Header Picture
This is a skyline view of Budapest, taken in 2004 by my wife Jody on one of our visits there.Contact
-
Miniposts
Russians in Orbit
… or going to Mars. They’re working on some new ideas, with Soyuz as the only remaining vehicle. (0)Some Gadgets You Don't Need
… by Gadgetbox. I think the bike book holder sounds promising. (0)HP Has Plans for webOS
As the owner of a Palm Pixi, which I’ll admit I only own because Sprint brought the price down to $0, I’m glad to see that HP has big plans for webOS. (0)Eco House on Wheels
I could live in one of these. (0)A Helicopter for Your Video Camera?
According to Gizmag, there is one! I have a hard enough time holding one in my hand and getting any useful video! (0) February 2012 M T W T F S S « Jan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Category Archives: Ubuntu
Switching to Linux
This guess post at Greg Laden’s blog gives one man’s experience switching to Linux. It’s a repost from 2009, so the version numbers are a bit different (Ubuntu is at 11.10 now), but it still gives a pretty good idea … Continue reading
Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick?
Linux Magazine has a review of the differences and suggests that in certain cases, such as if you have a NetBook, you shouldn’t upgrade yet, but just wait for the next release. I intend to upgrade my own system in … Continue reading
New Product: Zotac ZBox Mini-Computer
Bill Detwiler at TechRepublic takes a look at the Zotac ZBOX Mini-PC. I’m not linking to this because I like this particular item over all other possibilities, but I think it’s about time we start seeing smaller PCs that take … Continue reading
Aptitude for Debian-Based Systems
A very nice post at Linux Magazine explains the benefits of Aptitude and the basics of how to use it. Aptitude takes the apt-get command and provides a menu driven system. This is one of those nifty old menu systems … Continue reading
Posted in Linux, Ubuntu
Leave a comment
Someone Else Switching to Ubuntu
Greg Laden provides a good guest post by Scott Rowed. I agree in general with what he has to say. I found that I did have some problems with wireless when I got my wife to switch using a defunct … Continue reading
Yahoo Messenger Login Problems with Pidgin
For those who may be even slower than I am, let me link to the solutions. Basically, upgrade your Pidgin to 2.5.7. Here is an explanation of the problem, and for those who use Ubuntu, as I do, the easy … Continue reading
OpenOffice 3.1 for Ubuntu Jaunty
I’m sure a few people will be wondering. You can find good instructions here.
Firefox Opens New Tab in Full Screen Mode
Since I recommend Firefox all the time, I thought I’d put a note about this. There are solutions in this Ubuntu forum thread, but for those who might not get there because they’re thinking of the problem as one with … Continue reading
Good for Linux
The netbooks appear to be. A few months ago I passed my desktop to my wife because her machine was too slow for what she needed to do. I then took a machine that was slower (1.8 v 2.4 GHz) … Continue reading
Converting PDFs in Ubuntu
OK, here’s another short hint: How to convert a PDF to PNG in Ubuntu–quickly. I’ve generally worked with PDFs on my Windows system, but this may cut that down.
