Are there any Unitarian Universalists — or keen open codec advocates who read this blog — who use Ogg Vorbis (audio) or Ogg Theora (video) to play, share, stream or store media? These are free and open-source media formats. I may have a project. In related news, I bought a refurb digital audio player (“MP3… Continue reading Open media formats for Unitarian Universalists
Category: Linux
Geek humor exposed
The New York Times today is running a story (“This Is Funny Only if You Know Unix “) about the xkcd.com comic strip, noting one of my favorites — first seen at works; thanks J.B. — in the lede. I suppose it takes all types. And the joke works in Linux, too.
Ubuntu Linux 8.04 is here
I’ve been using Ubuntu Linux as my operating system of choice since 2004, and upgraded to the newest version (technically the release candidate) yesterday, also known as “the Hardy Heron”. The proper release is today, and if you’ve never used Linux, I hope you give it a try. It isn’t a radical improvement over the… Continue reading Ubuntu Linux 8.04 is here
Epiphany browser fix
I love the Firefox browser — in theory. It’s free and open-source. It’s got tons of extensions . . . and that’s part of the problem. My former favorite browser is a terrible memory hog, at least on the (ahem) low-end machines that I can’t get enough of. Better to use the browser developed for,… Continue reading Epiphany browser fix
What common distributed work would work for UUs?
Two givens. My Day Job includes lots of interaction with software developers. My hobby — effectively — is learning more about my three computers, each with its own variant of Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux, like other free and open source software projects, have a open yet ordered and participatory style of development. There are days… Continue reading What common distributed work would work for UUs?
Distributed work to inspire
Later. Saw “Naked Day”? — it’s been moved to April 9. If someone asked to borrow your computer to conduct malaria research when you weren’t using it, would you? I think most people would, and you know I’m not speaking hypothetically. Indeed, if you say BBC World News tonight, you saw a feature story about… Continue reading Distributed work to inspire
Because the power of the Internet increases as people get connected . . .
. . . and because faithful people are more effective when connected freely, I’ve decided to take Michelle Murrain’s suggestion and install Flock, a social networking-empowered web browser, based on Firefox. To tell you the truth, Firefox has gotten so bloated lately that I was looking for other options, at least for occasional use. Like… Continue reading Because the power of the Internet increases as people get connected . . .
Folk Mass Hero
Friday was a noteworthy day at Day Job and included — among other things — a lunchtime round of Guitar Hero. (Don’t ask.) I was very kindly asked to participate but the music associated with the game is very much what I call Straight Boy Rock, and I don’t care for it. (Had there been… Continue reading Folk Mass Hero
Asus Eee, day 4
Not the third fourth day in a row, of course. This little computer has been more of a challenge to use with a version of Ubuntu Linux than I originally thought and that’s taken up my spare blogging time. The problem is I got the lowest spec-ed computer in the line; if you get the… Continue reading Asus Eee, day 4
Asus Eee, day 3
A short note. The Asus Eee 2g Surf — the smallest machine in their lineup — looks like a good choice for many if you intend to use the preinstalled Xandros Linus OS as it is installed. But if you want to put something IMHO option that’s better, like Ubuntu Linux, you’ll have some problems.… Continue reading Asus Eee, day 3