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Archive for June 2008

June 15th, 2008

Poll results as of June 16, 2008

Where did/do you get your Linux distros?

Downloaded from the Internet - 40 - 91% of all votes
A burned CD/DVD from a friend -1 - 2% of all votes
Bought online - 2 - 5% of all votes
From a magazine subscription - 1 - 2% of all votes

Total Votes: 44
There’s a lot of you who get copies [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 15th, 2008

Manage projects with Open Project

I think that those who interact with clients who prefer Microsoft software and file formats would find it difficult. But there are apps that help make life a little bit easier by making it possible to import the file into Microsoft readable files. (Though of course, the reality is that there are constraints, because [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 11th, 2008

Rants and a contest about 3ix

It’s not me ranting and running a contest here but a fellow blogger: PinoyTux. She has been having problems with 3ix’s webhosting services and she was ranting about it here:
Finally, my patience with their antics run dry when they suspended my account because of reasons unfamiliar to me. I opened a chat and asked [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 9th, 2008

Logos and where they belong: Look for the penguin!

Thanks to timelady, we have a humorous look at logos and their significance. ;) Curious? Check out the collection of logos here.
The penguin was the first one on the list! XD
It’s something like the opposite of the Where’s Mickey section in the Disney channel. You have to fill the photos with the logos. ;) [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 9th, 2008

Slackware 12.1 released

They say that Slackware users masochists. But that’s probably because of the compiling that you still have to do in case that there are no packages, in case that there are no bundled drivers, etc. Slackware is the oldest Linux distro and those who are not new to it would say that it is one [...]

By Clair -- 2 comments

June 9th, 2008

KToon for your animation needs

Speaking of graphics and tools, I read about a software called KToon. It allows you to make 2D animation and you could export the files in SWF and PNG formats. You’ve got a grid where you could draw on each frame and you even have an ‘onion skin’ mode so that you see the [...]

By Clair -- 2 comments

June 8th, 2008

When you can choose your own laptop, get something supported

As much as there are ways to use the built-in wifi on my laptop. There’s fwcutter and ndiswrapper. Actually, my dilemma with it is the firmware. I still have to get it from the internet and I can’t because I have problems with my LAN port. :( I’d probably try that tomorrow though, [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 5th, 2008

Linux on more ultraportables - Yay!

It’s the season to be jolly!
I am really glad to read about more and more ultraportables with Linux bundled in them. It might not be the best thing after sliced bread but I love it. I didn’t expect this when I bought my Lenovo in 2007. Now I sort of regret it because [...]

By Clair -- 0 comments

June 5th, 2008

One Linux distro to rule them all?

In one way or another, Ubuntu has been getting popular over the past how many years. I keep writing about it because it’s mainly the distro I use and it’s the one I am most familiar with. I might sound like an Ubuntu fangirl and in some ways, that is true.
In the beginning [...]

By Clair -- 2 comments

June 3rd, 2008

The recipe for a happy Linux user

I was cooking lunch when I thought about what makes a Linux user a happy one. I think I might only be speaking for desktop users who are not much into doing admin tasks on their machines.

a good user interface
hardware compatibility
applications that work
good technical support
a solid group of users which you could talk with [...]

By Clair -- 1 comment