Posted in Internet, Linux on 7 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So, Google released it’s web browser, Chrome, to much fanfare last week. Right now, only a Windows version is available, but the WINE developers worked quickly to release a patch that allows Linux users to run Chrome. Here’s the proof:
The directions are available from Ubuntu Geek.
I already used Chrome on my Windows XP computer at [...]
Posted in Linux, Personal on 6 September 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My new favorite theme.
Posted in Linux on 28 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Human Elephant Savanne icons go great with the Ubuntu Human theme. Compare to the default:
Posted in Internet, Linux on 13 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Information Week reports on an analysis by the web monitoring firm Pingdom, which revealed that Microsoft has the most “reliable” update service, better than Mac, and much better than Ubuntu. Microsoft’s update service had an uptime of 100% in the second quarter of 2008, while Mac’s was 99.9%, and Ubuntu’s was 98.6%.
Of course, this single [...]
Posted in Linux on 10 July 2008 | 2 Comments »
It’s a cliche question, I know. But if we want to answer it, we have to consider the people who use computers. In my mind, there are three kinds of computer users.
Basic: These folks treat a computer as a tool. It is a means to an end. They use it to communicate with people, socialize, [...]
Posted in Linux on 3 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a video of LinuxMCE, which uses Kubuntu, available on Google Video. It’s still in development, but it looks very promising. The menu graphics could improve, but I’m sure it will be endlessly themable, and the functionality looks outstanding.
Posted in Linux, Technology on 3 July 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today I found a great tutorial on “hardening” a Debian installation, which implements all of the features described in my last post, and a few more.
Posted in Linux on 30 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Human Clearlooks theme with the panels and menus consolidated.
Notice the notification area, volume control, temperature and time are set next to the workspace switcher and trash can.
The Applications, Places and System menus are consolidated into one parsimonious menu.
This layout gives you a little more screen real estate, which is especially useful on widescreen monitors, where [...]
Posted in Linux on 28 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Clearlooks Wise.
Posted in Linux on 26 June 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I installed Ubuntu on my parents’ computer a few years ago. They are approaching 60 and they aren’t very computer savvy. I keep telling them to click that orange/red icon in the top right corner to install updates, but they never do. So when I visit every few months I have to update hundreds of [...]
