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Archive for July 2008

July 30th, 2008

Don’t panic when you uinstall Evolution and not see a lot of things on your GNOME desktop

Always have a towel with you because every time you do something funky, you might need the sense of comfort that a towel gives. Even if you’re not travelling throughout the galaxy. ;) But seriously, don’t panic! Whether you have a towel or not, you should be fine even in the middle […]

By Clair -- 4 comments

July 27th, 2008

What do you want to happen with Linux in the coming years?

Linux is becoming more commonly used thanks to Linux users who advocate it, manufacturers who take the plunge and distribute their machines with Linux, etc. There might be people who are content with what Linux is at the moment but I suppose there’d still be some features which have yet to be expected.
In terms […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

July 27th, 2008

Promoting Linux using reverse psychology

I am not sure what Promoting Linux is all about but everything was so exaggerated I ended up laughing!
Let me share some stuff that made me laugh:
Linux Users are in a Cult
Most of the Linux user-base is comprised of young and impressionable individuals.
The likes of Li*us, R*S [masked for legal reasons] and other notable individuals […]

By Clair -- 6 comments

July 27th, 2008

Funny and amazing Big Buck Bunny

I’ve only seen Big Buck Bunny is YouTube but I think it’s really amazing! I like the way the fluff of the bunny was shown and the smooth flight of butterfly as well. I also love the way they made the shadows and other stuff. All that was done using Blender, an […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

July 24th, 2008

Custom Linux with Nimblex 2008

If you want to have a customized Linux distribution, you are probably excited about something like Nimblex 2008. This awesome Linux distro works for people who just want to try it out. You could just download the 200MB ISO or you could add other packages you want.
The release has the following features:

Firefox in kiosk mode […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

July 24th, 2008

TechSurfer and Mandriva for low cost desktop computing

Precedent Technologies aims to release a low-cost desktop computer which will have Intel Atom CPUs and Mandriva as a bundled operating system. This machine will hopefully be released this September. They plan to release other computers to run Linux.
Now there is another company who is seeing Linux as a potential source of […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

July 23rd, 2008

Playing mkv files is as easy as 1-2-3 with VLC and Mplayer

I got a video in the Matroska file format — something that doesn’t usually happen to me. I would often get files in avi though. Or mpeg. I know I used to watch anime with mkv extensions but recently I haven’t. I did a fresh install of Ubuntu Hardy Heron so I didn’t […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

July 20th, 2008

My Linux related goals before the month ends

Try out wattOS.
Check out OpenSolaris on VirtualBox.
Find out how to play mkv files on Linux.
Read up on enabling Compiz even if I am on an extended desktop setup.

I lost the DVD of SymphonyOS that I burned and my sister already cleaned up the computer’s hard drive so I don’t have that anymore. But I […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

July 20th, 2008

What new OS? WattOS!

Original upload from mozpkim. :)

WattOS is the distro that is said to check out for those who want to go light. Old computer (refurbished ones included) should be able to function in the same way as common computers system should. You could even check out the variants of WattOS:

wattOS - it uses the […]

By Clair -- 1 comment

July 18th, 2008

About those who are selling Linux

Personally I find it odd to see a Linux distro CD/DVD being sold for a really high price. I don’t mind it if it’s basically the cost of shipping a CD or a DVD and the cost of burning a copy because that’s been downloaded from the internet and there is cost in terms […]

By Clair -- 2 comments