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Archive for the ‘General’ Category

August 3rd, 2008

Icon sets for your Linux desktop

Want something nice and usable on your desktop? Use a new set of icons to help you figure out what files you’ve got, what applications are on your system. There are times I couldn’t figure out what icon to use when creating launchers sometimes but when I do, they look good. And I […]

By Clair -- 0 comments

August 3rd, 2008

Poll Question for August: What makes Linux users go back to Windows?

Some users get dissuaded by Linux and there are a number of reasons. It could be because of the user interface, the lack of applications that run on Linux which are compatible (or have compatible file outputs) to their Windows counterparts. There was a time that I had to use Windows because the […]

By Clair -- 5 comments

August 3rd, 2008

Aspiring for an Acer Aspire One

I haven’t been blogging much because I’ve been writing something for the office but now that I am back, lemme share my latest fascination. The Acer Aspire One. I’ve read a bunch of reviews about it and I’d share what one of our local journalists, Chin Wong, had to say about the Aspire One.

Out […]

By Clair -- 9 comments

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 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 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 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