Posted on 11:28 AM by syah nooraiman
- XP, Vista, MacOS X and Ubuntu Linux: Innovations at Risk - As I ponder the coming need to replace my fast aging IBM Thinkpad T40, I am faced with a tough choice. Do I continue using Windows? I decided to download and install Ubuntu Linux. Since the arrival of Ubuntu, Linux installation has become increasingly easy. While Ubuntu doesn’t support as many devices as Windows does, Ubuntu does a great job. The fact that the Ubuntu CD comes with major productivity software already bundled makes perfect sense. If you are weary of such a major switch, you can even run the CD live, that is, you don’t have to install Ubuntu until you are ready. >>READ THE FULL STORY
- Lunch Meet: Ubuntu is Linux for Human Beings - Ubuntu is a GNU/Linux distribution that is quite useable and easy to install. Based on debian and GNOME, ubuntu offers extensive hardware recognition combined with a functional desktop environment complete with a suite of office applications. While at Linuxworld in San Francisco, I had a chat with ubuntu's Kevin Shuk, who gives me a demo. Video available by clicking on the link. >>READ THE FULL STORY
- Vista Ultimate vs. Ubuntu 7.04 - Which Install Is Easier? - So less than 3 hours into this experiment, I have both Vista and Ubuntu installed and patched. Both systems are stable, more or less, but both systems have quirks. Neither system worked perfectly, but much to my surprise the Ubuntu system worked better, (once I got the keyboard working). More hardware worked without needing to download additional drivers. More over, the desktop that I do have is more functional - applications like GIMP, Open Office, and a slew of multi-media apps are far more useful than Wordpad, Paint and the slew of crap that Vista comes with. I am left with the feeling that Ubuntu passed the install test with a higher mark than Vista. While it may lack some of the polish of Microsoft’s flagship product, in this test, on my machine, it was the better OS. >>READ THE FULL STORY
- First Official Compiz Fusion Release! - Compiz Fusion is the result of a merge between the Compiz community plugin set “Compiz Extras” and the window manager core independent parts of the “Beryl” project. Both Compiz Extras and Beryl have left important marks on in how we look at Window management, and with the merge, you no longer have to choose which one to use. The release marks a milestone as our first release and six months since the last release of Beryl. >>READ THE FULL STORY