be happy as a clam at high tide.
Digitally Yours,
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