Well, best for me, but I know some of you will like them too.
Michelle Murrain, writing from her Zen and the art of Nonprofit Technology blog, points out how the United States Social Forum is running on free and open source software. Fabu. Drupal and Linux (Ubuntu and Debian) love [...]
Later. Someone who outgeeked emailed me to check — in so many words — if I had all the Microsoft codecs (coders/decoder) installed. I thought I had, but hadn’t. Bad Linux user. Automatix to the rescue. The Windows feed works clear as can be. (Will have to work on getting an open-source feed codec one […]
After much brow-knitting and consternation, I bought a laptop. I’m ready to blog from GA 2008.
I decided to go with a used, but not obsolete machine: a Dell Latitude D600. $350 with mouse and case, which is in line with what comparable machines were selling on eBay. Thank you, Craigslist.
Used, rather than a new, more […]
Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story called “Putting Energy Hogs in the Home on a Strict Low-Power Diet” (Larry Magid) which laid out some of the benefits of controlling electrical appliances which, though switched off, stilldraw power (and sometimes a great deal of power). When I try to be more green or sustainable or […]
They’re here, as of May 24.
I’m seriously thinking about getting one.
Read more at a Washington Post blog by Rob Pegoraro.
Michelle Murrain — one of my favorite bloggers — has cast her lot (and a new laptop) with a fresh installation of Kubuntu, a leading variant of the Ubuntu Linux operating system I love so much.
According to the Wise County Messenger, (”Students May Get Recycled Computers,” by Brian Knox, 13 May 2007) the Northwest Independent School District northwest of Fort Worth, Texas may give five-year-old computers scheduled for replacement to students without computers at home.
The hard drives will be wiped and a version of Linux will be installed on […]
carthik at Ubuntu Blog points out a fun YouTube video of Jessamyn the Librarian in Washington, Vermont installing Ubuntu Linux on three donated computers. Note, this is a full install — rather than a trial using the Live CD — done last week, of a version older than the current 7.04, “Feisty Fawn.” When she […]
The BBC reports that Dell, the hardware manufacturer, has partnered with Canonical, the engine behind Ubuntu Linux to sell machines with the popular Linux distribution preinstalled. As someone who uses Ubuntu Linux at home and at Day Job (yes!) I think this is very good news.
Well, not exactly news for Ubuntumaniacs since Dell asked what […]
Once you install any operating system, you’ll want to adjust it to your liking. Here are a few of the things I changed first.
More software, of course
There are two ways to add software using a graphical interface, and the easier of the two may be found at Applications | Add/Remove. You will be prompted […]
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